The November Project ATL tribe ran what was possibly the best cheer station ever seen at an Atlanta race. (Okay, WE think so, there was no official award.) We spent 5 hours spreading good vibes and cheering on runners for Atlanta’s biggest spring race, the Publix Georgia Half and Full Marathon. The runners loved it and we were greeted with smiles, words of thanks, high fives and more! Thanks to all the tribe members that came out to help us make it a memorable race for everyone – Ben, Stein, Niamh, Julia, Andrea, Emma, Maddie, Tim, Gabi, Dara, Alexa, Danielle, Courtney and Chris (WHO CAME ON HIS BIRTHDAY!!)
CONGRATS to all our Tribe members who ran!
Half marathon – Coco (PRed today wooo!!), Courtney, Stu, Shauna, Carol
Full marathon – Andreas (first marathon), Ben (first marathon), Colin (first marathon), Allison, Casey, Jessica, Matt Taylor
So here’s how we did it, with the help of our many other NP tribes and their ideas…
Music
We have an epic speaker, and had tunes rockin’ all day! 90s hip hop, house music, 80s jams… the playlists kept rotating out. As long as we could dance to it, we kept the music bumpin’.
Costumes
Tribe leader Alexa just happens to have a chicken costume that she likes to bust out on random occasions. This was the perfect opportunity. A little clever signage kept everyone laughing – “I just want to cross the road” (because WHY did the chicken cross the road.) Tribe member Ben Kora wore his “hearts” suit with the sign “I like Fast women.” He also put his number on his abs…we’ll see what happens with his dating life!
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Funny Posters
Back to the posters… We stole some pretty funny (and punny) ideas from Kelly Roberts (SUP!!!) Our “Did you poop?” poster was a success and we actually tallied a handful runners based on their responses… a majority DID poop before the race, but surprisingly almost 20 people didn’t. HOW can you even run??
Treats
The race did have plenty of rest stops, but we wanted to offer fun treats to racers. Twizzlers were especially popular for the half marathoners. We even had a few takers for the beers. Jelly beans and Swedish fish in little dixie cups are other good options.
Piñata
A few of the NP tribes had a great idea for a piñata. The poster “PR Piñata, it’s a big hit!” was indeed a hit with the runners! We encouraged them to take a swing as they ran by.
Good Vibes
Overall, we were LOUD! We read the names off the bibs of as many runners as we could so that they felt like we personally were cheering them on. We gave high fives to anyone that would come near us and we yelled until we got hoarse. For other spectators, we had flyers ready because… #alwaysrecruiting.
We saw random people taking photos of us. Runners took photos of us. We’re not sure if they ever will remember when we yelled “We’re with November Project ATL!” or if they saw our shirts. But we felt good being out, spreading the word about free fitness!
