Road ID Winner

As promised, I am posting the winner of the Road ID Giveaway on Monday 11/21.  Barely.  I had hoped to have my Philadelphia half marathon recap ready at the same time, but no such luck.

So for now... here's the winner.  Thanks to all who entered!

Drumroll, please...

 

Congratulations, AR!

Please drop me an email at: amandarunsoncoffeeATgmailDOTcom and I'll let you know how to claim your  Road ID.

If you are bummed about not winning and want to order your own, you can go to: www.RoadID.com and use code pcSanta220 for 20% off your entire order through 11/28. 

Please stop back some time Tuesday night for my race recap.  Seriously.

Oh, and check out this post-finish line picture from the Philadelphia Marathon twitter account.

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I made a cameo appearance in my blue t-shirt.

Road ID Giveaway

As you may recall, I recently posted my review of the Wrist ID Slim, which was provided to me by Road ID in exchange for an honest review.

Wrist ID Slim comes in a cool tin

Demonstration of Road ID on bicycle

Customize with optional humorous statements

Jeff, who does PR for Road ID, has generously offered a free Road ID for one of my readers!

Prize: code for one Road ID item of your choosing
Who can enter: Anyone!
Ends: Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11:59pm PST
To enter:
Mandatory: Go to the Road ID website, peruse their products, and leave a comment here telling me which model you would choose if you won.
Bonus (Optional): After the mandatory entry: if you follow my blog, leave a 2nd comment telling me you do.
1 Comment = 1 Entry.  Max: 2 Entries.
Winner chosen: randomly, using Random.org
Winner announced: On this blog on Monday, November 21, 2011.
To also be emailed upon winning, be sure to leave your email in your comment, or make sure I can easily find your email address if I click through to your blog or blogger profile.  If I can't find your email address, the only notification will be on my blog on Monday.
**Winner must respond within 48 hours of announcement/email or a new winner will be chosen.

You could be stylin' like me.

Thank you again to Jeff, who represents Road ID!

Please check out Road ID on Facebook and on Twitter.

Read my full Road ID - Wrist ID Slim review here. 

Sweaty Bands Winner and race question

Drumroll please...

Congratulations to Abbie, winner of the Sweaty Bands giveaway!
Abbie, I have emailed you at the email address I found through your blog.

Thank you to everyone who entered!

I know this is so wrong, but now when I hear winner, I can't help but think of:

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Ok, enough of Charlie Sheen.

Thoughts please:

1. I am signed up for a local, but hilly, half marathon on April 3.  I'd love to beat my previous best time of 2:21:10 that day, (and think I've been pretty good with my training) but *shouldn't* be too surprised if I don't, because holy hills.

2. Hubs and I are going to Ohio Memorial Day weekend, and planning to run a 5k on while we are there (I don't have any huge 5k goals...would like to be better than 10:00 pace though).

3. A friend just asked if I'd like to run a half marathon with her on May 22.  It's a relatively flat course.  It's only 45 minutes away.


My thoughts:
-Eek, a half only a week before a 5k!?
-What if I bomb the April 3 half?  It might be nice to know I've got a chance to redeem myself before summer is officially here and I will want to crawl into air conditioning and not come out again until October.
-If I DO beat my time goal on April 3...I could possibly further improve my time 7 weeks later on a flatter course.

Is this running timeline too crazy??

Sweaty Bands Review and Giveaway!

My hair is a big curly frizzy mess.  Sometimes I spend ridiculous amounts of time trying to tame it; sometimes I give up.  I need to tame it before I go for a run.  Otherwise, the wind will have pieces of my hair falling in my face and I will look very smart to cars passing me as I appear to be slapping myself in the face/eye to remove my stray hair.

What do I use to tame my messy hair?  In cold weather, I love my lululemon earwarmer/head band.
 (I don't mean to look mad in this picture).

When it's too warm for an earwarmer, I go with a hat.  But sometimes a hat is too warm.  While the myth has apparently been debunked that the most heat leaves through your head, my head still feels warm with a hat on it.  I deeply regretted my decision to wear a hat for my September half marathon in the 70s.

Luckily the hat and sunglasses cover most of my face so you can't see that it is beet-red.

I have previously tried elastic headbands from Scunci that look like huge ponytail elastics, meant to go around your entire head.  They do not stay put for me. I turned to the internet to find a no-slip headband.  In my search, some of the brands I found were lululemon, Bondi bands, and Sweaty Bands.

I read mixed reviews of lululemon's headbands, and Bondi bands are a little too wide for my taste.  My interest was piqued by Sweaty Bands.  I contacted Sweaty Bands directly to ask if they might be interested in providing me with a Sweaty Band for review/giveaway on my blog.  They kindly agreed and sent me one for each!

Note: I was not compensated for this review in any way besides being provided the two Sweaty Bands for review and giveaway.  This review represents my honest opinion after using the sweaty band while running.

I decided to wear the thinner one (1 inch wide) for my review as I feel I have a tiny head (I had to buy a kid's ski helmet).  The outside is a pretty fabric, the inside is a velvet lining to grip your hair without any "slipping or causing breakage."  There is elastic in the very back of the band for an adjustable fit.

I have now worn my Sweaty Band on THREE Runs.  I apologize in advance for the greasy-haired, sweaty pictures of myself. 

An 8.87 mi long run (referenced here)

a 4.91 mile pace run:

and a 9.17 mile long run:

 

The sweaty band stayed put for all three runs!  I will also say I'm not used to wearing a headband, and a couple times I felt like it might have been shifting but when I reached up and touched my head, the Sweaty Band was right where I put it.  It even stayed put while wearing over-the-ear earbuds for my mp3 player on my most recent long run.  The sweaty band did a great job of keeping stray hairs from flying in my face, and it was comfortable to wear.

Other fun facts:
-Made in the USA!
-Hand wash, drip dry.
-They have a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
-Available in solids or designs, even reflective fabric! and in a variety of sizes (thick, thin, and for kids)


Now for the fun part!  Sweaty Bands has provided me with a sweaty band to give away!  My very first giveaway!!

This Sweaty Band is 1.5" thick and is a pretty springy/summery shade of blue with light pink polka dots.

The Details:
Prize: One Thick Sweaty Band.
Who is Eligible: Residents of US and Canada.

How to Enter:
One Entry for each item below-- (Leave a Separate Comment for Each!)
1. Follow my blog?  Leave a comment letting me know.  If you don't already follow, you can do so by clicking on "subscribe to posts" on the right hand side of the page underneath "Blog Archive."
2. Check out www.sweatybands.com.  Leave a comment sharing an item that catches your eye, and what activity you would use your Sweaty Band for.
3. Post about this giveaway on your blog and comment here with the link.
4. Post about this giveaway on twitter and comment here with your twitter name.
Giveaway closes: Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 10 pm EST.

Winner will be selected through Random.org and will be announced on this blog by the morning of Saturday, March 5th, and contacted by email.  So please be sure to leave your email address in your entry, or make sure it is easily accessible if I click through to your blog.

A big thanks to Sweaty Bands!  Check out Sweaty Bands on: their website, twitter, and facebook.

PS, Check out their Valentine's Day Special through Feb 28.