The Speed Project. 49 hours, 343 miles.
Several months ago
@shrdcts &
@solesndsouls & I joked about how cool it would be to do one.
The universe has a weird way of showing up in ways you couldn’t imagine, because months later Erin met
@whatsupwally and he invited me to take part in something I’ve only seen on TV.
I originally was so delusional I thought I could crew and media team simultaneously on this journey. I could’ve, but that wouldn’t make me a villager, would it? In my circle we talk about it at length, and I think people throw the saying around assuming they mean it earnestly. I’ve done a lot of things in life where I had a lot of control and called the shots, but this journey required me to be a villager, and I embraced it. I put the camera down and shifted my effort FULLY to doing the best job I could providing support to the team, to the point where I was trying to influence the music to build up every time the runners were going to echo the vehicle and start their run or shift to the Go vehicle. As the king of side quests, this took the cake out of anything I’ve ever done in my life. In typical fashion, if you catch me at any running event, my brother
@shrdcts was right there next to me. It was exciting to watch the months of planning and nights of overthinking come to fruition for you. From behind the scenes, I saw how much you poured into this, and I’m proud of you, dawg. We don’t let go.
This wouldn’t have been possible, and I probably would’ve killed someone if I didn’t have the best co-pilot in the world
@shapedbysav to take the controls when I couldn’t stay awake anymore and make sure I was supported the entire time… even if I asked for a turkey sandwich because Emilio asked for one and a sleep-deprived me thought I wanted one.
@taliavaughangrijalva thank you for letting me yap to you about any and absolutely anything when my ADHD was getting out of control and for making sure runner safety was the highest of your priorities.
@solesndsouls only you could convince me to leave the house for some shit like this. Love you 9000, dude.
@bertobegreat it was inspiring to see a level of positivity and motivation that I didn’t think was possible.
