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I’ve had a lot of fun working on ideas to help the Shenandoah Valley Track Club update their website and to create new logos!  I suggested choosing a simple icon to go with each of the SVTC events so that when you list them on your website or on social, etc. you have a graphic to easily identify each race. Those icons could also be used on flyers and in Runsignup.  Revisions   First draft ideas  My latest running shirt design. Still tweaking it, but my husband likes it! runcville.myspreadshop.com   “So, you are a sponsor of the race?”
“YES!” To recognize the value of my in-kind design work as well as my contributions to digital marketing and social media, I asked to be included as a sponsor on the back of the 2022 Charlottesville Ten Miler shirt.  Thank you Nicole Brimer for being an amazing race director and true friend. For 14 years, I helped the Charlottesville Track Club (CTC) with graphic and web design, marketing, and event management. For 13 years, I supported five race directors (Alice Wiggins, Mike Inge, Maria Bell, Deb Gilbert, and Nicole Brimer) with the Charlottesville Ten Miler (CTM). I’m grateful and honored to have worked closely with people who valued my ideas, creativity, dedication, passion, and time. There aren’t enough words to describe how much it meant to me to see my “Twins Run in Our Family” logo on the backs of fellow runners as I ran this iconic race. I loved seeing the new CTC logo I designed (last year) at the top of the shirt, too! I’ve been struggling emotionally and financially since I lost my job of 22+ years in September 2020. During the 50+ interviews I’ve had since turning 50, I've always spoken about my volunteer work in the Charlottesville running community as my proudest accomplishment. During COVID-19 I devoted my time and talents to help Mark Lorenzoni promote the Charlottesville Track Club’s modified events during the pandemic and I especially enjoyed marketing and managing the C-VILLE-athon, Race Fest, Marathon and Half Marathon Training Program, Winter Training Program, the All-Comers Summer Track Meets, and Bruce Barnes Mile. During this time a conflict arose between me and various CTC board members. Unfortunately, in spite of my best efforts, this conflict could not be resolved. Therefore, I made the extremely difficult decision to step away from the CTC in September 2021. Although I had to separate myself from the CTC, I knew I wanted to help CTM race director, Nicole Brimer, with the 2022 Charlottesville Ten Miler. It was very important for me to end my tenure with the CTC on a high note. So, I made a variety of new designs for a special bib, stickers, and volunteer shirt as well other logos that I never got to use. I wore my rainbow sparkle skirt and formerly white running shoes that I colored with a rainbow of sharpies. So many spectators and fellow runners complimented me on my tutu and I appreciated the encouragement as I was rather untrained for this endeavor! The best part of the race was seeing my identical twin sister cheering in her inflatable T-Rex costume at mile 4 and the finish line. Being able to finally share this historic event with her made a difficult day of saying goodbye to this race a bit easier. Thank you to Nicole for allowing me do what I love and including me as a valuable contributor to this spring tradition in Charlottesville.
 I'm not sure who will be the next director for the Charlottesville Ten Miler and what changes will be made under new leadership. I know that my twin and I will always smile when we see someone wearing a shirt from one of the years I helped support the race, especially the shirts with my designs (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020/21, and 2022).  music is my therapyAll the right songs came up at the right moment .....
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/final-ten-miler/pl.u-b3b8oGGHyMLRGd I've never run The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, but my twin insisted I enter their annual contest. I waited until the very last minute and submitted 3 designs from the collection below three minute before the deadline! Phew. I tried to create some designs that were something other than a 🍑 yet still simple! 🤞❤️👟🍑🎉  Necessity is the mother of invention.  I banged out a lot of creative work for the running community that I'm very proud of over the past 14 excruciatingly difficult months because somehow I knew deep down that there was no path forward for me working with the CTC if all of the current board remained in place. If anyone thinks I left because of my new job or that I wanted to pursue other projects that's not the truth. I won't publicly name names or explain the absurdity of the situation except to say that I wanted to do the work and avoid the drama and although I was uncomfortably transparent about my vulnerable state and my own faults, at every opportunity I was triggered into anxiety, depression, and paranoia. It's no way to live. So I choose optimism and life and I'm going to throw my creativity, passions, and drive into other things that will give me purpose and meaning. Spoiler Alert Ladies: Menopause is no joke. Turning 50 is no joke. I've not been my best self the past year, but I've tried my best to seek help. I've tried to always be there for anyone when they needed something from me. When you reach out for a hand and it's not there you have to make the choice to accept the situation and carry on with the relationships that have weathered the storm. Thank you to everyone who has made an effort to make me feel that I matter. That I'm valued and appreciated. I'll pay it forward! I promise. For reminders that things can get better, sign up for The Depression Project's daily quotes. P.S. Writing this post finally motivated me to update my resume. I never thought I'd see some of the changes I just had to make, but I'm so excited about my new position.  |
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