RAD - Real Athlete Diets

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Two Golden Tickets and several CR’s+PR’s.
I may never fully recover from the emotion. Seriously, WOW.
Just WOW. That’s an easy shine to give from any side of the fence.
You all set a new bar.

As an agent, my heart was overflowing with happiness watching the 24 yr old Shea Aquilano fight like nothing I have seen from her to date with a 20 minute PR in the fiercest women’s field imaginable...yet fall short of her ultimate prize. The definition of bittersweet.
Shea, our first conversation a year ago, I told you I believed you were the future of this sport. Those thoughts have not wavered. You drove that home this weekend from the gun to the last step of that 100k.
You are a force. Never forget that.

But let’s not overlook the giant wins that fall within the athletes who fought like hell and figured things out on the fly.
The athlete who was wise enough not to start due to an underlying injury, the athlete who pulled themselves from the race due to severe unmanageable pain, the athletes who stayed in the fight and won the mental battle. These are wins.
Watching you each troubleshoot further solidifies my belief in you.
That’s the good stuff. It’s what it’s all about.
Not every day can be everyone’s day.
We’re going to figure the road blocks out.
No rest until it’s done. I got you.
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Today gives me hope.
It’s been a long time coming, nearly a year in effort.

Jennifer Licther single handedly (and unknowingly until now) was responsible for the biggest gridlock in the sport of trail running. We narrowed things down to five brands. All had offers and everyone wanted Jenn on their team. No one could move on budget until Jenn made her decision.

One by one we redlined the list until there were 3 brands, then 2 and it was obvious who the absolute without pause best fit was for both sides.
It was an absolute honor to watch this all unfold.
In the 10 years I have been negotiating for athletes, I can easily say I have never seen more activity and interest. For this athlete to be a woman and person of color is everything.

I want to give a very large shout out to the incomparable Lucy May with Nike ACG. Your work is shifting this sport for the great good.
I am thrilled to have multiple athletes on your team and in your care.
You deserve endless shine today for this exceptional and diverse team you have built. We need more humans like you.
Thank you.

Adam Merry. It has been a year my friend! Thank you so darn much for hanging in there.
My belief runs deep in you as an athlete, a human and a friend.
The absolute highlight of my year was calling you during a blizzard to say three simple words that brought tears to my eyes…so choked up I could hardly speak, “Lucy said YES!”
We’re never looking back. I got you.

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