Sunday, August 31, 2008

Just do it


The Nike Human Race was today and it was a sight to be seen! Swarms on red t- shirts flocked to down town Austin, running in what Nike described as a 10k unlike any other because it was held to celebrate runners and the sport of running. With only 25 cities being selected to participate, Austin was lucky enough to be one of the chosen few!


As a volunteer I was super excited to be helping out with the race and what more important job is there than handing out power bars at the finish line? Umm that's right NONE!


Anyway the best part of volunteering is meeting new and interesting people. And it just so happens that the newest and most interesting person I met this time around was MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY!!! I wanted to ask him if he wanted a power bar but all of us sudden I forgot how to form words and sentences. But the shrieks of joy seemed to grab his attention! He was a pretty nice guy with his girlfriend and newborn son following closely behind him. So here's to all the runners famous and not so much!


Great job and way to celebrate a sport that is all to often forgotten!



The Human Race Cities
Austin
Bogotá
Buenos Aires
Caracas
Chicago
Istanbul
London
Los Angeles
Lima
Madrid
Melbourne
Mexico City
Munich
New York
Paris
Quito
Rome
São Paulo
Seoul
Shanghai
Singapore
Taipei
Tokyo
Warsaw
Vancouver

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