Earth Week Trail Gear ReUseAPalooza 2010!
April 19, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 172 Comments
Over the weekend I was throwing on my favorite Atayne tee shirt when I read “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Run” for the eleventy gagillionth time. This time, the shirt sparked me to focus on “reuse” during Earth Week. Luckily for all of you, I spent two weeks earlier this month organizing the iRunFar offices and have an entire box filled with stuff to give away. Ah, and since Atayne was our muse, we’re giving away four you-can-only-get-them-here organic cotton Atayne tees with the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Run” slogan. (If you love Atayne or you love iRunFar… check back later in the week! ;-) )
Did we mention that we already had an entire box of gear to giveaway? That mean’s we’re giving away two large boxes of gear. Anyway, you can read the rules or skip straight to the prizes. When you’re done, we ask that you take a quick glance at our favor.
Before we go, we’ll encourage you to pass along you no longer used (or rarely used) trail running gear to someone else who can use it. You’ll be helping someone out, decluttering your closet (and life), and reducing the resources needed to produce product the recipient would have otherwise purchased.
[Want some more Earth Week reading? Check out our Trail Running and the Environment articles.]
The Rules
Really, there are no rules to speak of. To enter, just leave a comment (please do this directly on the website) with your name and location. While not necessary, please include your email in the confidential box above the main comment box to help expedite our getting your brand new gear out to you (if you win). In the name of responsible shipping (and our non-existent budget) we’re limiting this contest to American and Canadian shipping locations only.
We ask that you please note in the comment only the gear pieces in which you are most interested. Your specific requests add to our work, but mean the gear goes to the folks for whom it would be most useful. There’s no limit to the number of items you can enter (see paragraph below) to win, we just ask that you are thoughtful in entering the contest.
The drawing for each item will be random … for the most part. One caveat of this giveaway is that you’ll only walk away with one item with the exception of less significant prizes. (A good reason to only enter for the items you want most.) With that in mind, there may be instances where we will deliberately divvy up prizes so that more people walk away happy.
To be eligible, you need to enter by 5 p.m. PDT on Saturday, April 24. We’ll post results very late on Sunday, April 25.
The Prizes
You’ll notice that some of the products listed below indicate light use. All that usually means is that we briefly tested the product. We wouldn’t be giving you anything that’s heavily worn or that we wouldn’t accept if we needed that type of gear.
OK, here are the categories of gear that we’re giving away: Atayne shirts, footwear, apparel (new), apparel (lightly used), hydration gear, socks, “gear”, and tech stuff.
Atayne Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Run Organic Cotton Tees (4 – 1 large & 3 medium, all men’s) – Get yourself the shirts that Atayne gave away before their awesome made-from-recycled-bottle performance shirts were available. They’re green (literally and figuratively). They’re soft. They’re something you want. Please specify a size when entering the drawing for your very own “4Rs” shirt.
- Vasque Blur SL (men’s 9) – A classic shoe from Vasque. What else can we say.
- La Sportiva Crossleather (men’s 9) – The leather version of the kick@ss Crosslite. Similarly, these are bad@ss. We wish we could justify keeping these!
- Karhu Strong Ride (men’s 9…fit like 8.5 – lightly used) – A pair of road shoes we tested for another publication. Note these might fit size 8.5 feet better than size 9 feet.
- Sofsole Athlete Insole (men’s 9-10.5) – Highly cushioned insoles.
- Ultra Lightweight Flipflops (1 of 3) – Basically lightweight foam cut in the shape of a flipflop. For camp use in desert stage races only.
- Moeben Arm Sleeves (small – white) – The trail proven standard in arm warmers.
- Old Pueblo 50 Brooks Tech SS Shirt (men’s medium) – A blue short sleeve shirt from the Old Pueblo 50 mile.
- Iroquois Trails Brooks Tech SS Shirt (women’s medium) – A white short sleeve from the inaugural Iroquois Trail runs with its sweet logo.
- Wasatch Speed Goat Tech SS Shirt (men’s medium) – An authentic Wasatch Speed Goat tee shirt. It’s gray. It’s awesome. (I’m keeping the one I raced in.)
