Cloud (Size) 9 Shoe Giveaway
October 6, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 267 Comments
[Note: This contest is now closed. Winners were announced here.]
As you might expect, we receive a great many shoes here at iRunFar. Some arrive as sample for possible reviews (we usually only publish our favorites), while we pick up others at various events. We keep some reference pairs, but at some point we need to unload most of them whether we like the shoes or not. That’s why if you are a men’s size 9 (or 9.5) today might be your lucky day. As part of a week long series of contests, we’re giving away 8 pairs of trail shoes!
Details on how to enter follow the list of available shoes. Note that while each pair of shoes has been worn, they’re all in excellent, darn-close-to-new condition.
BTW, here’s an index to all of our contests this week.
Men’s Size 9
- La Sportiva Raptor – A stable, neutral trail shoe (iRF La Sportiva Raptor review)
Merrell CP Paragon – One of the coolest looking trail shoes we’ve ever worn. Green camo upper with orange midsole. (right) Light and airy, too.- Oboz Ignition II – An improved version of the Ignition that features booty construction.
- Salomon SpeedCross 2 – A highly-lugged trail shoe that performs well in a variety of conditions. (iRF Salomon SpeedCross 2 review)
- The North Face Arnuva Boa – A hybrid trail shoe featuring the Boa Lacing System.
- The North Face Single-Track – An award winning hybrid shoe new for this year. (iRF TNF Single-Track review)
- Ultra Lightweight Flipflops – Basically lightweight foam cut in the shape of a flipflop. For in-camp use in desert stage races only. These have never been worn.
Men’s Size 9.5
- GoLite Comp – A trail shoe designed with outsole “pods” to absorb impact. It’s a shoe for the adventurous.
- Montrail Sabino Trail – The most stable and protective trail shoe in Montrail’s current lineup. Note that these are actually a size 9, but they fit like a 9.5. (iRF Montrail Sabino Trail review)
The Rules
Really, there are no rules to speak of. To enter, just leave a comment (please do this directly on the website, not via email) 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. (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 Friday, October 15. We’ll post results from all of our One Miiillllionth Pageview contests on October 18th.
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, link to iRunFar on your blog or website, or tell your buddies about the website on your next run.
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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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Great timing. Looking for a new pair of trail shoes.
Salomon or Merrell are my favorites.
Thanks much!
Matt
Abingdon, MD
My son needs these shoes.
Will tell my newbie running friends.
Size 9 will be awesome for me!
I would love either of the following:
Salomon SpeedCross 2
La Sportiva Raptor
…but would be happy with any of the options. Thanks
Tim Hoiness
Bend, Oregon
I can wear 9 or 9.5 shoes. The flip flops would be awesom as well since I just blew out my last pair.
The 9.5 Montrails would be da bomb. Go lites cool too.
Cool. I’d love the ■Montrail Sabino Trail shoe or anything else that is close to a stability shoe!
cool site.
I’m in any 9.5s. Give me a reason to hit the unpaved road too…
I’m good for 9.5 (preferred) or 9!
I would love the buff–I wear them around my neck to keep my asthma at bay.
laura
those montrails would fit great.
The 9.5′s are the preferred ones, but any is fine. Thanks!
My bad. Hamilton, Ontario.
Winning any of these would be great. I have been training for a 10-mile trail run and have just about worn out my trail runners.
*La Sportiva Raptor
*Merrell CP Paragon
*Oboz Ignition II
*Salomon SpeedCross 2
*The North Face Arnuva Boa
*The North Face Single-Track
*GoLite Comp
*Montrail Sabino Trail
The Golite or Montrail will be great.
■La Sportiva Raptor – A
■Merrell CP Paragon –
■Oboz Ignition II –
■Salomon SpeedCross 2 –
■The North Face Arnuva Boa –
■The North Face Single-Track
San Angelo, TX
I’m in any 9.5s!
Winning any of these would be great:
The North Face Arnuva Boa size 9.
Flip flop
Thanks, Eyal.
i dont have shoes at all i a sports man and would be delighted to get a few pairs i am at present at saudi arabia ..
can u help me guys
Been thinking about a new pair so why not try to win a free pair. Thanks
The single tracks!
I started running for the first time on a regular basis four months ago. I turned 50 this year and I’m consistently running about 8:10 miles. I’m pretty happy but want to do better.
Size 9.5 works for me!!
The Merrells are my fav. Hope my son likes them too!
The Merrell or either of the North Faces would be awesome!!!! Thank you!
I run Ultras and can always use new or additional gear. My shoe size is ten,and large in clothes.
Hi,
What a great insightful site. Greetings from the uk!
The Golite Comps in 9.5 would be a great replacement for a pair I wore out over the winter runs last year – they’re bonkers to look at and work terrifically well
Best wishes, Mike
Would love to get my husband to trail run with me maybe one of the pairs of 9.5 might do trick!
Would love to motivate my son to start running again. He is a size 9.
Would love a pair of the GoLite Comp or Montrail Sabino Trail. Just finished pacing my brother to his first 100-miler and need a new pair of trail shoes as I help him to complete his pursuit of The Beast series.
I would love to get into trail running with lots of trails nearby. Anything size 9 would be great! Thanks!
would like to get a great free pair of running shoes size 8
The size 9 trail shoes:
La Sportiva Raptor
Merrell CP ParagonMerrell CP Paragon
Oboz Ignition II
Salomon SpeedCross 2 of conditions
The North Face Arnuva Boa.
The North Face Single-Track
Thanks for your contributions to the running community.
Really interested in the golite’s.
204 Edgewater Way
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Any size 9 except the flip flops would be welcome!
Location, Ada, MI
Would love a pair! thanks heaps for the competition!
Raptor, SpeedCross, or Sabino Trail would all be sweet.
Dana Royer (Middletown, CT)
I would love to win the size 9 Salomon speed crosses, becasue if I bought another pair of trail shoes my wife would probably divorce me, or worse follow through with her threats and start throwing my shoes away. BUT… if I won a pair that would be OK…. So please help save my marriage…I need to hit the trails on those Salomon’s…Thanks Tom
9.5 right here!
Trevor
ATX
size 9!
Nina
Cedar Falls, Ia
I wear both 9 and 9.5. Looking to update my worn out Brooks Cascadias. Thanks!
Put me in for the Merrell CP Paragons and the North Face Arnuva Boas. Thanks!
Joey
Woodbury, NY
Any of the shoes would be great and well used. I’m most interested in the GoLite Comp 9.5 and North Face Single Track 9.
Dan
Lake Waukomis, MO
Jason
Fort Worth, Texas
Alex M
San Clemente, CA
anything 9.5
size 9.5
I’m willing to try any of these. My only trail shoe experience is the Montrail Streaks.
Incredible, I’m a size 9. Would love to try the Oboz.
i’d love to try any of the size 9 men’s… perfect fit for my foot… fun to explore some new companies (to me) trails hoes! ready and waiting in colorado!
I would love to win a pair of shoes for my hubby! These are just his size!
size of anything would be great, but if i had to choose size 9 of salomon or north
face would be great
cole in beautiful bc,canada
I’m a flatlander from Iowa who is looking to make the move from cross country and track to the trails of the mountain west. The La Sportivas or North Face Single Tracks look like a good fit.
Enjoy your interviews with the leaders of the ultra pack.
David
Iowa City, Iowa.
Thanks, David. You’ll be following a slew of DIII runners onto the mountain trails.