Long day, GMT first event, entering the chute

Yesterday was a looong day at work.  I was working on an issue from 10AM to almost 6PM pretty much non-stop.  My eyes were burning from staring at a screen for so long.  It made me appreciate how my lunch time gym visits help break up some of that strain.  The issue appears to be mostly handled at this point thank goodness.

Yesterday I got confirmation for my first Green Machine Timing gig.  It’s going to be interesting as it’s a private corporate event.   Even more interesting, and something I did not realize at first was it takes place on a Monday morning, meaning I am going to have to burn a vacation day to do the event but that’s ok. I am looking forward to the challenge and if this event goes well it could open up other avenues doing similar events in the future.  I also should be receiving my GMT shirts I ordered today, much quicker than I expected.

I am now about a week from the half marathon meaning the all of the fuzzy details now have to be brought into focus over the next few days.  I decided I am going to put custom labels on each bib this year which includes a QR code that links to each runners individual results on the internet.  To put this into place I need to do a lot of data work followed by extensive manual labor to stick a label on over 2000 race bibs.  I am hoping to get some extra hands to help in that part of things.