- Conservation Alliance Recycled Tech SS shirt (men’s medium) – A black tech shirt made from recycled bottles.
- TNF Endurance Challenge Tech SS Shirt (men’s medium) – A “Flex Crew” from The North Face for last year’s Endurance Challenge.
- Brooks Run Tee (men’s small) – Blue casual tee with “Run” written on the front in big letters. Let folks know what you do when you’re doing what you love to do.
- Tech Hats (1 of 7) – It was time to let go of our hat collection. (More on that later in the week.) Not picky? Just ask for a tech hat. You particular? Well, then specify one or more of the following: Merrell hat, black HAT Run hat (tech wick), black HAT Run hat (mesh), Airborne hat by Sporthill, Montrail (nearly new), red HAT Run hat, GU-branded Headsweats hat.
- HAT Run casual hat – It’s tan, yo.
- Montrail Team – Mountain Hardwear Transition Pants (medium – barely worn) – The official pants of the 2007 Montrail Ultrarunning team … and I mean THE official pants. There’s Montrail branding at the bottom of one leg.
- Salomon 3/4 Exo Tights (medium – very light use) – Awesome 3/4 length tights that I wish fit, especially for recovery purposes.
- Pearl Izumi rain shell (medium – very light use) – I picked this up before the Leadville 100 in 2006. Not the most breathable rain shell, but it will keep your core dry. FYI, there’s no hood.
- Nike windbreaker (medium – lightly used) – A decade old windbreaker that’s still in great shape save for the missing cinch cord around the waist. It’s black with some white and aqua pieces, though it’s pretty subdued. No hood.
- Columbia Trail Shorts (men’s medium – lightly used) – Long-style trail shorts with the HAT Run 50k logo.
- Short Sleeve Tech Shirts (1 of 6 – men’s medium- used) – If you’re really in need of some tech shirts, we’ve got six more ranging from very lightly used to well used, but in good shape.
- Outdoor Research Sahara Cap (medium – lightly used) – A highly functional sun protection hat. Cape comes off when not needed.
- Sunday Afternoons Adventure Hat (medium – lightly used) – Goofy as hell? Yes. Eclipse-like sun protection? Yup! I wore this on a double crossing of Hope Pass in 2006 and the only thing I regret are the pictures! ;-)
- Tech Hats (dirty) – If you’re really particular, but don’t mind a pre-dirtied hat there are two well broken in Montrail hats and a slightly dirty, but very lightly used white HAT Run hat. Please let us know if you’re willing to give a home to these well-loved hats. Otherwise, it’s off to Goodwill with them!
- Nathan hydration pack (used) – A classic Nathan hydration pack in good, but used condition. It’s 100% functional and clean. Not sure of the model name, but it should hold up to a 3 liter bladder (you supply the bladder). It also has small pockets on both top and rear as well as a large mesh stuff pocket.
- Osprey Hydraulics Nalgene – A standard Nalgene bottle featuring the Osprey Hydraulics logo.
- Drymax Trail Running sock (women’s 10-12; men’s 8.5-10.5) – One pair of Drymax Trail Running socks. See what all the hubbub is about.
- SofSole Anti-Friction socks (men’s 7-10.5) – A set of 2 pairs of these anti-friction socks.
- Swiftwick Seven Midcalf (women 10.5-14; men 10-13) – Merino socks.
- Swiftwick Four Crew (women 10.5-14; men 10-13) – Merino socks.
- Brooks Drawstring Pack – A step up from your basic drawstring gym/shoe bag.
- HAT Run Shoulder Bag – A small over-the-shoulder bag with water bottle slot.
- Basic Drawstring Bags (1 of 4) – Simple drawstring bags from Ragged Mountain Running Shop, Polar, Adidas, and the Leadville Trail 10k. Enter for a specific bag or increase your odds by asking for “a drawstring bag.”
- Nathan Shoe Pocket+ – A small shoe pocket sized for the Nike + iPod sensor. It’ll also hold a key and a few bucks.
