Huge Sugoi and Gu Giveaway!

If you’ve been following my blog for a few months, you know that I love my Sugoi Velocity Tri Suit. I first wore it at the Apple Duathlon early this past summer:

And I wore it for every triathlon this summer: Liberty Oly, Chisago Lakes Sprint, and St. Croix Valley Oly. I even wore it at those 2 little “Splash and Dash” events that I did.

At the Liberty Oly and the Chisago Lakes Sprint

So I obviously love their stuff. The good people at Sugoi and Outside PR want me to help giveaway some of their products. Here’s what you all have a chance to win:

• Sugoi Velocity Tri Suit. That’s a $225 value! If you win, you’ll get to pick your size and Sugoi will ship it right to you! Here’s a men’s and a women’s Sugoi Tri Suit:

(men's in red, women's in black)

• Sugoi Velocity Tri Tank and Tri Short. That’s a $220 value! ($100 for the tank, $120 for the shorts.) Again, if you win, you’ll get to pick your size and Sugoi will ship it right to you! Here’s a men’s and a women’s Sugoi Tri Tank and Tri Short:

(men's in gunmetal, women's in black)

Well, the people at Gu wanted “in” as well. So they have some stuff to add to this giveaway.

• Two 6-Count Boxes of Gu Roctane. (A $30 value.) Gu will send you 2 boxes of their new Pineapple Roctane. I’ve been using Roctane during my triathlons this year, and it’s good stuff! It’s more expensive than regular Gu, but that’s because it’s LOADED with more good things for your body. (Click here for more info on Roctane.)

• Two 6-Count Boxes of Vanilla Gingerbread Gu. (A $16 value.) Tis the season for Vanilla Gingerbread Gu...

• Two 6-Cout Boxes of Mint Chocolate Gu. (A $16 value.)

The best funniest endorsement for Mint Chocolate Gu came from the Gu PR person that I work with. She told me the following in an e-mail (and never suspected I’d share it with the world):

Seriously, when I have a chocolate craving (um, everyday) I go for the mint choc GU. Seriously, it’s better than Hersheys. I have yet to use one on a run. I just eat them. I'm gross, I know.

Gross? No. Hilarious? Yes.

HERE’S HOW TO ENTER TO WIN:

You can enter by simply commenting on this post, but you can earn MORE entries to better your chances. (Much like the giveaway 2 weeks ago where 3 readers won signed copies of “Trizophrenia” from Jef Mallett.) If you follow my Twitter feed or become a member of the “Steve in a Speedo” fan page on Facebook, you can earn an extra entry. If you do BOTH, you can earn 2 extra entries and really better your chances at winning some sweet swag!

Follow these steps:

1. (Optional) Follow steveinaspeedo on Twitter and/or become a member of the “Steve in a Speedo” fan page on Facebook.

2. Comment on this post, and note if you earned extra entries so I make sure to add your name 2 or 3 times. You do NOT need to be a blogger, but make sure to leave some specific info so you’ll know if you won. (So you could say something like this: “Hey Steve, this John Smith from Topeka. I joined your Facebook group, but I didn’t follow you on twitter, so put my name in the hat twice! Thanks!”)

3. Check back next Monday, Dec 21st, to see if you’ve won! ESPECIALLY if you’re not a blogger, because I have no way of contacting you!

Important Note: Commenting on this post will put you in the running for the Tri Suit, the Tri Tank and Tri Shorts (being “won” as a pair), and the Vanilla Gingerbread Gu. The Roctane will go to a random member of the “Steve in a Speedo” fan page on Facebook, and the Mint Chocolate Gu will go to a random follower of steveinaspeedo on Twitter. So by earning multiple entries, not only will you have a better chance at winning one of the “big ticket” items, but you’ll also have a chance at winning some more Roctane and Gu. Think about it. It’s a sweet deal. There’s no arguing with free tri stuff!

Pseudo-legal stuff:
- Contest only open to US residents. UPDATE: The PR company said that they'll ship to the US and Canada!! You northerners can rejoice! And enter!
- You may comment now (on THIS post) through midnight Central time on Saturday, Dec 19th. The winner will be contacted on Monday of next week.
- The winner will be chosen at random by a random number generator or by drawing numbers out of a hat. If you’ve earned multiple entries, you will get multiple numbers, thus bettering your chances at winning.
- Check back this Monday (Dec 19th) to see if you won! (Especially if you don’t have a blogger account because I have no way of contacting you.)

One final big THANKS to the people at Gu, Sugoi, and Outside PR for being so generous! Thanks guys!