I love Runaway Bridal Planner’s health and fitness blogger giveaway bloghops. In celebration of summer, she is hosting the “Heat it Up Health & Fitness Giveaway Bloghop.” We are finally warming up here in Chicago, so I am IN!
In case you are not familiar with it, a bloghop is a set of blog posts by different bloggers that are linked together. In this case, each blog hosts a unique giveaway and provides links to other blogs with like-minded giveaways running for the same time period. Blog readers who come to one blog on the list can see links to all of the others and can click to “hop” on over to the next blog.
Well, you know that I love giveaways and to check out new blogs so I decided to link up again! You can see all of the other participating blogs at the bottom of this post or at Runaway Bridal Planner or at co-host Neon Princesses.
Here are some great prizes to help you to stay in shape and enjoy summer!
Prize 1: One custom caricature from I <3 To Run ($29.99 value) with an “Our Kind of Town” print ($49.99 value)
Do you know about I <3 To Run? They make fun running tops and Ts, accessories and prints. They also do custom caricatures and offer the ability to create free “ebibs” (jpegs) of the caricatures that have been done of others. You can share ebibs online via social networks, save as jpegs and send for free. You can also get t-shirts with your ebibs or ones that are already made. You can get a caricature made for $29.99 and then be in the ebib arsenal (or not, if you want to keep it to yourself!)
I got a custom caricature. The drawing is a prettied up version of my post race pic from NYC 1/2 in March and the caption was generated by Adrian from I <3 To Run but I like it! What caption would you give me?
In my back and forth with Adrian from I <3 to Run, I agreed to help them get started on Instagram. So if you are on Instagram, please follow “us.” We are going to do some fun stuff like caption contests and giveaways. Also, make and share ebibs! They are fun and free! And I <3 To Run has some great, unique gifts for runners, too. You can also follow on Twitter or Facebook.
One winner will receive a one person, full color caricature based on any photo you send in to I <3 To Run with digital delivery in your e-mail (printable, high resolution 300DPI). Winner will also receive an “our town” print.
Prize #2: One Bottlebark Bottle/Foam Roller Combo ($29.99 retail value)
When Kristin and I did the Ridge Run “Challenge” on Memorial Day, we met Olympic Long Track Speed Skater Brian Hansen and got to check out his new product Bottlebark. Bottlebark is a stainless steel waterbottle with a foam roller on the outside so you can easily stay hydrated AND bring your foam roller with you when you travel. How clever is that?
Here is more about Bottlebark:
“Behind bottlebark are brothers Brian and Stephen Hansen. Brian is an Olympic silver medalist in long track speed skating and Stephen is an engineering student at University of Wisconsin Madison. While traveling on the world cup circuit, Brian brought his foam roller and water bottle to all his competitions and workouts. Searching for an easier way to bring around a foam roller, he started using a sleeve instead of bringing a foam roller separately. Enough people liked it that we decided to turn the idea into a reality. And so bottlebark was born.”
The Bottlebark comes in a variety of colors and two sizes (25 oz. or 27 oz.)/bottle styles (wide mouth or small mouth). The small mouthed bottle has a carabeener to attach it to a backpack or bag. The prices range from $25 – $30. Don’t be jealous, but we got a special race day price!
Check out and shop for Bottlebark HERE and keep up to date with this cool start up on Facebook and Twitter. One winner will receive the Bottlebark bottle of his/her choice.
Prize #3: one BANDI belt or 2 BANDI headbands
When the husband and I went to Cincinnati a few weekends ago, we checked out Findlay Market and one of the outside stalls was BANDI. BANDI makes awesome running belts, headbands (with pockets for your money and key!) and passport belts. They have a ton of cool patterns and the material is stretchy but strong.
The BANDI belt features a low-profile, center release buckle and tri-glide for an adjustable, no-bounce fit. The unique fold pocket secures everything inside in a new way without the use of bulky zippers or fasteners. Soft, spandex knit fabric has the added benefit of stretching to conform to the body. It is “so comfortable, you will hardly know you have it on!”
In my testing, the BANDI belt was super comfortable and not noticeable. And unlike some belts that I have tried – no bounce and no chafing. YAY! You wear the fold in towards your body and it is secure. I was not worried about things falling out. The pocket was perfect for my iPhone. For larger phones, they offer Passport belts which are the same but offer larger pockets. I will definitely be getting some of these for traveling and gifting. The material is comfortable enough to wear close to your skin. I am a believer.
You can check out BANDI’s website or follow them on Facebook or Twitter.
One winner will receive a BANDI belt or two BANDI headbands in the pattern of her choice.
Please use the Rafflecopter below to enter. This giveaway runs from Friday, June 20th through Sunday, June 29th. Winners will be selected and notified on Monday, June 30th. One prize per winner. Each winner can select from the prizes in order they are selected based on availability. Must be US residents, 18 and over and void where prohibited. All of these products were provided by vendors at no charge to me. All opinions expressed here are my own.
Now, hop on over to check out the other great giveaways: