Monday, August 5, 2013

July Recap, and exciting news!!!

Recap Time!!!
Miles run: 127
Miles biked: 110
Core: Much better this month. Could still improve.
 
Times I puked on my shoes. Zero. but I could have twice.
 
Times I quit running. Once. And I legit quit and called for a ride....
 
Longest training run: 20. Note to self. I need a longer long run than this if I choose to do another 50K. I also need to get in a 22 or 24 before Smuttynose because  need to know I can do it...
 
Takeaway message from July. An ultra is not an extra long marathon. The end.
 
Number of PR's: ONE, as I had never run a 50K before!
 
Number of races run that equaled really awesome pro pics. THREE.  (that is a first...)
 
 
4 on the 4th.
Just badass. Possibly my favorite pic ever.

Old Port Half.
Cute despite the overall yuck of the day...


Shit.....Who broke away from the peloton?
ME THAT'S WHO.
I take back that the first picture is my fav. THIS ONE IS.

My exciting news is that late last week I learned that I had been chosen to be on the Oiselle team for 2013/14!
 
This story takes us back over a year... I had picked up a pair of Oiselle shorts and a tank to try and I loved them- instant LOVE. I had been aware of the company for some time prior to that because when I was on a mission to find athletic attire made (almost entirely) in the USA their name was on the list.. I was genuinely put off by so many of the running duds I owned being made elsewhere, being low quality, being $120 and lasting one wash.... I put the Oiselle clothing to the test and they passed.   Not only do they strive to make most things here in the USA but they are a company owned by women, and as a woman who owns her own business I totally got behind that!!!
 
I was hoping to get more involved in the company and with their other runners at that time but discovered that they had already selected their team for the year. I was bummed to have missed the deadline but also appreciated the fact that they took time to select athletes carefully. I applied this year, kept my fingers crossed and was so happy to have been selected! It has already been a ton of fun getting to virtually know my other team mates and believe that they are a very motivated, supportive fit group of women. I am delighted to be able to be one of the faces of a team and a product that I am a huge fan of- and that I have already been promoting and recommending to my runner (and all athletic) friends!
I will be talking more about this exciting new adventure in the coming weeks but wanted everyone to know how lucky I feel and how excited I am!
One additional thing that makes me pumped about teaming up with Oiselle is that they chose me for who I am- a sometimes potty mouthed, post-race-beer-drinking, slightly off centered occasional over-achiever. With poor grammer and a tendency to be bad at twitter and blogging.... The application was quite thorough and I was brutally honest about how I roll... (awesomely, duh)  I plan to continue in this questionable fashion, and with any luck they will continue to love me for being the unique individual that I am!
 

9 comments:

  1. You are badass! And congrats on Team Oiselle! You are absolutely perfect for the team!

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  2. Great photos!

    Congrats on being chosen for Team Oiselle!

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  3. Love that last picture! Frame it!
    Congrats on being a new bird! Love Oiselle!

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  4. Yay! Congrats! And those are awesome photos!

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  5. Congrats on everything! THose photos ARE so badass. Make a poster of that last one, it is phenomenal!

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  6. Joan Benoit is my hero. I "raced" with her once. Side by side of course.

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  7. Congrats on making the Oiselle team! I'm a new Oiselle member, too!

    You take awesome running pics, by the way. I wish mine were as badass as yours!

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  8. Yeah!!! Those pictures are all fantastic. I always look like a lumbering old lady. But I do remember to smile. I can do that cause i'm running so damn slow.

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  9. Hey, fellow Oiselle teammate! I live in Vt and am running smuttynose full this October too! Im pretty sure another girl on the Oiselle team is doing the half. I see a Oiselle meet up in the near future! Welcome to the team! We are lucky to have you and can't wait to read more!

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