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[ 16 ] 01/14/2011 |

Last week we announced our plan to train for the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 marathon on June 5th. We can’t wait. There is nothing better than hanging out in real life with the Sisters and Brothers we know so well from online. Read all about it here.

Now listen, we really, really, REALLY want you to come hang out with us in San Diego (hey, we’re lots of fun!)… BUT if  you just can’t make it for whatever reason, Christy and I have decided that we will open up our team: shrinking jeans to EVERYONE who wants to do a race on that day. Whether you do a local 1/2 marathon, travel to a different city that day, or heck, make up your own 13.1-mile course, we want YOU on our team.

The final details will be announced early next week, but here is a general idea of what we are planning:

  • Official race is the SD RnR on Sunday, June 5th. If you can’t make it, pick a 1/2 marathon in your area or make up your own 13.1-mile course. Race must be on the same day.
  • We will be charging a registration fee, this will cover a training plan and services from our favorite Coach Joe.
  • You will be responsible for your race registration, hotel, airfare/travel costs, and meals. Hopefully, if we get enough people in San Diego we can get things cheaper with a group rate.
  • With your team: shrinking jeans registration, you will be committing to raise a minimum amount of money for charity: water. Exact amount will be announced next week.
  • If you are interested in joining our team, but would like to do the full marathon distance, please shoot us an email at support@shrinkingjeans.net.

I’m getting excited about this, how about you? Are you ready to be a part of our virtual team worldwide or join us in San Diego?

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Category: Announcement, Ask Coach Joe, Fitness, Melissa, MIND IT, MOVE IT, Running, The Sisterhood

About Lissa: Melissa is the Co-Founder of Shrinking Kitchen and the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans She has been married for a dozen years and is mother to four children (15,12, 8 and 8), with more soon coming her way through the foster care system. Melissa has a love/hate relationship with food (okay, mostly candy) and cooking. This isn't improved by the fact that her husband, the true family chef, works in another city half the year, leaving Melissa to figure out how to feed her growing family something other than Pop-Tarts. Melissa loves her camera, enjoys traveling, kickboxing, creating beautiful things she finds on Pinterest, and planning her dream home that will be built… someday. melissa@shrinkingjeans.net :: @lissajoy :: whereverimaywander.com :: pinning here View author profile.

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Wooohooo!!!!

    Come one, come all!

  • http://twitter.com/girlsworld Kirsten

    Woot! Woot!

    • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

      So are you going to try and come, girl? It wouldn’t be the same without you!!!

  • Anonymous

    Okay, I really want to join ya’ll. I’m going to have to figure out a way to afford flying across the country but I’m sure it will work out!

    • Anonymous

      Yay!!! I sure hope so! -Melissa

    • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

      It would be SO amazing if you could swing it, Renee!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/LisaBrewster Lisa Brewster

    That’s great … I would love to join and luckily San Diego is not too far from here :)

    • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

      Awesome, Lisa!!!

  • http://www.melgetsfit.com Melissa @MelGetsFit

    I’m a definite maybe. I just need to figure out if I can swing the time for fundraising & training since I’m in school this year. Being a part of Team Shrinking Jeans last year was a BLAST!!

  • http://twitter.com/LaniePainie LaniePainie

    I’m not a runner, but I’m going to share the charity:water site with our Kids for Peace group and see how we can help get clean water for other kids. This is the kind of project we love! Thanks for the link!

    • Anonymous

      That’s a great idea. I forgot to mention that walking a half is another option! :)

  • Anonymous

    You know I would LOVE to join you all in SD, but the timing stinks so bad. With school ending, traveling at that time of year (especially since I am already ditching to go to Fitbloggin -squeee there!) is impossible. Also, I will be coming off of (hopefully) 3 consecutive race weekends totally 28.6 miles! I’m thinking I’ll be watching the webcam and cheering you all on as you cross the finish line.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Fit-Bee/100001400021697 Fit Bee

    Woohoo!!! This sounds so exciting !!! I cannot make it to SD so i am excited you are opening the team up to all of us who want to virtually run on the same day!!!

  • Anonymous

    Squeee!!!! How exciting! Not sure if I can be in or not especially with my back but I am determined to get this fixed this year. If I am better by the time training starts I might do something local and see if a few other SJ friends would do one locally with me. We’ll see. {crossing my fingers – AND TOES!}

  • Lisa

    I love love love Team Shrinking Jeans and had an absolute blast year in San Diego. However, with this coming just two weeks after Fitbloggin (cha-ching and um yeah, I can’t leave the family again so soon and oh yeah, that is the weekend of my daughter’s big dance recital), I just won’t be able to travel to San Diego in 2011. I will run that weekend with ya’ll though- you can count on that!

    Rock on hookers!

  • Lisa

    I love love love Team Shrinking Jeans and had an absolute blast year in San Diego. However, with this coming just two weeks after Fitbloggin (cha-ching and um yeah, I can’t leave the family again so soon and oh yeah, that is the weekend of my daughter’s big dance recital), I just won’t be able to travel to San Diego in 2011. I will run that weekend with ya’ll though- you can count on that!

    Rock on hookers!