- Branded USB Flashdrives – 512MB – 1 GB (a couple) – Are you a trail running junkie in need of a USB drive? We’re your one stop shop for outdoor industry branded flash drives. Be sure to let us know if 512 MB will do or if you’ll only take a 1 GB drive. (Odds of winning are higher for the less picky.)
- 2 GB RAM (2 x 1 GB, DDR3, 1066, CL7) – Get the brains out of the iRunFar laptop. We’ve upgraded to 4 GB and are passing along what we’ve got. Seriously.
A Favor
We don’t make you “do” anything to enter this giveaway. No need to fill out a form, sign up for this, or subscribe to that. However, if you appreciate iRunFar and what it does, we just ask that you spread the word. You could share news of this giveaway with others (post about it on your blog?) or tell them about the website on your next run.
While you’re at it, consider further embracing the iRunFar community through one of the following options. Not only will they keep you better informed (we share different news on the website, the Facebook fan page, and Twitter), but you’ll help us out, too!
- Subscribe to iRunFar via RSS or via email
- Become a fan of iRunFar on Facebook
- Follow iRunFar on Twitter
Also, anyone looking for a free iRunFar bumper sticker, please use our contact page to request one. We’ll need your full address for that! Folks, we ship these free anywhere in the world. Really!
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Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded five years ago. Also the author of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, he's quickly approaching 10 years as an ultrarunner and 20 years as a trail runner. These days he calls Park City, Utah and its trails home.
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Another great giveaway from irunfar! Thank you!
I am interested in the following (listed in order of what I want most to least, if that matters?)
Salomon exo tights
Moeben Arm Sleeves
Brooks Drawstring pack
Any Technical Tee -Medium
Frazer
Memphis, TN
I’d put the Columbia Trail shorts to a good use.
Thanks
Bryon-
thanks for this opportunity. The Vasque Blur SL size 9 are my shoe of choice and I would like to get them dirty!
I’d love to try out the Karhu Strong Ride since I’m more of an 8.5 than a 9.
The Mountain Hardwear Transition Pants also sound pretty awesome!
- Luke
Mountain View, CA
Do the giveaways ever end (let’s hope not!)?
Please consider me in the running for the following:
Conservation Alliance Recycled tech SS shirt
Montrail Team/Mountain Hardwear Transition Pants
short sleeve tech shirts
Drymax trail running socks (men’s)
Moeben arm sleeves
i’m interested in:
4Rs shirt (large)
Old Pueblo 50 Brooks Tech SS Shirt
Brooks Drawstring Pack
Tech Hat – have a large head! :)
thanks!
Bryon, you are the man.
I would be interested in the following:
Nathan Hydration Pack
Any Tech Hat
Any medium men’s tech shirts
Montrail Team Pants
Pearl Izumi Rain Shell
Nathan Shoe Pack
Thanks
What a great idea! I don’t need any of this stuff myself… and I would rather it went to someone who could really use it. I just wanted to send a quick note saying thanks for doing this! It’s really cool!
All Day!
~Ken
Thanks, Ken. I really appreciate the note of support and your honesty in not needing more trail running stuff!
I’d love the Salomon 3/4 tights since I am trying to start my own personal ‘manpris’ movement in Kentucky.
It takes guts to be a fashion maven but I feel I’m up to it.
Thanks,
Alan in Frankfort KY
I am new to trail running and just registered for my first 50k. Obviously I can use all the gear anyone will throw at me!
Atayne – men’s medium “4Rs” shirt
Moeben arm sleeves
Iroquois Trails Brooks Tech Shirt – women’s medium
Montrail Team Pants
Any tech shirts in medium
Any tech hats
Roxanne
Shelby, NC
Wow! Great giveaway! I’m interested in:
Atayne shirt (men’s medium)
Moeben arm sleeves
Outdoor Research Sahara Cap
Thanks!
Thanks for doing another giveaway.
Wouldn’t mind a shot at:
-Atayne Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Run Organic Cotton Tees (large)
-Any Tech Hat
-Montrail Team – Mountain Hardwear Transition Pants (medium)
Jason D.
