Nike Human Race: Crossing the Finish Line

Crossing the Finish Line on October 24, 2009. How bittersweet.

Sure, exciting......



And then again, maybe I'm not so sure of this excitement!

Don't get me wrong: I.LOVE.RUNNING. I.LOVE.NIKE+. I LOVE. with PASSION.

But crossing the finish line for me meant that a small chapter in my life was coming to an end. So much time spent (August-October) learning, recruiting, running, motivating, inspiring, meeting and encouraging the Pied Pipers was coming to an end. I had some major "day-after" blues on Sunday.

Crossing the Finish Line for me was never about "hurrying up to get it over with" (although I'm currently working to shave time off my 10K!) because I knew that when it was over, it might truly be over if I let it.

In the days since Sunday, though, I've decided that it will only "be over" if I "let it be over."

And I've decided that no matter what I won't "let it be over." I'm not finished - I don't think the Pipers are finished - with what we started! And what we started was a TEAM - a PACK - a PASSIONATE VIRTUAL RUNNING EMPIRE, if you will!

I believe that where we begin to go from here is to recruit and gather more people who want to join us! Very shortly, this Nike+ Human Race 2009 Blog will probably fade away - after all, it's almost 2010 - and we'll have a NEW Human Race to look forward to. But as soon as I launch our "new place," I will be sure to post it up HERE! I will post it on Facebook. I will post it on Twitter. I will post it everywhere I can think possible.

And then......IT'S ON!!!!!!

Until then, feel free to leave messages here! Let us all know what you are up to, who you've recruited to join the Pipers, what you are running (or why you're not running!) and probably most importantly.....awesome new "food finds:)"

Cheers!

140 Characters or less of Pied Piper Passion

Happy Weekend, Pied Pipers!

I am so excited for this weekend! As most of you know, Sunday, October 18th is the Nike Women's Marathon/1/2 Marathon. This will be my FIRST 1/2 Marathon ever! I am so excited!

I have dedicated Mile 7 to my Team, the Passionate Pied Pipers! I would love for you all to see this. Click HERE to be taken to it.

We are just ONE SHORT WEEK - 7 DAYS - out from our Nike+ 10K Human Race!



I bet you are all getting so excited; I know I am. Thinking about it makes my heart skip a beat! We are doing a really great job at recruiting even more people for our team. It's going to be AMAZING to see our whole team come together and RUN, RUN, RUN on 10.24.2009!

If we could ALL please do TWO things this weekend:

1. MAKE SURE you are registered in BOTH the Human Race Challenge - http://bit.ly/UZ1xd AND The Human Race Ambassador's Challenge (Pied Pipers) - http://bit.ly/152Z2N (If you are not registered in BOTH it will NOT count the day of!)

2. Spread some Pied Piper Passion through all of your Networks (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Email, etc.). Try this FUN one:

(Spreading Pied Piper Passion in 140 characters or less) - "Pied Pipers have Passion for Nike Human Race. Join the Human Race http://bit.ly/UZ1xd AND THEN the Pied Pipers http://bit.ly/152Z2N"

Feel free to change it up however you wish! Once you have done this - I want to see your CREATIVITY! Click on "Comments" or "Add Comments" and post what you put up!

I'll be in touch post the Nike Women's Marathon! I have a BIG announcement/challenge coming.....:)

Countdown to Nike+ 10K Human Race 2009 Begins

Welcome to October 1st!

We are finally placed in the month when we will be uniting for "The Day the World Runs: Nike+ 10K Human Race."

I hope you are as excited as I am! The Pied Pipers have BIG goals this month! We are ready for this amazing challenge & we won't let anything or anyone stand in our way to the Finish Line. We will FINISH STRONG!

This Blog's purpose is to provide a place for all Pied Pipers to come. We can motivate each other, share ideas and stories and just have fun! Please check this Blog frequently. I will be putting up challenges for everyone who is a Pied Piper AND logging miles via the Nike+ Site for our Team!

As of right now, the Pied Pipers have the following:

• Total Mileage -50,498.56
  
• Total Pied Pipers - 695
  
• Total Pied Pipers (who have logged at least 1 mile on the Nike+ Website) -592

By Saturday, October 24th, (for the Nike+ 10K Human Race) our GOAL as a TEAM is to have the following:

• Total Mileage -113,138.56 (HOW DID I GET THIS? If 1,200 people logged just 2 miles/day from today until 10.23.2009 PLUS their 10K on 10.24 this would be our TOTAL!!)
  
• Total Pied Pipers to complete Nike+ 10K Human Race - 1,200+
  

Are we up for the challenge? Will we do it? OF COURSE! We set out goals high - and drive the passion even higher!

If you are already a Pied Piper, YOU ROCK! Share this Blog, our Tweets and our FaceBook Fan Page with your Network! Spread the word - get people on board.

If you are not already a Pied Piper, YOU STILL ROCK....NOW JOIN US! Click HERE to join in our fun! And then spread the word!

One final note....Pied Piper Definition -

A Leader Who Entices People to Follow

Are YOU that Person? Let's BE these People! This is how we'll hit our HUGE numbers and ROCK this RACE!

CHEERS!