THE BROOKS BLOG

Tomorrow morning (March 12th) Desiree Davila races the 3k at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, representing the US for the second time. Here she talks about her amazing 2009 and what she’s looking forward to in 2010. Courtesy of Flotrack.

Rock ‘n’ Roll comes to Dallas this weekend—March 14th race day!—with the Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon™ Dallas. Come over and say hi before the race and check out our VIP Porta Potties (click here to see how you can get your potty pass).

Monday recovery day is also party day at Run On! and Luke’s Locker.  Be one of the first 150 to stop by on March 15 between 3 and 7pm with your race bib and get a free goody bag. We’ll also have specialty tech tees free with $50 Brooks purchase and free food and beverage for everyone.

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Run On!

5400 E Mockingbird Ln #114

Dallas, TX 75206

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Luke’s Locker

3607 Oak Lawn

Dallas, TX 75219

For those about to race the New Orleans Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon™ and Half: We Salute You!

Also, we want to party with you after the race at Southern Runner. Come by Monday, March 1, 2010 from 12-4pm.

• FREE food and beverage
• FREE Run Happy® gift bag for first 150 runners with race numbers/bibs.
• FREE limited edition Brooks Run Happy® Podium T with purchase of $50 or more while supplies last.

See you there and have a great race!

Southern Runner

6112 Magazine St.

New Orleans, LA 70118

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon™ and 1/2 Marathon Expo is open! This is our first time as an official sponsor, so stop by if you can and see what happens when you mix Rock ‘n’ Roll with Run Happy™.

How do you follow up being a contestant on OXYGEN’s hit show Dance Your Ass Off ? For Karla Guy, the next challenge is P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona ½ Marathon on Sunday, January 17. Karla is running in the Adrenaline . We’re so excited to be part of Karla’s first ever race.

Have a great race, Karla! You’ve done the training, now enjoy the ride—and Run Happy®!

UPDATE: Karla finished strong. Read about her race strategy here. Congrats, Karla!

>> Follow Karla on Twitter @KarlaGuy .

>> Check out Karla’s sweet dance moves at KarlaGuy.com . Scroll to the bottom and watch the video of her winning the first competition.

Brooks hosts the NCAA Division I Cross Country Pre-Nationals for the 7th-straight year today. The meet is being held at the LaVern Gibson XC Course, the home course of Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

Brooks partner Flotrack is covering the event. Unfortunately, bad internet connectivity at the course prevents them from streaming the races live. Instead, they’ll post archived videos of the races here:
http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234565-2009-brooks-isu-pre-nationals/204540-2009-prenats-course-preview

More details:

• 94 men’s Division I teams
• 100 women’s Division I teams
• Top 30 in each race will be awarded a Brooks Pre-Nats EZ T!
• Two Brooks photo booths on hand

Good luck to everyone competing!

Melissa White

Kudos to Hanson-Brooks runner Melissa White , who finished eighth at 2:32:55 in the 2009 Chicago Marathon on Sunday. White shaved five minutes off her personal record and was the second U.S. woman to cross the finish line.

Hansons teammate Patrick Rizzo finished tenth in the men’s field. He also achieved a PR with a time of 2:15:48.

>>Read the Detroit Free Press story

Frayed Laces, a well-read and respected running-community blogger, had the chance to make a stopover in Chicago to see our B*R*A*S*H (Brooks Running Athlete Support Hospital) Tent at the Expo and hang out with Brooks folks.

Here’s her report , with lots of great photos.

Twitter was all, well, atwitter today with first photos of our awesome M*A*S*H-style expo booth at the Chicago Marathon expo. Brooks is offering free podiatrist consultations and gait analyses to runners and expo attendees who sign up at the booth (#733).

But that’s not all. Everyone who participates receives dog tags worth a chance to win prizes. Simply walk your dog tags over to the retail area of the booth to see if you’ve won! Prizes include 10 head-to-toe Brooks outfits, 50 pairs of shoes, 250+ cotton T-shirts, and 150 water bottles. The odds of winning something? Pretty, pretty good.

The B*R*A*S*H (Brooks Running Athlete Support Hospitality) is open till 8 p.m. tonight, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow. Get there early to snag an appointment!

Check out these awesome Twitpics posted by our pals at Fleet Feet Chicago (@FleetFeetChgo). Click on any image to see the full photo post at Twitpic. Nice shots, guys and gals!

This fall Brooks will be sponsoring the best XC meets from around the country! And Flotrack will be there to cover most of them.

On September 5-6, Flotrack was on hand to cover the start of the season at the 2009 Brooks Memphis Twilight XC Classic. Watch race videos and interviews from the meet.

Here are the remaining Brooks-sponsored XC Events for fall 2009. Visit www.runbrooks.com for video coverage during and after events shown with an asterisk below!

OCTOBER 3
Paul Short Run
Bethlehem, PA

*Cowboy Jamboree
Stillwater, OK

*Sunfair Invite
Yakima, WA

OCTOBER 16-17
*NCAA Pre-Nationals
Terre Haute, IN

OCTOBER 17
Brown XC Invite
Providence, RI

NOVEMBER 7
*Washington State
Pasco, WA

*Maryland State
Hereford, MD