Last week, on National Running Day, Scott Jurek wore and ran in this shirt. {ironic?! maybe}
Shortly after he posted this picture, I received texts, tweets, emails, and phone calls from blog followers & friends.
Did Scott Jurek wear that shirt for you?
Have you seen Scott Jurek’s shirt?
Did you know that Scott Jurek liked margaritas?
Super lucky for me, I was scheduled to meet Scott Jurek 2 days later. I wondered if he would be willing to part with his {margaritas} shirt? So, I did what any margarita-lover would do and asked him for it….
While Scott was running around NYC and Boston, promoting his new book, I thought about the {margaritas} shirt. How cool would it be if Scott really did give me the {margaritas} shirt when we met?! So, it’s all I thought about for 2 days. (I know, I kinda sound like a loser, it’s all good)
When Friday finally rolled around, I made one last ditch effort for the shirt, all in the name of {margaritas}.
Regardless of what happened, I was beyond excited to meet Scott….
The fun run started at The Nature Conservancy and ended at Pacers Running Store in Clarendon, with Q&A, book signing, and post-run snacks. 200+ people showed up, on a Friday night, to meet and run with Scott. It was so cool to see everyone there – all levels, all abilities, some Vegans, some not, kids, adults, etc. People really like Scott!
After the 3.5 mile run, everyone gathered at the store. Scott spoke, he answered questions, talked about why he wrote Eat & Run, and started signing books.
And, then, my life got way cooler…
Scott stopped signing books, stood up, and asked for {will run for margaritas}
Ummmm, that’s ME
Scott had something to give me. And that something was his {margaritas} shirt!!!
best.day.ever.
Scott gave me his National Running Day “I run…for Margaritas” shirt! Do you realize that he wore (and ran in) this shirt, and it touched Desi Davila?! Awe-some
Scott, thank you for making my month (and my blog)! Not only are you an amazing athlete, you are genuine and people love you. Brooks is lucky to have an athlete like you represent the brand. Thank you, thank you for the {margaritas} shirt – this is something I’ll never forget!
Scott is on tour promoting his book through June. Check out dates and locations here.
Cool story, Melody! I love this post!
There are no words to describe HOW AWESOME THIS IS!!!!!!!!!!! And it only reiterates my constant philosophy: IT NEVER HURTS TO ASK!! 🙂 Way to go girl, that is awesome!
This is beyond awesome!
That is SO awesome! So exciting for you!
WOW!!! That’s so cool that not only did you meet him, but he also gave you the shirt!! I love it! What a cool guy.
Awesome!!!!
That sounds like the perfect day! You were meant to have that shirt.
That is way, way cool! Congrats – social media success. Score!
So awesome!
Ummm…this is seriously the coolest thing ever. Social Media is awesome – but I have to say – runners are pretty down to earth people. Not sure many other professional athletes would do that!!
I was so bummed that I missed him when he was in NYC, but it was just too tough for me to get to during the day with the little guy.
this is where I’d pass out.
I love it. What a nice guy!
HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!! That is absolutely amazing. I love the running community. Even the pro runners are cool and totally down to earth!
What a cool story…he seems like a decent dude.
What a cool dude. This is so awesome!
Coolest thing ever… and he is so nice, it’s crazy.
So awesome! I love it:)
So happy to see this story!! I was anxiously awaiting the outcome 🙂 Congrats and what an amazing story-
Thanks for sharing,
Mary
I love this post, this is something I would totally do and I was hoping throughout the whole post that he brought the shirt for you – awesome!
Best Blog Post EVER!
I LOVE your comment, thanks for reading Dave!
Nice story. And Scott seems to be a fine guy.
You are a lucky woman!!!
WOW!!!! How freaking cool is that!? That had to have made not only your year, but your decade! I am so jealous. I am sure that some of Desi’s speed is bound to rub off on you too. 🙂
That’s super Melody!!!
that is so totally cool! love it!
That is so cool!!!!!
That is amazing!! What a night to remember!
How awesome!!!!
Wow that is so cool that you met him and he was sweet enough to give you the shirt.
That is by far super awesome!!!
Holy cow that is fantastic! I can’t wait to get my hands on the book.