 All right, you two family we are driving home from the mountains from the race Well the race that didn't happen, but we're driving down I-70. It's a little crazy out here. They're shooting Cannons off along I-70 to bring the avalanches down just to keep everyone safe So it's nice and slow going in the traffic today, but it's beautiful out. Look at it. Look at these shots I mean the mountains are just covered with snow today. It's just absolutely amazing But I have to pivot for the vlog today The goal was to give you a nice solid Detailed race report from America's uphill, but it didn't happen. Therefore, we're gonna pivot to the 10,000 subscriber Running shoe giveaway given away for that's right for free pairs of running shoes back to you in Thanksgiving gratitude for pushing us over 10,000. So I've just it just blows me away. So thank you so much Stay tuned. We're gonna get back home Celebrate a birthday. That's right. It's someone's birthday today and then give you the details on how we're gonna give away these running shoes for all Well, I wish for all of you maybe someday maybe someday, but for four of you for free running shoes All right, let's get going come on Almost home cruising down I-70 and I just realized this as just chilling out thinking about life Basically, even though we were unable to race Joseph and I It was a victory even though we didn't race because we stayed healthy this first part of the training block in 2019 Staying healthy is a victory Like if you're pushing your body and you're working hard if you can stay Consistent and healthy that is for endurance training and endurance sports You know like that is the ticket for getting better for really any distance, but especially long distance Running so I'm chalking this trip up as a as definitely a victory You know, it's I remember Joseph and I were drinking the beer last night and as like that was our victory beer Even though we didn't raise but listen. We stayed healthy. So good news. All right We're almost home. Can't wait to see Michael give him a big hug and a kiss because yes He is turning one today Was basically Michael's first sugar my real Solid sugar rush. It's his birthday. He's turning one today. So he got his he got his own brownie and he crushed it All right, I'm off to I don't know about you, but my personality if I don't clean the car Like immediately after a trip it could be a good month. It'll be a good month before it happens So that's where I'm off to now clean the car real quick Then check the PL box and then we'll get into the studio And I will explain to you the situation and how we're gonna get out these shoes to all of you that enter the drawing enter The drawing. All right on where we go What an incredible journey we not just me But we have been on here on this YouTube channel in the last six months and yes, I tried to run 100 miles The hundred miles didn't work out it didn't work out as you saw in the footage But maybe it was meant to be because guess what that longer distance was kind of put on the back burner after that race and led me to This shoe in a 10k That's right. The Nike vapor 5 4% flying it's I think has led many of you to this channel Which I'm grateful for but I don't just run in Nike. I also run in the big bad words So for all you mountain and ultra running folks, you know, you know who you are the Solomon Speedcross fives Oh, what a great shoe one of my favorite shoes, and yes, they have taken me up a couple of mountains And very recently very recently We had the idea to give back to those who could not afford new running shoes And so your generosity What box is that you know what color box that is? Oh my goodness. Oh My I have no clue. I have no clue brand new Nike shoes. What size will they be? And so now because of Your dedication it through that through the comments through the views through Sharing these videos through hitting the subscribe button and yes, even through sending gently used running shoes to the PO box I must give back. I must give back because I I love you guys And I know that you're Striving in your own little way to to make your mark in the world whether it's in your career in your family in your running and I'm just So excited that we have found each other here on the digital continent here on YouTube to share inspiration motivation challenges and yes Running shoes, so here's how here's how it's gonna go down I committed three weeks ago to purchase Four brand new pairs of running shoes to give away to some of you out there I wish I could buy every one of you a pair of new running shoes But that may be down the road you never know you never know but for now Four pairs of used running of brand new running shoes two pairs are gonna go to two People anyone all right, and then the other two pairs are gonna go to high schoolers So one of the pairs is gonna go to a guy and the other pair to a lady in high school. All right, let me explain tonight March 11th if you're watching this Monday March 11th, you better believe it We're doing another live stream 7 p.m Mountain time at 7 p.m. Mountain time here in the studio where we're gonna do another giveaway Okay, so here's how it's gonna go down if you're a high schooler today by 5 p.m My time 5 p.m. Mountain time you have to email me if you really need running shoes. All right I like you cannot like I've gotten so many Difficult emails. Okay, I shouldn't say so many I've gotten probably eight very challenging emails from high schoolers who have been running in The same shoe for two years two years and they just can't afford new running shoes And so if you're in high school again 5 p.m. Mountain time email me a short little Paragraph about your story as to why you need new running shoes Why you can't really afford new running shoes and I'll put your name in the bucket one for the guys one for the ladies All right, so that'll be going down 7 p.m. Mountain time and then here's the other deal You're gonna have at 705 705 p.m. I'm gonna open up the entry in the chat And you don't have to give your shoe size just give your name every name It's gonna be like it's I haven't it's either gonna be three minutes or five minutes I don't know yet. So from 705 to 7 10 p.m You got to get your name in the chat and then we will write your names down shoe size doesn't matter for this because we will communicate via email and Basically all these shoes will be purchased most likely through running warehouse. I will be buying them for you I will even help you decide what shoes to buy if you're kind of up in the air And you just you have no clue like what type of shoe you might need. I'll do my best, of course And we will go from there. All right, so 7 p.m. Live stream Monday March 11th And it's gonna be a very short window to put your name in and this live stream will be much shorter than usual Probably like 20 minutes, maybe 30 minutes at the most. All right, so we won't take too much of your time tonight Live on YouTube. Does that sound good? All right keyword give key. I think we've already done that keyword But we're doing it again because I want to just give back to some of you out there in gratitude for helping this channel Get to 10,000 and just like it's just a nice little milestone To hit it's just a nice little milestone. So the question of the day here. We go What is the highest mileage you've ever taken a running shoe? To for me it was just two years ago. Remember the hoka Clayton's I think I took them to 550 and they're a hoka shoe that's all that's a lot of miles for a hoka shoe So what is the highest mileage and this is in connection to the giveaway and like just trying to support those that you know can't always afford brand new running shoes All right, that's the deal. See you tonight 7 p.m. Mountain times That sound good and it's gonna be fun. So thank you again and onward and upward. How's that sound? Let's just keep going. Let's just keep going See beauty work hard and love each other See you tonight. See you tonight