Magalia, CA
Awesome, Byron rules!!
David Kennedy
Honesdale, PA
Great giveaway! I am new to trail running and loving it! I am interested in:
Pearl Izumi rain shell
4R shirt-medium
Iroquois Trails Brooks Tech SS Shirt (women’s medium)
I will take any large t-shirt, any new tech hat (especially the GU one), The Karhu shoes, and the nathon hydration pack.
Sweet deal…By the way, posted a link to this on my blog.
Mark Ryan
Edmonton, AB
For our friend, Ande Wilkes:
My request didn’t post but I liked that Sunday adventure hat. Thanks for doing this for whomever.
I’d be interested in the Montrail Team – Mountain Hardwear Transition Pants.
Mick
SLC
Great idea. I like…
Sofsole Athlete insole
Conservation Alliance Recycled Tech SS shirt
Pearl Izumi rain shell
Thanks so much for the opportunity. I would be interested in the following:
Vasque Blur SL Mens Size 9 (just happens to be my size)
La Sportiva Crossleather Mens Size 9 (again, my size)
Dry Max Trail Running Sock Mens 8.5-10.5
Brooks Drawstring Pack
A Drawstring Bag
I would be happy to pay for postage for anything that I am lucky enough to win. We have a local version of this in Telluride called “The Free Box” where people can leave what they no longer need so others can take what they do need. The best way to be “green” is to wear things out!
Glenn S
Telluride, CO
Glenn, I love the Free Box idea! Here are iRunFar winners never pay for postage, just spread the word!
Thanks for the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Running Gear Program. You Gore jacket was with me 90 miles of my 1st 100 miler the other weekend. Not sure what I would have used in place of that.
Here’s the wish list:
Vasque Blurs
Crosslites Leathers
Moeben Arm Sleeves
Nathan Hydration Pack
Columbia Trail Shorts
and if I’m not so lucky – Then any Men’s Medium Tech Shirt would be nice.
Thanks,
Will T.
Fall City, WA
Lovce the site, I am interested in the Vasque Blurs or the Nathan hydration pack. I have been wanting to try both,
Thanks,
John
Hubert NC
I would love a shot at some clean clothes. My wife will thank you!
Nike windbreaker
Short Sleeve Tech Shirts – med
Drymax Trail Running sock (mens)
Brooks Drawstring Pack (huge brooks fan)
Nathan hydration pack
I heard about this on a trail run. Time to pass it on…
I am Michele from Maine… while I don’t run or neither does my husband, he spends hours each night walking cleaning floors in grocery stores. All that walking on hard floors really makes his life miserable, and he’s got bone spurs now on his feet :( I would love the Sofsole Athlete Insole for him because it would help his feet absorb all that walking back and forth every night behind those machines. Thanks for the chance, tweeted out to my followers too.
Moeben sleeves.
OR Sahara cap.
Love. this. site!!!
Gentry
Thanks for hosting. This may have sent twice, but I am interested in:
■Brooks Run Tee (men’s small) – Blue casual tee with “Run” written on the front in big letters. Let folks know what you do when you’re doing what you love to do.
■Nike windbreaker (medium – lightly used) – A decade old windbreaker that’s still in great shape save for the missing cinch cord around the waist. It’s black with some white and aqua pieces, though it’s pretty subdued. No hood.
I just became a fan and am now following you on Twitter and Facebook. I’d very much appreciate one of the following items (in order of preference):
Atayne “4Rs” shirt (men’s small)
Moeben Arm Sleeves (small – white)
Conservation Alliance Recycled Tech SS shirt (men’s medium)
TNF Endurance Challenge Tech SS Shirt (men’s medium)
Brooks Run Tee (men’s small)
A tech Hats
A drawstring bag
SofSole Anti-Friction socks (men’s 10.5)
Thanks for hosting this contest!
Thomas
Moeben Arm Sleeves
Iroquois Trails Brooks Tech SS Shirt (women’s medium)
Tech Hats (any one)
HAT Run casual hat
Drymax Trail Running sock (women’s 10-12)
Love to run the trails here in Orlando. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Awesome!
