Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Rock n' Roll Seattle - the not running part

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So, if you missed the recap where I'm a giant quitting whiner, you can read it here.


Friday, I flew into SEA around 1:30, and took the light rail up to the expo. I am freakish, and I LOVE public transportation. It's one of the highlights of any trip for me, and I try to figure it out when I travel. It's like a fun challenge. Also, it's cheap, and way less stressful than renting a car. I hate driving in strange places. And based on all the driving that other people did while I sat in the back seat, I would have REALLY hated driving in Seattle. Awful.

Quick run through the expo, and then it was time for a blogger meetup, hosted and organized by Tall Mom, with John Bingham speaking.

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After the expo, Kim and S drove me to Alma's house....
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hint: it's not here....


And the three of us got ready to head back into downtown Seattle for the Brooks/Online Shoes Girls Night Out event.
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After they (carb) loaded us up...
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...we had the opportunity to hear a bit about the Brooks story, the Run Happy philosophy, and dig into some fun shoe design details. Brooks is solely (ha, get it?) a running company - that's their thing, their focus.
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They gave us a sneak peek at a new shoe, the Pure Drift, that will be released for sale soon.... 5.1 oz, and only $100 price point.
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It has a low drop (I think 4mm?? But don't quote me on that....), but you can ALSO remove the sock liner to make it a total 0 drop shoe. Interesting!

We were all invited to try on the shoes from Brooks Pure Project line, and their Core line...
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My picks? The Brooks Glycerine 10 (grey/pink on my right foot) and the Brooks Pure Flow (purple on my left foot)
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I'm normally a Saucony girl, but I've been dying to try out the Pure Flow for awhile.
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so purple!!

HUGE thanks to OnlineShoes.com and Brooks for a super fun night!
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Saturday evening, I was kind of a disaster. Luckily, Hotel Alma was open, has a couch, and a tv. We watched a Motley Crue documentary, and the track trials, and then I crashed.

Sunday morning, Alma and fam took me to Alki Beach
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...and her #1 favorite bakery. Followed by Pikes Place Market, and her #2 favorite bakery. I love anyone with a #1 and a #2 favorite bakery.

And then ice cream.
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And then Target, to buy a new bag. I was super stoked on my way in that I fit everything I needed into ONE backpack. And then I got all the things, and....
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all the things no longer fit in a backpack.....

After an argument with the TSA chick about her phone scanning device not working meaning I needed to get out of line, print a boarding pass, then get BACK in the line I just spent 25 minutes in, I boarded my flight, with my connection in SLC. Apparently, I only managed to leave myself 28 minutes between flights? And snagged myself a seat in the very back of the plane? Oops. When I fiiiiinally got to the gate, the agent  greeted me with, "Oh, you must be Heather.".

Yep. Sure am.


13 comments:

  1. Hotel Alma shuttles to bakeries and Coldstone? We should have stayed another night...

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  2. Sounds like a great trip! Even if the full was tough! Hotel Alma sounds like the place to stay.

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  3. I sadly hit ZERO bakeries. That Alma sounds like the best.

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  4. Totally a Brooks fan. :)

    I'd love to feature this on our Seattle-based site. Email me for details!

    shondra (at) dwellable (dot) com

    Thanks!
    Shondra

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  5. I have the pink Pure Flow's and I LOVE LOVE LOVE them. They are great, I want them in purple too!!

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  6. Still smiling from all the treats....so much fun and so happy to meet you!

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  7. Oh that Junction Croissant is so freaking fabulous. I might be going back for more this weekend...

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  8. Hahahahah - I have never had a gate attendant know my name in advance. Awesome!

    By the way, I am super jealous of your Brooks shoe score. Considering I pretty much run 80% of my miles in Brooks, they are my brand of choice (though I am slightly peeved at them for changing the Ravenna 3s as much as they did).

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  9. Sounds like a great time! I love love love my Brooks Pure Flows. I never ran in Brooks shoes until last November and now am a convert. I was Asics all the way previously.

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  10. looks like so much fun. if i am going to all the places that alma took you when i stay with her in august i am in for a treat. i love hotel de alma. she rocks. and i love the shoes. all of yall got shoes. holy jealous :)

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