As we announced in our April subscriber newsletter, we will be teaming up with Karhu and the New England Running Company to give away some great stuff at the 2014 Boston Marathon Expo. Kevin and EJN will personally be on hand to meet and greet member of Level Legion (and hopefully to persuade a few more to join the ranks). Here’s a schedule for our appearances:
Eric - Friday, 12:00-1:00
Kevin - Saturday, 1-2 pm (remember this is the day of the BAA 5k)
Eric - Sunday, 9:30-10:30 am
Here’s what to expect:
First three people each day to show up at the Karhu booth and tweet, Facebook post or mention the Karhu/LVL promotion will get a limited edition Karhu t-shirt.
All individuals who stop at the booth can also enter to win a free pair of Karhu Fluids courtesy of New England Running Company. One pair will be given away at the end of each day of the expo. Runners who post/tweet about the Karhu/LVL promotion will receive additional entries into our raffle.
That’s right, that’s 9 gift packs and 3 pairs of shoes to be given away! Kevin Balance and EJN will be helping to hand out prizes and greet the members of Level Legion that venture over to the booth, along with the Karhu Bear.
We certainly hope William Fallon hated feeling cold because he’ll be nice and toasty with the new with a Craft Windproof Stretch Jacket that he just won. Oh, and there was a Karhu Flow Trail, too. With all the money he’s saving on gear, he can probably afford to buy the drinks at the next Hub Running Club group run!
Not a Level subscriber? You need to be one to be eligible for the prizes that we’re constantly giving away. We want to reward the most active subscribers too, so to officially enter these monthly contests all you’ll need to do it click the button in the email that says ‘enter’. That’s it. Follow Level, to be aware of any other chances that pop up.
Subscribers should remember this from our December email. As was mentioned in the email, there’s one slight change implemented for this contest (and all going forward): we want to reward the most active subscribers so to officially enter the contest all you’ll need to do it click the button in the email that says ‘enter’. That’s it. If you haven’t already, go back to the email and click ‘enter’. If you’re a new subscriber and didn’t get the email then you we’ll let you in if you contact us and let us know you want in.
As always there are additional chances to be had. Just be ready to show your #SisuOnTheLevel and possibly share some pics. Tag any tweet with #SisuOnTheLevel and you’ll increase your chances. Follow Level, Karhu and Craft to be aware of any other chances that pop up.
Winner to be announced early next week. Good luck!
The Steady “is the perfect blend of lightweight support and comfortable efficiency for the runner who wants it all.” Sounds pretty sweet. The men’s weighs in at a lean 8.9 oz and ladies version is…well, the weight’s not listed on the site as of now but we can imagine it’s bit lighter.
As for the shirt, all you need to know is that it will be cold soon and the shirt is bad ass (just like was said in the email). Couldn’t say it any better here.
The lucky winner is…
Tod Mahony
Thanks to Tod (and everyone else out there in Level Legion) for subscribing and helping us spread the word about the runners that make our sport great. For those who didn’t win, best of luck to you next month. It’ll be a good one and we can’t wait.
All of you Loyal Level Legion subscribers out there most likely saw the blurb in our last monthly email about the Karhu contest. Details are finally here. .
One lucky winner will receive both a pair of the new Karhu Steady trainer and a Craft Be Active Extreme Baselayer.
The contest is open to subscribers only, so be sure to sign up for your free Level subscription if you haven’t already. If you already have one, then you’re in. If you just sign up now, they you’re in too.
There will be chances for bonus entries for you subscribers that follow us through our various social media channels. Basically, retweet any tweet and/or share any Facebook post of ours and you’ll gain an additional entry. If you also include @LevelRenner or @KarhuRunning in any or your running related tweets, we’ll give you another bonus entry. Contest is open for the next week. We’ll reveal the winner in a blog post next week.
Thanks to Karhu for the hook up, and extra special thanks to the Legion for your enthusiasm about what we’re doing here!
All of you Loyal Level Legion subscribers out there most likely saw the blurb in our last monthly email about the Karhu contest. Details are finally here. Karhu is offering a up a cool prize pack to help you beat the heat on these hot summer days.
A reader unfamiliar with the intensity of New England summers recently inquired about the conditions in the area in mid-July. Well, if you step into direct sunlight any time in July around here there is a very good chance that you could burn up like some kind of vampire. The multi-channeled fibers of the Craft Cool Mesh Superlight singlet are designed to keep you cool and greatly reduce the risk of any Dracula-like demise.
One lucky winner will receive both a pair of Karhu Flow Light shoes and a Craft Cool Mesh Superlight singlet. Pictured here are the men’s versions of each but the women’s versions are available should a lucky lady be the winner. The contest is open to subscribers only, so be sure to sign up for your free Level subscription if you haven’t already. If you already have one, then you’re in. If you just sign up now, they you’re in too.
There will be chances for bonus entries for you subscribers that follow us through our various social media channels. Contest is open from now until we publish the next issue of the magazine (first week of July). We’ll reveal the winner in the next monthly email, which is the same email that will announce the release of the upcoming issue.
