I really wish I had a million dollars so that I could give you all a new pair of running shoes for Christmas this year. Then I could force you to come to San Jose so that we could all wear them at the same time as we go for a run and while we are out running we would stop at all the best food places (mainly ice cream places) to refuel our run so we could run together all day long.
Until I can fulfill that dream of mine, I can give away one pair of my absolute favorite pair of shoes… just in time for Christmas!
The Brooks PureProject line are my favorites and I just got the PureFlow 2s and love every aspect of them. It is a match made in heaven, comfort and lightweight. My treadmill even approved of them.
I am also giving the winner a package of running shoe/running person noodles. Just imagine how happy you would be to be wearing these beautiful running shoes at the same time you are eating a big bowl of Brooks Carb Happy, Run Happy Runaroni.
Giveaway ends on December 15th!!!!
To enter a chance to win your choice of shoe from the Brooks PureProject line (PureGrit, PureFlow, PureCadence, PureConnect, PureFlow 2, PureCadence 2):
1. In a comment tell me what day your birthday is or your favorite animal or your favorite baby or your favorite RUN HAPPY MOMENT.
2. For a second entry you can tweet about this giveaway and leave a separate comment saying that you did so.
2,388 comments
Ashley G
My birthday is coming up soon… .Jan. 5th. This would make an awesome birthday gift, wink wink, nudge nudge ;)
A run happy moment for me was the Marine Corps Marathon this year. It was my husbands first (and last, likely) marathon, and my 3rd. Even though I run a hair faster than him, I decided I wanted to run the entire race with him (good or bad). Our training was in 120,000 degree Phoenix, and due to various reasons, wasn’t ideal. But come race day, we were strong and ran the entire race together, finishing with hands held in the air. It was a hard race for him, but he persevered and we finished in 5:13, which I thought was great for him. I was a proud and happy wife :)
Ashley G
and I tweeted! @ashleyrgamba
MaryAnne
Twittered: Accomplished!
Karli Corey
january 15!
Christy
My birthday is March 10. My favorite running moment to date was actually a training run. It was the first time I did 13 miles. I wanted to give up so bad at 12. But I pushed through. And I felt great doing when I was done.
Jamie
Favorite animal is an elephant, my birthday is september 21st and I love all babies, and I love every run (well almost every run)!
Christy
Tweeted about it. Dorkynerd on twitter.
Rita
Favorite season is summer, favorite holiday is Christmas, and yours is definitely one of my favorite blogs :)
Meg
My birthday is March 17th!
Tessa
My birthday is November 5. Remember, remember the 5th of November!!
Meredith
Birthday is 9/14! Favorite run happy moments are when you feel like you could just go on for days!
Kate
My favorite run happy moment is the point in the run where your mind shuts off and you just run. Sometimes it’s only a few steps, other times I lose whole miles. It’s wonderful.
Nicole
My birthday is October 19, 1980 and my favorite RUN HAPPY moment is finishing my very first marathon. I was just hoping to finish in 4:00….I ended up finishing in 3:45 – and had a negative split on the second half! Woohoo!
Nicole
Tweet tweet! I tweeted atcha!
Avah
It would be awesome if I win this!!! My birthday is January 10th and I am running a half 10 days after!! :)
Run Jilly Bean
I have had three amazing run happy moments in my last three races. PRs in all three: 10K, 8K and 5K. Can’t get much better than that. And I was running in Pure Connects for the last 2.
Brittany
My birthday is May 4th and I am thinking about running the Wisconsin Marathon which falls on the same day this year!!
Run Jilly Bean
Tweeted, @runjillybean
Jessica
My birthday is March 25th 1986 :)
Jamie
My birthday is November 29th!
Becky Avila
My bday is July 24! My favorite animal(s) have to be my two dogs: Ebony and Contessa!! A big black Lab and a tiny pomeranian :)
Brooke Hansen
My birthday is May 20! My favorite baby is a tie between my 3 year old and my 9 month old baby boys. I’m kind of in love with little miss Brooke as well! She’s a doll and I’m so flattered you named her after me even though we’ve never met :)
Ashlee
My favorite baby is Lilian!
Sara
My birthday is nov 23. I have a few favorite running moments- completing 2 marathons for my two kids and getting under 2 hours (a pr) for my most recent half. and my favorite baby is my 18 month old boy-cutest thing ever!! And soo crazy!!
