Thursday, May 26, 2011

Follow me, please!


I have a whole schpiel in my head, but I'm gonna try to be brief.

There's a very cool relay race called the Hood to Coast which happens each year in late August. Basically, a bunch of people form a team, rent a couple vans and take turns running a really long way.... (200 miles). Each year there are about 15,000 runners. It happens in Oregon. It starts at Mt. Hood and ends at the Pacific Ocean in Seaside. There's a great documentary about it.

There is an opportunity for me to run this race for free-ish (I'd need to pay my own airfare but the other - fairly hefty - expenses would be paid for). The makers of nuun, an "electrolyte enhanced drink" are going to sponsor a team of Blogging Women Runners.

Just THINKING about this race makes me giddy. As many of you know, I qualified but missed running Boston this year. I feel like this would be beyond Boston as far as life experiences: Travel across the country, meet up with a bunch of like-minded strangers, spend an exceptionally long time in a stinky van with them, run a whole boat load of miles, see the Pacific for the first time in over 10 years.... What could be better??

But the thing is, there are some SERIOUS running bloggers out there. Not only do they have great posts and giveaways and superawesomefun links... They also have a bazillion followers. The application for this opportunity requires the blogger/runner to be creative, which with my warped mind I'm not too worried about. But, if these nuun folks click on my blog and see that I have an embarrassingly small number of followers they won't even consider me. (I mean, it's all well and good to sponsor a bunch of women to run a race, but nuun is, of course, trying to get some publicity out of this!)

So, I'm beggin' ya: Follow me! You don't have to like what I write. You don't have to be interested in my running. But... it sure would be spectacular to have an opportunity to run this race.

And better yet... I'll owe you one. Think of the things you can demand of me....!

9 comments:

  1. Hey Phoebe, you do need to see the Pacific again! I have a lot of respect for you as a runner and believe you deserve to do this - so best of luck - and keep us posted!! Joyce W.

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  2. I'm not exactly sure how to follow you, so I am leaving you this comment in hopes that I am at least halfway there. Good luck! I hope that you are able to join in on this run/journey. I look foward to reading more about it!

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  3. I heard about this contest and I fully support one of the "little guys" (no offense meant at all!) winning. What an awesome opportunity!

    My Google Dashboard says I'm following you now but I don't see it on your site...

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  4. any mama willing to run that far (away) for her sanity deserves our support. will they have wine in that van?

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  5. Graaaaaaaab myyyyyyyy haaaaaaannnnddd! (I'm in.)

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  6. You are going to stay with us, aren't you?!!

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  7. I can drive a vehicle and hand out any snacks along the way!!!

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  8. When is this fun event? Do they have a party at the start line? Oregon isn't that far away....!!! :)

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  9. Good luck to ya! Started following you a couple days ago. If Hood to Coast doesn't work out, consider Race to the Beach. Just did the Mass one. Super fun and a lot closer to home. Good luck!

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