Merrell Barefoot Gear Giveaway; The North Face Winter Sale; Random Shots of Beauty

Two brief items of interest before our regularly scheduled Random Shot of Beauty …

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I’m a little bit late with this announcement, but to help celebrate their new spring Barefoot line, Merrell is having a month’s worth of free giveaways throughout February. All you need to do is register a name and e-mail address and you’re entered in each day’s drawing of a barefoot gear gift pack, valued at $170. Head over to this Merrell page to enter, and good luck!

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I haven’t reviewed much apparel from The North Face, but their Apex ClimateBlock Jacket that I tested last year is still one of my favorite winter running garments. If you happen to be a big North Face fan and want to grab some discounted cold-weather items, Backcountry.com currently has their entire inventory of The North Face 2011 winter apparel on sale, in some cases up to 40% off. Check out the sale here or by clicking the banner below:

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On to this weekend’s Random Shot of Beauty, from another beautiful winter’s day in Monterey:

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Sailboats on the bay, as seen from Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove during an outing this afternoon with the kids on the coastal recreation trail. There was a fair amount of exercise involved for me, but it wasn’t running, hiking, biking, or even geocaching; I’ll explain more in an upcoming review post sometime.

Until then, whether you prefer powdery slopes or sunny seascapes, may your groundhog-mandated six more weeks of winter be enjoyable.



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