Thanks to Karhu for the hook up, and extra special thanks to the Legion for your enthusiasm about what we’re doing here!
**Note: Winners located outside of the continental US will be responsible for the related shipping costs.
May 19th is fast approaching and with that, the first annual NE Distance Community 5k. The name couldn’t be more appropriate since the support of the New England running community is necessary not just for the success of this race, but the for the success of the whole non-profit program.
Karhu and NE Distance are teaming up to give two lucky runners a free entry to the race. To enter, just leave a comment below. We’d also encourage you to like NE Distance on Facebook and start following them on Twitter, just to help them spread the word about their wonderful program.
In fact, for an extra couple of chances, favorite and retweet this tweet. Pretty simple, right? The more you get involved, the more chances you get to win!
Yeah, I know. It’s been a few weeks. I had to post this before the JJ Ramble stuff otherwise I just would’ve found excuses to keep putting it off. Race coverage kind of took a back seat to everything else for a while, but it’s time to start getting back into the flow of what we do.
Dejen Gebremeskel (13:37) and Kim Smith (15:16) were the big winners in this first race of the 2013 BAA Distance Medley. Smith picked up where she left off last year by winning the first race of the series she dominated in 2012. The men’s field had last year’s series champ (Allan Kiprono) but he was a distant 4th. What it was missing was the 5k champion from 2012, but Ben True has other racing plans this spring. Gebremeskel put up a championship worthy performance and even came in four seconds faster than True did in 2012 (despite the ridiculous amount of turns on the new course).
In the footage above, you can clearly see Alistair Cragg looking strong out in front about halfway through. However, Cragg said afterwards: “I never felt good today. Hurt my achilles mid-week and limped into this one.” To still end up running a 14:07 and placing 8th in that stacked field is pretty incredible. It was only a couple of weeks prior to this that he ran a 13:24 in Westfield. When asked to compare the two courses, he deferred to Kim Smith, saying her times were a better representation.
Of the course, Kim Smith said, “Lots of turns on the new course for sure. I’m not very good at turns so I found it tough. Definitely not like the blazing fast Westfield course.” As a point of comparison, Kim ran a 14:48 in Westfield. That’s obviously not a big enough sample size to make any meaningful conversion, but then you can look at a couple other speedsters that ran both:
Brian Harvey - 14:11 in Westfield vs 14:25 in Boston David Chorney - 14:31 in Westfield vs 14:29 in Boston
So taking that into consideration…it’s chaos! Chorney actually ran faster on the tougher course, and Harvey’s time didn’t slow much at all (although Harvey admittedly didn’t have his ‘A’ game in Westfield). Westfield performances really don’t have anything to do with what happened at this race, but it was interesting to make that analysis since there was a lot of discussion about the Westfield course afterwards (mainly about it being short).
One last quote about the course, this one coming from Jon Stanton, who knocked his time down to 19:42 and improved by over two minutes in the process: “I really like that it follows more of the marathon route. It does seem odd to me, and correct me if I’m wrong, that a 3.1 mile race has more turns in it than the 26.2 mile race the following day. It is alot of 90′s for such a short distance. They probably offset the speed that was gained when they removed the hill for the first mile.”
The comparison of the plethora of turns in the 5k to the dearth of turns in the marathon really made it seem more ridiculous. But hey, it’s just another challenge. Where’s the fun in it if they’re all straight, flat and fast. Bring on the twisting hills!
Thanks to everyone who entered our third and final giveaway for a pair of Karhu Flow Trainers. We appreciate it! We here at The Level are sorry to see this contest end. But, don’t worry. We’ll have more excellent prizes to give away in the near future. Now, without further adieu…
Caitlyn Clark
Congratulations Caitlyn! Caitlyn did a great job of recruiting new Legion members to our page, but it was her very own number that came up via the wonders of our Random Number Generator. Caitlyn: please email us (via the About tab at the top of the page) to claim your prize. You have 2 days so get moving!
Happy Running from your friends at Level Renner and Karhu!
And The Level would like to especially that Karhu for making this sweepstakes possible!
Long Live Sisu
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You still have time to get in on the last of our Karhu giveaways…but not much. Find out what you need to know here. The response to this contest was great, and hopefully people will stick around for more than just a shot at some pretty cool shoes. We’re got some stuff in the works, as always, so pay close attention.
Still time to enter…
A couple of big marathons this weekend: Houston and Disney. Some big news coming out of Houston is that Meb withdrew from the half. Meb, did you get your flu shot or what? That’s too bad, but there’s plenty to watch still as we have a few other Americans still looking to make some noise: Ben True, Aaron Braun, Luke Puskedra. Let’s go True!
Also this weekend is the USATF-NE Prom Awards Banquet, where the male and female AOY winners will be announced. Who will it be? You’ll have to attend to find out. Dust off your ‘going out’ clothes, shine up your shoes and get ready to celebrate 2012 one last time.
What’s The Legion up to this weekend? Not everybody can make the trip to sunny FL to run Disney, so what will you do around here?
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