ZOOMA Great Lakes Training Kickoff
Meet Tranette.
Tranette is the owner of The Body Studio in Chicago. Tranette gave me an amazing shoulder/back/neck massage last Thursday. Tranette made me feel amazing. Amazing Tranette is going in to my contacts so I can schedule a massage with her for after (or before!) my next big race!
You know what else is (well, was) amazing? The ZOOMA Great Lakes training kickoff last Thursday at Fleet Feet Chicago! I got a chance to hang out with the ambassadors and meet some for the first time (hi Meghan and Laima!), enjoy a free session of yoga, get some free samples, a sweet ZOOMA outfit and meet some people who are either already signed up for, or are interested in, the half marathon or 5K! And extra bonus – I got to hang out with RunningLaur the entire time, who was in town for work from PA.
I loved talking with all the ambassadors about their workouts and their lives! And I loved talking to the other gals running the race. There is just something about running that unites people. We all speak the same language, I guess!
I hope we can set up some ZOOMA fun runs in the city and burbs for before the race so I have a chance to meet some more of the ladies running. Do you ever attend fun runs hosted by a race before you do the race itself?
Don’t forget! You can use code GLAMB8 for $10 off the half marathon and $5 off the 5k (both are Saturday October 20 in Lake Geneva, WI)! Register here! Prices go up August 5th!
And did you know that ZOOMA is having a fun contest right now?! They are adding a new race location, and if you guess it correctly, you could win a swag bag. Watch the video below, and enter your guess here! I guessed San Diego. A friend of mine just came back from there and it sounded so relaxing… sounds like a good place for a ZOOMA race!
And… more photos from the event:
Freebies!
The ambassadors!
My sexy new ZOOMA outfit. A running skirt! Ooo la la.
Themocracy
I wore one of my new shirts the day after I got it! Love!
And yes. I have her card, too. She worked wonders on my back. 🙂
Will Tranette be at ZOOMA Great Lakes? I hope so. We should pay to have her come up. LOL!
Tranette was AMAZING. I wish I could see her every day 🙂
The whole event was so fun! Have you run in your skirt yet? I’m curious what you think of it (we all know I heart my skirts…)
I haven’t run in my skirt! I probably won’t even try it on until I drop some weight. It might be too small for me 🙂 Did you try yours?
Does Tranette make house calls…to NYC! She sounds like a dream! What a great picture of you and The Ambassadors!
I should ask! Do you like massages?
Laima enjoyed meeting everyone as well! My guesses for their next location are either Seattle or Miami, no pins in those areas on their map. 🙂
San Diego is a good guess! It should be West Coast, surely. I watched the Zooma video, since Lindsay made it, and I was so disappointed when I got to the end and it didn’t tell me where the next race would be!!!
This sounds like so much fun! I can’t wait to hang out with all of you ladies at the Blogger house in Lake Geneva! Yayyy
A SkirtSports running skirt?? Those are my favorite! Lucky you. Also, a good massage is amazing, isn’t it? I think health insurance companies should totally cover massage.
Man, now I totally want a massage!
I love that running skirt and want to steal it.
I think you can get one as an “upgrade” when you register? I wonder if they will be selling them at the expo 🙂
Looks like you had lots of fun! As I hear more and more about this race, the more I’m thinking about signing up! I’ll have to think about it a little more though…
Will you be on a rotation then? I hope you can come! At least for the 5K! It’s only $35 if you register by Aug 3 and use code GLAMB8.
oh, now I want to be an ambassador for something too. anybody interested to sponsor a sub-par wannabe runner? Also am I the only person in this world that dislike massages? With special hatred for deep tissue massages? They just hurt! No offense to Tranette. It’s not her. It’s me.
Sounds like tons of fun! Nice outfit too! What is your take on running skirts, by the way?!
Glad that you enjoyed a massage – I’m getting one on Monday of next week and I cannot wait! It is going to hurt so good…
I have never seriously tried a running skirt! I have one, but bought it because it is orange and it does not fit so I have not worn it. I do think women should be able to wear them if they want and not feel like they have to defend them! I think most people probably wear them to be stylish? Nothing wrong with being stylish while you run, again, if it is comfortable! What do you think?
Sounds like the event last Thursday was a blast!!! And folks like Tranette are worth their weight in gold. Literally.
Ooh, I am going to enter the ZOOMA contest and guess a location like Honolulu (wishful thinking, I know! But maybe it’ll give them some ideas!?!?!?)
Honolulu is a WONDERFUL idea!!!