So Freaking Excited!!!

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I have been sworn to secrecy for the last couple of days, but today it's official - I made the Evotri team! I am so excited and wanted to tell EVERYBODY, and now I can. I feel so honored to be picked from such a talented group of applicants. I know they had a tough decision to make.

Of course I am going out of my mind thinking of all of the amazing gear that this appointment will mean. I'm curious to see what having better equipment and a coach will do for my training and race times. I am looking forward to learning so much more about myself and the sport.

I may be equally excited, though, to have a bigger platform to share one of my passions - getting more people into the sport. One of my objectives as part of the team will be to cater to people thinking of taking up multisport and those who are very new to the community. I'd like to show people how to get more friends and family involved in addition to providing a resource for newcomers.

When I ran my first marathon in 2000, I knew one other person who had run one. When I participated in my first tri in 2004, I personally didn't know anybody who had ever done one. I have made so many mistakes over the years, and I hope that other people will be able to learn from them - just as I hope to continue learning through my new teammates.

23 comments:

Jenny Davidson

Congratulations!

Paleo Dan

That is awesome! Congratulations!!

Lisa

Congratulations! I am signed up to do my very first tri (sprint) in 2 weeks so I'm looking forward to following your blog and what you learn from this new group. (btw, the link you gave doesn't work - but on www.evotri.com you're front page news!)

Marie-Claude

I'm usually just lurking but I have to come out of my hiding place to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You totally deserve it!!

Jumper 2.0

I am so freaking excited for you too! Congratulations.

Christine

What great news! I was sold when I saw your video! I'm glad they were as well!

Julie

Congrats to you!! How very exciting:) I can't wait to read about your experiences!

Shrinking Sara

I'm another total lurker. I didn't know anyone else that had done triathlons when I first started which is why I looked to blogs for inspiration and knowledge. You were one of the first tri blogs that I came across 2.5 years ago that sparked a fire in me. Congrats to you! You inspired me to start and gave me the knowledge to start confidently so I think this is perfect for you!

Christi

Congratulations! They definitely made the right choice!

Ms. R

Congratulations!! I'm so excited for you!

Kim

sarah! congratulations! that is excellent news. the team is going to be so much better with you on it ;)

Unknown

Sarah, that's awesome! I loved the video that you sent them!!! You are such a perfect candidate for the team!

Heather

Congratulations! That's awesome.

Regina

Fantastic!! Congratulations, enjoy!

Amy

Congrats! You'll have to post pics of all your new swag.

Brent Buckner

Congratulations!

I'm sure you'll make great use of the opportunity.

Jeff Vanis

Congrats! I had a feeling you were going to get picked! You will represent the team well. Keep up the work, and look forward to meeting you and Steve sometime as a fellow Twin Citian*

Gabriel Losa

Yaayyy!!!

Congratulations all the way from Argentina!

T

congrats! that's so awesome!!!

Saphi

Fantastic! Congrats. Can't wait to hear/read about your new journey. Good luck with everything!

Jim Smith II

Congrats Pharmie!!

Sweet

Welcome aboard Pharmie! As of yesterday I have a nice stockpile of SRAM, Specialized, and Zipp goodies for you in my garage. No frame yet, but that will come!

Looking forward to the season with a larger Evotri team!

Julie @ ROJ Running

Saw of pic of you in your gear over at Steve's blog and wanted to stop by and say congrats!