Reminder! Giveaway / Freeze Your Thorns Off Jan 28th!

January is tough.  I get it, I really do.  (In the northern hemisphere) The days are short.  It doesn't matter if you're a night runner or a morning runner, if you're running, you're running in the dark.  You're always wondering if some meth hungry hobo is around the corner ready to shank you, steal your Garmin and sell it for some sweet sweet "candy".  To top it off, it just snowed, and then melted, and then iced over.  And don't even get me started on the neighbors dog that somehow seems to drop turds right in the middle of the sidewalk.

During the month of January, races are few and far between.  Which, is exactly why I started my own!  And, is exactly why you should sign up.  Oh, also you should sign up for prizes. Lots and lots of quality prizes.

For those of you that had one too many glasses of boxed wine, here is the low down on what a virtual race is, why you signed up, if Ryan Secrest is.....you know....or isn't, and what you have to do to win sweet sweet prizes.

• I pick the day (Saturday), you pick the time, distance, location, and basically everything else.  Just like in the bedroom always, I don't do much of the work
• Make sure that you're signed up on my original post here
• If you want to treat it like it's own stand alone 5K - great!  If you want to do it as part of a different race or run - awesome!  If you want to do it naked in the shower by jogging in place for 25 minutes - take pictures!
• All that is "required" is that you come back to my blog on January 28th and tell me you ran!  If you have a blog, post a report on there about the race and let me know that you did, if you don't just leave a comment.  That's it!
• Posting pictures of yourself in a blog race report with frozen snot will get you an automatic shout-out in my results post

Who: You and 10s of your closest Boring Runner readers (along with Phoenix area runners on a measured 5K course)
What: 3.1 miles
When: Saturday January 28th, 2012 (Honestly, if you are doing it on Sunday, I'll probably allow it)
Where: Wherever the crap you want! Outside, treadmill, in front of the WII, nude in the shower, wherever!
Why: Because basically everyone is doing it  PRIZES!!!

So, with that - all you need is a bib!

(Right click - save from this page for a "bib sized" version)

Remember how I said that there were prizes?  Well, fortunately for you I didn't lie!  Unfortunately for me, I am horrible at cold-calling companies and asking them to donate to the cause so 90% of this stuff I'm just buying (everything but zero water).  So, instead of focusing on the frivolous stuff, I'm getting things that will ACTUALLY get used.  Horray!  All you need to do to be entered is to sign up for the race!

Zero Water pitcher!  Filters out all of the municipal water sludge and helps you run cleaner

(Review to come very shortly!)

Moeben Arm Sleeves!! UV-protected sleeves are made with a handy pocket for a gel packet or small iPod.

I seriously can't even make up these advertisements.  Was this the start of a hippie orgie?

Feetures (not a typo) high performance running socks!

Like a condom for your feet (that might be my slogan, not theirs)

Body Glide!!!  What better to protect your naughty bits - even in the cold

I kid you not, if you Google Image Body Glide, this picture comes up - I suppose if you're playing soccer in a bikini you WOULD need body glide.....

Nuun!!!  No calories, fizz, electrolytes, delicious

Also, if you put Nuun in wine? Not that bad!