Fitness Swellness: Just Do It – Nike Chicago Marathon featuring ME!
October 5, 2018
A few weeks ago, I was invited by Nike to Chicago to preview their Chicago Marathon gear. Or so I thought.
Once I arrived at Just Do It HQ, I did get to check out the gear and I noticed the hair and makeup setup and photo shoot set up but didn’t think twice about it (they often have braid bars and photographers at their pop-ups) but then I was whisked into a chair for hair and makeup. “Do you normally wear your hair back when you run?” the hair person asked. Then I was asked to remove my lipstick. And she asked my level of running experience, whether I was a beginner, intermediate or pro runner. I paused, unsure how to answer. “You’re pro. Anyone who is hesitating is pro,” she said. I laughed and explained that pro makes it sound like I think I’m an elite, which I’m obviously not, but this will be my 12th marathon, I added so I guess that makes me an experienced runner.
And asked what this photo shoot was for.
And I never really got a straight answer. Something about celebrating women’s achievements as runners and to inspire women to chase their crazy dreams. Sounds great and yet I never understood precisely where and what this photo would be part of, but I just went with the flow. I was soon in front of the camera and the photographer was telling me the goal is to capture all the different emotions you feel as you run a marathon. All sorts of emotions came to mind: exhaustion, happiness, relief, anger, sadness.
Fast forward to today, when I’m getting prepared to run the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and there I am on a billboard on Michigan Avenue. Me! The girl who took a Learn to Run clinic in 2007 and now will be racing her 12th marathon. With too many other races to name and a pile of medals at home. I’m one of 100 women training for the Chicago Marathon featured in these ads across the city. I’m still a bit stunned as a type this.
I would’ve told you that marathons were insane and there was no way I’d be able to run for hours to complete a ridiculously long distance of 42.2k back in 2007.
And yet, here we are! Excited for Sunday! If you’re on Michigan Ave. look for my billboard!
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4 Comments Leave a Comment
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Cera Keeler | February 13, 2019 at 8:27 AM
Wow this is… amazing!
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Yamahaouh | June 10, 2022 at 7:59 PM
new texts were rewritten
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Generationrkz | July 5, 2022 at 5:50 PM
(palimpsests). In the XIII-XV centuries in
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Fenderwzj | November 10, 2022 at 10:23 AM
Western Europe also formed
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