Moeben Arm Sleeves
Salomon 3/4 Exo tights
La Sportiva Crossleather 9
I’ve been a regular visitor to your website for quite a while. I always enjoy TWIR. Keep up the great work!
Vasque Blur SLs
Moeben arm sleeves
Columbia trail shorts
Drymax socks
Hat Run shoulder bag
I’m not picky!!!!
I’ll take anything in a Men’s medium!! Or the Men’s socks!
Jim
Kensington, MD
Jim from NC would love any tech hat. :)
Great site.
hydration pack,
socks (men 10-13),
shoe pocket,
tech hat,
Atayne tee (large)
This is a great idea! I would love to see all my unused running items being used and appreiated by others who enjoy the sport!
I am interestd in the Iroquois Trails Brooks Tech SS Shirt. Iroquois is on my to do list for this year! What better to inspire me!
Thanks
Consider me interested in the following:
Mountain Hardwear Transition Pants
Pearl Izumi rain shell
Columbia Trail Shorts
La Sportiva Crossleather
Wasatch Speed Goat Tech SS Shirt Or any med tech-T
Drymax Trail Running sock
SofSole Anti-Friction socks
Tech Hats clean or dirty
Any tech hat clean or dirty.
4Rs shirt Medium.
You guys rock!
Oops, I think I was supposed to put location too!
Charlottesville, VA
Mike – Mechanicsburg, PA
Great idea on how thin your office. Any of the medium shirts, moebens, socks or hats. Could really use the Bag.
Thanks
Any of the hydration products would be great, as you must be a twerp (or I am just a lard ass who’s 10 year old daughter can’t wear medium). Thanks for the great giveaway. Peace. Al Glenn.
Happy Earth Day! Would love to have a running hat or a large Atayne shirt.
JRP
I would love to receive any of the following
Blur
Moeben Sleeves size small
Montrail hat
Mountain hardware transition pants
Salomon 3/4 tights
Jerry
Texas City, Texas
Forgot to leave my email address with my last post. Congrats on the store opening! I see a T-shirt in my future.
would really like the mountain hardware pants.
thanks, curt
would raelly love the mountain hardware pants.
thanks curt
Happy Earth Day!
I am interested in the following:
1. Sofsole Athlete Insole
2. Tech Hats (dirty)
3. Outdoor Research Sahara Cap
Thanks,
I-Tao Tsai
San Jose, CA
Good Afternoon!
I am interested in the following gear:
Moeben Arm Sleeves (small – white)
Tech Hats
Montrail Team – Mountain Hardwear Transition Pants
Pearl Izumi rain shell
Drymax Trail Running sock (women’s 10-12)
Brooks Drawstring Pack
Basic Drawstring Bag
Branded USB Flashdrives
Hope your Earth Day is Sunny and Bright!
Cheers!
I am interested in Iroquois Trail Brooks Tech Tee womens med and Drymax sock womens 10-12. Great way to reuse, reduce and recylce! Thanks!
Cool contest. I’d be interested in any of the following:
Iroquois Trails Brooks Tech SS Shirt (women’s medium)
Nathan hydration pack (used)
Drymax Trail Running sock (Men’s 10.5)
A drawstring bag
Branded USB Flashdrives (any size)
Mike Bohi
Stockton,CA
Awesome website and awesome idea!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Please put me in the drawing for:
* Drymax Trail Running sockmen’s 8.5-10.5
* Swiftwick Seven Midcalf men 10-13
* Swiftwick Four Crew men 10-13
* Tech Hat!!!!
Would love to sport a “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Run” shirt (medium) around town.
Also, I’ll try my luck for a tech hat. Any would be quite helpful in protecting from the sun what used to be protected by hair . . .
You guys rock!
Bob
Pownal, VT
I could certainly use the arm sleeves or the brooks bag :-) Hope I’m not too late.
This is definitely in spirit with Earth week :-)
Green and free, Awesome! Any of the following will be great!
La Sportiva Crossleather
Tech Hat
Drymax Trail Running sock
Thanks