Nic
My favourite run happy moment was completing my first half marathon this year. I’ve started training for my first marathon next year.
Isabel
My favorite animals are my dogs — 2 Siberian Huskies! My birthday is 16 Oct & my favorite Run Happy Moment was finishing my first half marathon in Salzburg, Austria this past May!
Em
My favorite animal is a jaguar! haha
Jessica B.
My birthday is October 29th and don’ tell anyone but I’ll be turning 30! I can’t believe I’ll be leaving my 20s.
My favorite animals are puppies but penguins are a close second. Look at this penguin tickle video, soooo cute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pK8dplyTHM
Sarah
My birthday is May 24. My favorite run moment occurred during a recent race in Bald Head Island, North Carolina. The last mile was on the beach in the morning, and it was gorgeous!
Kait
happy friday! my favorite animal is a giraffe… and i LOVE my brooks connects to death. in desperate need of a new pair
Kait
i also tweeted :)
Stephen Miller
July 9. Armadillo finishing my first marathon.
Alexandra
My birthday is May 13th.
Alexandra
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/AlexSzopinski/status/279582455822958592
Jacqueline
My birthday is May 10th. I was born on Mother’s Day, and the day after my parent’s first anniversary (talk about the best Mother’s Day gift ever, right?!) ;).
My favorite animal is a tiger. They are so beautiful, and look so soft and cuddly; although I would not recommend cuddling with one anytime soon.
My favorite baby is my own baby, Evangeline. (Of course.) =)
And my favorite RUN HAPPY MOMENT? I was always a sprinter in high school track, and didn’t try to become a distance runner until recently. I was badly in shape and overweight when I started running again… so the first time I completed running an 8 minute mile, yes just 1 mile, I was ecstatic!! Such a high. :-)
Shannon
My birthday is October 24! My favorite animal is my dog, Duncan Donut who is a shih tzu puppy. :)
Shannon
Tweeted! :) https://twitter.com/ShannonBRaymond
Jodi Meyerson Goodman
Hi Janae! I have never considered myself a runner, so my favorite running moment was last night when I ran 3 miles on the treadmill without even realizing it! Yesterday also marked the day that I reached my workout goal for the last couple of months, so I told myself I get to buy new shoes! :)
niki
My birthday is January 23!
Nicole
Tomorrow is not only my birthday but my 30TH birthday! Amelia is my favorite baby…although at 13 months she is kind of a toddler now. (Second place to Brooke?) :) Unfortunately I haven’t really had a RUN HAPPY moment in awhile…I ran my very first Half Marathon about a week before I got pregnant! I’m trying so hard to get back into it. (i couldn’t run during pregnancy because I was so sick!) Maybe new shoes would be just the trick!
Emily
My birthday is July 28 and my favorite animal is dogs!
Lauren
My favorite animal is panda bears and my bday is cinco de mayo (May 5)!
Alyssa
My birthday is January 25, one month after Christmas! It’s probably the best birthday ever because I also share it with my mom and my grandpa. Pretty great right?
I’ll also share my happy running moment. I have only run two half marathons but my first one was my favorite! I felt so awesome the whole time and I kept thinking “Ok Alyssa, at some point this is going to get really hard and it’s going to suck. Be prepared” But it never did! I was on cloud 9 the whole time! Best run ever!!
Alyssa
I also just tweeted about this. @alyssacraig25
Thanks Janae!
elizabeth
I like dogs.
AnneB
I would love to try some minimal shoes! and Tigers Rock! :)
Yo Momma Runs
This is probably the lowest chance ever of winning a giveaway, but my birthday is lucky 13 (my favorite number). So there’s a chance!
Victoria
My birthday is June 21st and I’d love to try the PureCadence2! Such cool colors!
SB
My birthday is November 3rd. Discovering PureFlows was my run happy moment, so PureFlow2s would be outstanding!!
Alex
My Birthday is August 22nd! My favorite animal is a giraffe and my favorite baby is the one I just found out I am pregnant with…an excellent Christmas Present!!!
Kim
Two favorite run happy moments: completing my first marathon and my first run after being diagnosed with MS.
Laura
My favorite run happy moment was PRing my 10K Thanksgiving Trot this year. Plus, once we finished, they gave us a mini apple pie. Best post race swag ever!
