222 Days to go - Selling out to the Man

So a while back I did something impetuous. No not sign up for a 100 mile trail ultramarathon, that is perfectly logical and thought out. No I signed up to be in the Brooks sponsored runner program. Now the idea of me, guy who hates running, stinks at running, and oh by the way owns absolutely no Brooks products, becoming a sponsored runner is pretty ri-DONK-ulous. But on a whim I filled out the web form a few months ago. I guess I thought, well, I like filling out useless web forms, why not this one? Anyway, a while back I got a contract in the mail, filled it out, and now I'm in the Brooks ID program. Weird. Mostly I just like the laugh I get when I've told people I signed a running contract with Brooks. Its kind of good for a laugh. Also good for a laugh is going over to the Brooks ID program website and reading the bios of the other people in the program. Seriously. Someone is gonna get fired. If ever something slipped through the cracks, and it is a hard to imagine thought indeed of me slipping through anything, it was me getting into the program. However! I will be thoroughly enjoying it. I can't probably do that great a job of promoting Brooks products cause I am absolutely a NON-SELLER, and I've only started using their stuff, but I do like the general idea of ID = Inspire Daily. If someone starts a running steak, HOLY COW AWESOME GO CHECK IT OUT! then that is cool. (p.s. Don't get a stress fracture ok? oh dang!) I like stealing, receiving, and regurgitating any inspiration I can get! (BTW a big Atta boy at Mr. Just finished a year of streaking! and 1460 miles to boot!) Anyway, there is the punchline to the joke, me being a professional runner. (Professional = getting some minor item of some vaguely monetary value, yeah I like to stretch :)

It is also a sign of the apocalypse.

Cheers!

Here's the what is Brooks ID Program video.