Dramatic. Probably. Do I care. No.
Wednesday we went into the main running store for Utah County, “Runners Corner” to get some new shoes for my brother-in-law.
To make a long story short…..after talking to the owner for about an hour about marathons etc (his PR is 2:22, he won the St. George marathon in 1987 and he ran Boston 16 times) and my times etc. he asked if I wanted to join their running team.
I peed a little, cried a little and starting shaking uncontrollably.
I am joining their running team and will be sponsored by the store. I will be entered into races (for free), train with elite runners, free coaching, free equipment, free nutritional guidance.
I can’t even tell you how excited I am.
Next week I am sitting down with him for a few hours to go over nutrition and training plans for me.
I could die happy right now. Now I just gotta get this knee back to normal:)
This is my happiest face to show you how ridiculously excited I am.
What brings out your happiest face?
-Looks like for me it is anything to do with running, Billy and graduating college.
77 comments
Gracie (Complicated Day)
That is AWESOME! Congratulations!
mealsformiles
Congratulations!!! That is amazing news! How freakin exciting – and you totally deserve it. I can only imagine how awesome training with such great support and training partners will be. Hopefully you will discuss in detail, often, once the knee is feelin' better! :)
Lisa
Oh my gosh! How cool is this? Congratulations! I can't wait to read about your training and racing with the team! You were definitely meant to go in with your BIL to help him find shoes; it was meant to be! Congrats!!
Teamarcia
Fantastic news! I think I'm peeing a little FOR you!
LindseyAnn
That is amazing, Janae!! Congratulations!! :) When will you officially start with them?
C2Iowa
Outstanding news. Best wishes to you. Congrats.
Pretend this is real
So cool! Congratulations!
middleagedrunner
OHHHHHHHH WOOOOOOOOOWWWW!!! I'm so excited for you too! A huge congrats- what fantastic news! I can NOT wait to hear about training and racing with the team- I'm going to live vicariously thru you.
Jogging with Fiction
that is awesome!! Congratulations…and kinda jealous :)
Mallory
CONGRATS! That is so awesome! Um does free equipment mean free shoes? Because that would just be awesome! My happiest face can be brought out by my spouse, my 1 year old nephew and my little sisters (ages 3, 5 & 7)!
ERG
That is AWESOME! I would so love to do what you are doing! (EUGENE RUNNING COMPANY are you reading this?!) .
Poof..
oh wait…I am 36, have little kids, live an hour from town and train in the dark hours for a reason..Not going to happen.
But I can still be HAPPY. FOR. YOU!! And live vicariously through you. :) Enjoy your opportunity!
Come and visit!
http://www.elktonrunner.blogspot.com
cleaneatingchelsey.com
That is amazing!!!! Congrats Janae – get that knee better!!!
MuncherCruncher
AMAZING. I'm not surprised at all girlie. I'm sure people are lining up at your door to have you on their running team. I'm SO excited for you!!
Stephanie
That is such wonderful news, I am SO excited for you! It is so much fun to train with other people and really be able to push yourself more throughout your training.
I can't wait to hear about it!
J
That is very exciting news!! I am sure you are going to love running with the team! Having that support and coaching group is awesome!
You and me both need to get our knees better! I agree – I foam roll, stretch and repeat!
Lynzy
AHHH congrats girl, that is so exciting!!
runyogarepeat
That sounds like a great deal! awesome!
Matt
AWESOME!
ShutUpandRun
SO awesome!! Really happy for you.
the dawn
OMG!!!!!!! that is the best news ever! does that mean that we get all that expert advice cycled through this here blog of yours? oh i hope so!!!
i always see the "sponsored" people and wonder how did they get so lucky. and now i know. question-answered.
so thrilled for you!
lauravirginia
Are you kidding me?! That is awesome! I am so excited for you, and also pretty jealous! ;) I can't wait to hear more about it as it happens! On a side note… Boston 16 times… wow.
p.s. Thanks for the tip about the J.M. dvds… gonna have to try that!
Emo
Na Na I am SO excited for you! Just so you know I read your blog like EVERYDAY and think when I am working out or thinking what to eat I always look at your blog for tips! I LOVE reading because I really do know you! Love you girl!
Mamarunsbarefoot
YEAH FOR YOU!! That is sooo amazing!!! Almost pee'd? Geez I would have!! HAHA!!
Susan
Ahhhh that is soooooooo exciting! That's like my dream. :) Congrats!!
live4therun
AWESOME! Way to go -they wouldn't ask if you weren't a rock star.
Can't wait to hear more:)
girlevolving.com
Oh my gosh, Janae!!!! WOW!
Will you share some of the nutritional and training advice with us? :)
racing dawn
Holy Crap! That is so awesome!!!! I'm so excited for you!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Leslee
Amazing!!! Seriously it sounds so fun!
Johann
That is fantastic! Congratulations! Enjoy every moment!
twentysixandthensome.com
Ahhhhhh! That is so frickin' exciting! Live it up and congratulations!
RunningOnCoffee
Congratulations!! That's so exciting.
Val
Congratulations!!!!! That is so exciting :) btw just found your blog and I love it :)
One Crazy Penguin
!!!!! That's amazing! Congrats!
skinnyrunner.com
congrats! thats awesome. after you learn lots of good stuff, can you teach it to me? for free of course. well, ill pay you in swedish fish.
Julie
Holy Cow!!!!!! That's so exciting!! Congratulations :-)
oual
No wonder you've been bursting at the seams waiting to tell us! That is really incredible, congrats!
ERG
Back to say thanks for your advice. I don't need to rush and get hurt! :)
AM-GoalsfortheWeek
hey there!
thx for swinging by my blog. love yours too!'-)
giraffy
Yay!! That is so rad!! CONGRATS!
Laura
EEEEK, this is such exciting news! Can't wait to follow along!
marathonmaiden
that's stellar news! wow. you are a rockstar :)
Jess @ Blonde Ponytail
WOW! THAT IS OUTSTANDING NEWS!!!! YOU ARE LEGIT!!! CANT WAIT TO FOLLOW YOUR TRAINING STORIES!!!
Anitra
SOOOO TOTALLY AWESOME! LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT TIPS YOU WILL BE GIVING US. WOO HOO!!!
Jenn
That is SO AWESOME!
You TOTALLY deserve it. You're 24 years old-barely even tapped into your potential! Unbelievably fast runner, GREAT work ethic and fantastic role model for other aspiring runners and women in general! I anticipate BIG things out of you! In fact, I wonder if I won't be seeing you on a running magazine cover at some point! I'm going to claim to "know" you if that's the case-ha!
Again, congrats-Very happy for you!
Running and living
Yes, congrats and well deserved. Really happy for you. I bet you'll get help with the knee as well, though it is probably all better by now. Can't wait to follow your journey!
Lizzy
Congrats- that is AMAZING news!!! So exciting!!!!! Can't wait for you to run Boston : )
Jessica
Congratulations! That is amazing! I am jealous!
Emz
So
freaking
awesome.
YAY for you!!
ihearteggs
CONGRATS!!! this is absolutely fantastic!!
Lindsay and James Cotter
huge congrats and well deserved! 2011 will be an amazing year for you!!
LC
Lindsay and James Cotter
huge congrats and well deserved! 2011 will be an amazing year for you!!
LC
Lindsay and James Cotter
huge congrats and well deserved! 2011 will be an amazing year for you!!
LC
Kirstie
OMG! That's awesome! Congrats and enjoy!
Khourt
Congrats! That is awesome news!!
lindsay
That's awesome!!! I'm pretty jealous! :)
LindsLovesMiles
Congratulations Janae! You will be such an asset to the team!
aron
yayyyy thats exciting!
sdralphs
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEXT STOP FOR YOU WILL HAVE TO BE THE OLYMPICS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Billy
You are amazing.
Jenny
That's AWESOME!! Can't wait to hear all about your training once your knee gets better.
Tina @GottaRunNow
Too fun! I hope you blog all about it!
Zaneta
That is soooo cool!!! Seriously AWESOME!!! Congrats! :D Can't wait to read all about it!!
beckyanneruns
omg!! that is so freaking amazing. I want to be you!
allieksmith
Congrats, that IS awesome news!Your smile picture made my day LOL
sweetoothrunner
That is so amazing and so exciting! I'm so happy FOR you! :D Can't wait to read about it all!!!
Colleen
WOO HOO! That's awesome news! Congrats!
Natalie Cates
Sweet!!! I am so excited for you! What a blessing that must be – I know you will be great (actually I don't know you at all, but I feel like I do since I'm addicted to your blog ha).
Congrats!
Stacie
That is so awesome. Congrats!!! That would be a dream come true.
dorrybird
Not sure how I missed this post earlier but congratulations!! I'm newly obsessed with running and can only imagine how excited you must be – what an honor to be asked and how cool about all the perks! Excited to hear more about it after your meeting next week.
Whitney
Congrats! What great news!!!
Katie
Congrats, that is so so so awesome!!!
lifeofapnwgirl
YAY!!!!!! Congrats!!
Kristen and Andrew
HOLY MOLY!!! Way to go you are a STAR!!! love ya!!
meg
That is amazing news for an amazing person!! congrats!!
Amanda@runninghood
This is awesome!! yay!! I can't wait for you to share all your tips and workouts with all of us in blog land. I love reading your blog…it is on my read daily list. No wonder it has grown so quickly. I predict you'll be running a sub 3 marathon at Boston with all this elite training…heck, you'd probably do that anyway!
Angela
So exciting! And I totally thought that was a snuggie you were wearing, but a graduation gown is cool too :)