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August Newsletter
08/05/2009 | Steve DeKoker

SUMMER TIME AND THE LIVIN’S…

Well, not easy for all. Here in the Pacific Northwest it’s
been abnormally hot (103 degrees last Wednesday), and the East
Coast has been cold. Whether it’s hot or cold, I hope you’ve
been able to train and race to your expectations. I’ll see
you on the track, roads, and trails!

Happy Running,

Steve D.

ALEX WOLF-ROOT
SANTA ROSA, CA

CHAD SAFRAN
FREEHOLD, NJ

CHERYL BELLAIRE
ST DAVIDS, PA

CHRIS ENGLAND
MURRAY, KY

KELLY WILSON
CHARLOTTE, VT

LINDSAY DAVIDSON
SAN ANTONIO, TX

MATT CUSACK
SPOKANE, WA

ROBB KESTNER
WEST JEFFERSON, OH

RYAN BLOOD
SUMMERDALE, PA

VARINKA BARBINI
LEXINGTON, KY

SHOUT-OUTS!

You’ll have to forgive me if I didn’t include your shout-out this
month as I’ve been more busy than usual. However, I would
like to send a special thank you to BILL LANGOUT,
a Minnesota member, who invited me to join his team to climb Mt
Rainier last weekend. We successfully summited at 1:00PM, and
with the exception of a few rolling boulders, a dozen or so giant
crevasses, and a few headaches, everyone completed the
journey. Thanks, Bill!

JASON SAITTA - Jason won the Steamboat Springs
Marathon. This was his 9th overall victory and the 5th
straight victory at Steamboat! Nice work, Jason!

SPENCER COCANOUR - Spencer was voted a USAT 2008
All American. Awesome, Spencer!

DANIEL ARNETT - Dan received a 2008 USAT Honorable
Mention for the 30-35 age group. Well done, Dan!

TROY AND EVE NELSON - The Nelsons were both USAT
All Americans for the 40-45 age group in 2008. I bet you two
have a lot of gear in your house. Nice job!

TODD GANGELHOFF - Todd won a very technical 50k in
5:29:14. Way to go, Todd!

SUZANNA BON - Suzanna won the San Diego 100 Mile
Endurance Run in 19:32 with a new course record! Congrats,
Suzanna!

KIM MCCONNELL - Kim was the women’s masters
champion at the Steamboat Springs 1/2 Marathon. Great job,
Kim!

RYAN GREUTMAN - Ryan ran a 1:11:57 at the Sunburst
1/2 Marathon in Sounthbend, IN for 3rd place overall. Nice
time, Ryan!

CAMP VIDEO

For those of you who attended camp or are interested in what
happened, please take a minute to view the great video we
produced. And thanks to everyone who was interviewed and gave
us some sincere input about your experience at camp and with the
I.D. Program.

Here is the link: http://www.brooksrunning.com/Fun+Stuff/Watch+Videos/

MEMPHIS TWILIGHT CLASSIC

Fellow Brooks I.D. Member, coach, and meet director for the Brooks
sponsored Memphis Twilight Classic, Bill Hoffman, is offering to
enter an I.D. racing team for his meet. And fellow member,
Jose Lopez, has offered to organize the team. If you are
interested in running in one of the best cross-country meets in the
country, please contact Jose.

When: Saturday, September 5
Contact: Jose Lopez (pepesport2003@gmail.com)

HOOD TO COAST

I.D. Members Mike Bresson, Forest Braden, Josh Eberly, James
Lander, Damion Bateman, and Jesse Armijo will be joining the Brooks
Beast Hood to Coast team in a few weeks. Brooks Beast
finished 3rd overall in 2007, and 2nd overall in 2008. Cheer
us on as we go for the overall title in 2009! And if you’re
on another team, be sure to say hi to me on the beach…

SHOE DESIGN CONTEST

Last month I showed you Farra Karsen’s winning color design for the
GTS 10. One of our footwear developers came back from Asia
with the actual shoes and will be sending them to Farra. They
couldn’t make the exact match, but it still looks really cool!

PME AWARD AND AG AWARDS

Don’t forget that if your name or photo is published mentioning
Brooks or Brooks I.D., or wearing Brooks gear you are eligible for
a Positive Media Exposure Award (go to www.brooksrunning.com/id for
the application).

Also, our next age group award races are the Rock n’ Roll Viriginia
1/2 Marathon, the Twin Cities Marathon, and the Marine Corps
Marathon. Send me an email with your age group and estimated
finish time to enter.