Emily
Most recent run happy moment was 6 solo miles on Thanksgiving. It was one of those runs that I don’t think I stopped smiling
Ann P-L
My favorite RUN HAPPY MOMENT:
My friend and I decided to register for our first half marathon that was taking place where I lived while she was in town. She wasn’t able to fully train due to a knee injury and a battle with an illness. When I completed the race (yahoo!!!) I backtracked to locate her. My happy moment was when she told me she was pushing forward and finishing the race despite how tired she was. I was incredibly proud!
Lea
My birthday is April 16th!
Michelle C
My birthday is September 14 th! My favorite baby isn’t really a baby anymore :-( my 14 mo old daughter Riahlyn.
jayloh
ohhh! I’ve been drooling over those shoes since a Brooks rep showed them to me at the end of the Summer!!
my birthday is July 20th.
PC
My favorite animal is tied – sloths and baby hedgehogs!!!
Courtney Tucker
My birthday is March 5th!
Courtney Tucker
I tweeted about the giveaway. @aisforbeautiful
Melissa C
My birthday is so soon… January 11 hooray! Best running moment is completing a race for crohns disease shortly after being diagnosed. Can’t hold me down! Haha :)
Lauren
My b day is July 9.
Missy
June 16th….and for the record Brooke is my favorite “blog baby” and …well… I suppose I can say since there are no other babies in my day to day she may just be my favorite for now period. Totally normal. lol.
Becky
My favorite run happy moment was when I finished my first marathon. I proved to myself I could do it, and it motivated me to set goals for myself that I might have originally thought unreachable!
Lindsey
My birthday is July 12th. I have been wanting to try the PureCadence!
Erin
My favorite baby (ok, toddler) is my little neice Caroline…she has red hair and is the cutest toddler ever!
Lindsey
I tweeted too!
Maegan
January 29
My puppy :-)
My nieces :-)
Completing my first half marathon!
Michelle T
My favorite animal is the elephant!
brittney
july 5! my cat mizuna. my cousins. any run in a new area where i feel like im exploring!
Robyn
May 1st and orca whales! Brooke is becoming my favorite baby too…
Karen C.
My favorite animal is a hippo!!!
Elisabeth
My favorite animal is an elephant. They are so big and strong yet seem so gentle.
Elisabeth
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/egood33/status/279738170826952704
Amy G
My birthday is Feb 3 – and I’ve always loved the whole 02-03 thing! My most recent Run Happy moment was wearing my pink PureCadence! I ran 4 miles in just under 38 mins. It was my fastest run in about a year. I was beyond excited and endorphins were FLYING! :)
Amy G
I tweeted about this giveaway! Please tell Brooks thanks so much!
maggie
My birthday is January 21st! My favorite run happy moment is when I get to run with other people. It makes the runs so much more enjoyable:)
brooke elyse
birthday = february 9th. best birthday month EVER if i do say so myself :)
happiest running moment… completing my FIRST HALF MARATHON EVER almost two months ago. it was AWESOME. and i can’t wait to sign up for another one :)
xoxo
Erin Pierce
My favorite animal is my lab/weim mix Delta, who also gives me my RUN HAPPY MOMENT everyday when she runs with me.
Tricia
My birthday is 1/3.
dorry
oooh! I’m shopping for new running shoes right now! trying to decide if I should get the same kind I had before or try something new. these look amazing! my favorite babies are my nieces and nephew who I get to see next week in Dallas! can’t wait. and my favorite online baby is of course Brooke. xo
jessie
my birthday is september 6th!
Blair
Ooh I love this line from Brooks! I just wish they weren’t so expensive…
My birthday is April 29!
Leilani G
Those shoes are so cute!!!….. My birthday is October 8th and my favorite animal is my toy poodle, she’s my baby!!
Lauren
Run happy moment… A PR of course!
Tori
My birthday is July 10… my oldest daughter’s birthday is the day after! Favorite animal has to… a giraffe, or dog, or… zebra. Happy running moment?! ANY moment where I feel so good while I’m running that I feel like i could run forever– I LOVE days like this. There aren’t many of them- but when they come- they are SOO amazing.
Oh and the cadence. I have pronation issues and they are SUPER cute and I just moved to North COlorado Springs (super high altitude) and I am readjusting my legs and lungs to running miles about the sea. ugh!
