My brush with greatness
I returned from the Seattle Rock ‘n Roll expo yesterday to a voice mail from a PR contact for Sony who said she wanted to talk to me about my blog. She had an opportunity she thought I might be interested in, yet didn’t elaborate. We traded phone calls, and when I didn’t hear back I figured the opportunity had passed. But as I got out of my dentist appointment this morning I saw a text from my husband — would I be interested in heading back to the expo to interview Meb? HELL YEAH!
I rushed home, jumped into the shower (and my 2010 Boston shirt, natch. After all, the race is probably the ONLY thing Meb and I have in common). I had to wait for almost an hour while he signed autographs (he signed both my Boston bib and the one I’ll wear tomorrow), before I got the chance to sit down one-on-one. While I had hoped to put on my best hardcore journalism hat ala Bob Woodward, it was more of a gush-fest:
I’msohonoredtomeetyou,youmadeussoproudinNewYork,Iwasthrilled toseeyoucrossthefinishline,you’resuchaninspiration.
I’ll post my “interview” with him later this weekend, but for now I’m reveling in the encouragement he provided for tomorrow: “Go for it.”
June 26th, 2010 at 5:41 am
It’s JodiRenae from the BQ boards! This is awesome!!! Can’t wait to read the full interview! Good luck!
June 26th, 2010 at 6:06 am
Awesomeness!
June 28th, 2010 at 5:23 am
Hey Betsy! Yepp I’ll most definitely be at Boston. Seattle was my 3rd BQ this year! I can hardly believe it. Boston will actually be my 50th state so I’m super pumped!
It was great to meet you and all the maniacs at the start and through the race. What a great group, huh?? I’ve never been in a race with so many– it was definitely what pushed me. See you in Boston???
-Stephanie #1566
June 28th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Stephanie — you bet your sweet bippy I’ll be back in Boston next year! In fact, my 3:55:41 time from this weekend also qualifies me for the Exeter Marathon in Rhode Island, which is held two days before Boston. It’s qualifying times are 5 minutes stricter! (But they too give 59 seconds leeway). My hubby (#1078) is qualified for Boston as well, but not for Exeter. Now the pressure is on him as I’d like to run both.