My Crazy Running Idea Explained
and yet another NFT experiment
Good morning everyone! I’ve got some interesting news!
I think I mentioned this crazy idea of mine a few weeks ago, but I wanted to take some time to fully explain it. And in light of last week’s article, I must tell you I came up with this idea on a run!
If you’ve been subscribed to my newsletter for any amount of time, you probably know I enjoy writing about my interests. Whether it’s traveling (as this newsletter began), writing, web3 and crypto, or most recently, running.
I wanted to come up with a cool project where I could combine all of these interests, and I think I found it.
There is a really cool platform out there called Mirror. Here is my profile…you might want to subscribe there for what I’m about to tell you: https://mirror.xyz/0x7C7622b5431662eBF69455854FA6aAF1362CD35D/subscribe
Really quickly, Mirror is a blogging platform built on and for web3. This essentially means they have a lot of powerful tools built into the platform like getting paid through crypto, subscribing to people via a crypto wallet instead of an email, and most importantly creating writing NFTs for fans to collect.
Don’t worry, you can still subscribe to people with a traditional email too.
Here is what my plan is. All my newsletters that come from this Substack, I plan to post on Mirror as a collectible NFT.
Each article will only have 10 available, each priced at 1 MATIC (~$0.60). Matic is a crypto currency that powers the Polygon blockchain, which is what powers the Mirror platform.
I plan to put out a new article (hopefully weekly) all about running. My goal is to make these articles educational, entertaining, inspiring, or hopefully all 3. My other goal is that you don’t have to be a runner to enjoy these or get something out of them.
These articles will focus on different aspects of running as I continue to learn and grow in the sport. It could be on my nutrition, training plans, or anecdotes I think of while out on a run. But I plan to tie them all into life lessons that can be applied to all aspects of life.
Now, the golden question is why should you collect any of these NFTs?
Especially if you can read the articles for free on this newsletter, or even read them for free on Mirror without collecting?
This is where my fun collaboration of web3 and running comes in. Each NFT you buy and hold will go into a final tally around October.
If you recall my debut marathon race is the Outer Banks, NC marathon in November. This is the race I plan to qualify for a guaranteed spot in the Chicago marathon in. And, if all goes according to plan, I could be looking at a top 10 finish! Fingers crossed 🤞
As such, whenever you collect one of these NFT articles, you will become a sponsor and supporter of my running.
Once I tally it all up in October, then my plan is to create a custom jersey to wear on race day to showcase my sponsors!
The top 3 collectors will each get to select a logo, business, or profile on the jersey. This could be your business logo, if you are a content creator it could be your username and profile pic, or who knows what else. As long as it’s family friendly 🙂
For the rest of my sponsors, their username will appear on the jersey under a list of sponsors.
This will be just a really fun way to support me, but it could also have a cool incentive for you as a collector where I can give back as well and promote you on race day.
So that’s it! That’s the idea!
I will be creating a custom themed cover photo for each of these NFT articles so when you go to Mirror you know exactly which ones to collect.
I’ll also make sure to post them at the end of each newsletter for easy grabs.
It will take me a few days to get everything together and start posting these, but as soon as some are available to collect, I will let you all know!
If you’ve never purchased or used an NFT before, then this will also be the perfect time to learn 😀