Lea Ann R.
My birthday is July 30. I don’t know what my favorite animal is, I like so many!
Lexi C.
My favorite animal (Ok fine mammal) is a dolphin. I love how playful they are.
Katie A
My favorite running moment is qualifying for Boston At the philley marathon. Beautiful city, beautiful place, awesome run. Thanks Philly :)
Katie A
Posted about the run giveaway on twitter – @ktaurand4!!! I love the pureconnect! Happy running through this season .
Megan
I just had my birthday on Monday- 10th December :)
Meagan
Lots of favorite running moments! I think just lacing up and getting out into the fresh clean air makes for a run happy moment(s)!
Stephanie
My birthday is May 10th – I usually share it with Mother’s Day!
Erin
My run happy moment is that feeling you get when you are conquering a new distance, pace or goal. Nothing like it!
Megan
My birthday is May 24th. My favorite animals are monkeys.
Kirsten
Favorite run happy moment: A few weeks ago when I decided to run for as long as I could without stopping (I’ve been using the run/walk method). 12.5 minutes. My head nearly exploded from the excitement!
Ally
My favorite animal is the hippo!
Ally
I tweeted about the giveaway!
Ana
My birthday is June 24th! Exactly halfway to Christmas – I love it!
Sarah Merrill
My bday is 2 days after Christmas, so this would be a Christmas and birthday present for me! (Just like every other present, lol..)
Sarah Merrill
Tweeted!
DonnaG
My favorite animal is a penguin. and my birthday is June 15th :)
Kat B
My birthday is January 14th!
Jenna
My favorite running moment this year was crossing the finish line of the Big Cottonwood Marathon, my first ever 26.2! It was a blast every moment of the 4 hours and 17 minutes and 20 seconds! :)
Layne
My birthday is Jan 10th, and cats are my favorite animals!!
Kate
I love dogs!
Megan @ This Happy Running Life
1. My favorite running moment was when I crossed the finish line after completing my first half- marathon! I cried I was so happy.
Megan @ This Happy Running Life
I tweeted about this giveaway:)
Jessica
My birthday is February 24th and my most recent run happy moment was completing my third half marathon TODAY in my purple brooks pureflows!!
Erik
My Bday is Jan 13, favorite animal is a wolf…ferrets are right behind them, fav baby? My son…my daughter was 2 1/2 when we adopted her…not quite a baby :) Fave run moment? Lots! For me it’ll be the next one…I haven’t run in 7 weeks because of injury…
Lauren
may 25th!
run happy moment that i enjoy often – running around the Central Park Reservoir with the sun setting (or rising) over the NYC skyline. it never gets old!
Erika
My birthday is June 26th and my favorite running memory is crossing the finish line of my first marathon!
Bryn
April 5th! My favorite RUN HAPPY moment is an ongoing process, as I train for my first half marathon in February :) Disney Princess! Favorite animal is probably a penguin… and your daughter is the cutest thing EVER btw. Just a side note :).
Celeste
elephants are my favorite animal!
Alisha M
My birthday is May 6th! For some reason I believed it was on cinco de mayo until I was in the fifth grade hahaha! My best friend still gets it confused because it’s what I used to tell her :)
Brittany
Favorite running moment was running my first straight miles after coming off an injury. AWESOME!
Meredith
my favorite running moment: finish my first marathon! :)
Michelle
Sneaking in at the last second! My favorite run happy moment was my first 1/2 marathon. Even though I went on to complete a full that year, I will never forget the immense feeling of pride and achievement I felt. I’ll also never forget the proud look I saw on my big brother’s face during the race. (he was spectating and saw me in 4 different spots!)
Erica m
My Birthday is on Halloween!! It is awesome, everyone is happy and there are tons of sweets around.
Erica m
Tweeted @emarion
Carolyn G
My birthday is Feb. 7
Amanda
Signed up for my first half marathon today and developed my training plan!
Laura
My birthday is April 19
Laura
I tweeted about your giveaway
Christine
My bday is October 21 and my favorite baby is my daughter, Piper!
Erika Gomm
My birthday is January 2 and my favorite baby is my #5 baby girl Ella! But your baby is pretty cute too!
Sarah
My bday is on the 13th!