2023 - It’s Our Year!
Happy Zealous New Year to all! We are starting 2023 with big goals and great momentum to make this OUR YEAR. We have two BIG topics for this update:
1 - NEW GRAPHICS
You may have seen some new graphics post to our Instagram and Facebook last weekend! Our first version of graphics served their purpose, but as we considered the voice of YOU, our Dazzle, we realized they did not represent everything we wanted. This is an exciting change that better represents our goals for Zeal.
Out with the OLD (left) & in with the NEW (right)
We changed our colors. The first graphics utilized various shades of orange. For many of us this color felt familiar. However, it didn’t capture our joy and excitement, in other words, the ZEAL! So we’ve switched to a lighter palette that has a bit of orange but incorporates other fun colors.
We switched the graphic to a shoe. This is very intentional. We realized the original graphic portrayed stereotypical runners. We don’t want to promote stereotypes. We know that athletes come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of experience and we want our graphics to reflect that we are inclusive - ALL are welcome in our Zeal. We have received questions from Galloway run/walk friends and walkers. We promote all forms of forward movement! We embrace “time on feet” and we want to show that. Notice the shoe is flexed and has a shadow - this shows our forward motion. Forward is the direction we are moving in!
What about the zebras? This change does not impact our zebra zeal love. We will be showing our stripes!
2 - 2023 Donna Marathon Weekend
Our first Zeal in-person meet is quickly approaching and we have some exciting news to share with you:
Your Zeal Coaches, Amy, Betsy and Kellie are going to be pacing at the Donna half and full marathon and we want to help you reach your race goals on Sunday! Come run with us!
Coach Amy - 2:30 Half using 60s/30s run/walk interval
Coach Kellie - 2:45 Half using 30s/30s run/walk interval
Coach Betsy - 4:00 Full using 2m/30s run/walk interval
Our Weekend Schedule: We are excited to spend time with friends! You may bump into our coaches at the Expo on Friday afternoon, but also:
Friday Feb 3, 7pm - We will be informally hanging out at the Zeal Hotel (Courtyard Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront Marriott) bar/pool area. Look for zebras and say Hi!
Saturday Feb 4, 8am - Many of us will be participating in the 5k as a ‘shakeout run’. Come run or cheer your friends!
Saturday Feb 4, 5-7pm - Zeal Dinner! (see below)
Sunday Feb 5 - Race Day! We will be pacing the race and then cheering as much as we can.
Dinner Info: We are excited to open our dinner ticket sales! Click below for details on our menu, plan, and to purchase tickets.
Want to know who else you will see there? One of our zebras has started a list that you can view and add your info to. You will find it in our Facebook Community. Please look in the Events tab for “Run with Zeal at The Donna Marathon Weekend!” and you will find it in the event discussion.
Stay tuned for more updates as we get ever closer to the Donna weekend and all the good things to come in 2023.
