If you know Elissa and myself, we are slightly extremists. Running is obvious. We couldn't just stop with 26.2, we had to go further. I would bet that 50 will soon be surpassed as well. This tendency seems to carry over into other areas as well. Bibbity Running's pace seems to be going down this path as well and all I can say is it has been a fun ride so far!
Our first expo was the Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago. Elissa and I packed up her Honda Pilot with a crazy amount of skirts, racks, hangers, etc. and somehow we managed to fit in the vehicle. We literally looked like the Clampetts. We managed to make it to Chicago. I seriously didn't sleep the night before....I was a nervous wreck! We had a blast at the expo and met some great people! Saran Dunmore, personal trainer of MTV "I Used to be Fat", loved the skirts and even made us drop and give her 20 push-ups! She plans to wear it on next season's show this fall! We will be watching, Saran! Gary a reporter interviewed us for the Michigan Running Times and he put on a skirt. He liked it so much he decided to wear it to run the Shamrock in! He text me after the Shamrock and said it was so comfortable that he was wearing it to Boston. Gary represented Bibbity at Boston- BooYah!
Then we headed to Cincinnati to the Flying Pig Marathon. Again, we made lots of friends. Katie Rhodes, of Skinnymoms.com, introduced us to her group. If you have never checked out www.skinnymoms.com you really need to. Katie's blog is titled "Fit Diva Mom." They have tons of fitness tips, from the pros, as well as great mom tidbits. We are teaming up with Katie for Tri Joe. It is a triathlon to raise money for children with Down Syndrome. We will also be involved in the "No Drama Mama" fundraiser to raise money for neuroblastoma. I love how Pace with Purpose inspired Bibbity Running, and Bibbity Running is following in Pace with Purpose's plan. Love it! Thanks Katie for this opportunity!!!! The Cincy expo went great! Bibbity was a hit!
We had a huge 4 day break and then we were on the road to Indianapolis for the 500 Festival Mini Marathon. We had an awesome booth space right next to the main sponsors with an open corner. Plenty of room to spread out! Our tee shirts seemed to catch everyone's eyes. A little RTL baby! My most memorable moment was when Jenni came to our booth. Jenni's enthusiam for our skirts was so adorable! She was so excited to find a skirt with briefs, bib snaps and as light weight as Bibbity's. She seriously was giddy and it made my weekend. I really get excited when I see someone call our skirt "the best thing ever" or "someone finally got it ALL right!!!" Our response at Indy was unbelievable. We had a blast meeting all of you!
Honestly right now I am overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed with the success we have had thus far. I never dreamed we would get this response so quickly. I am not surprised about the good reviews. I am confident (not arrogant, confident) in our product. I am just so amazed at how many people have been looking for our skirt. Flattering running skirts that are amazingly lightweight and functional are few and far between. The testimony from Shawnie from Fishers, IN blew me away:
Ladies, it was an absolute pleasure to meet you yesterday at the Expo in Indy. I wore my Bibbity Skirt today and I am totally in love!!! I also got several compliments on it as well. The best running skirt I have ever owned...hands down!!!! Can't wait to get more! Thank you so much for all of your help and best of luck with your business!!!
To quote my cousin in a facebook post earlier today "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon!" Now I need to remember that quote at the low point during our next ultra! Happy running girls and stay strong!
Take a little time for some RTL :)
