Brooks Running Shoe Review and Giveaway

August 18, 2009 by Karissa
Filed under Giveaways

If you have ever bought a pair of running or walking shoes, I am sure you have tried on, or at least seen Brooks Running Shoes.Â They are top of the line, and a sought after shoe by most competitive runners, and fitness runners alike.

Brooks came out with an eco-friendly, bio-degradable running shoe back in 2006, called the BioMoGo.Â They even receieved the “Best Innovation”Â Award from Runners International for the BioMoGo.Â But that isn’t where they stop with being eco-friendly and green.

From brochures and catalogs to P.O.P. and hangtags, we scrutinize our printed pieces and vendor partners for their environmental impact. All paper we use is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which means itâ€™s made using wood from well-managed forests, company controlled sources, and/or recycled material. We use only soy-based inks; even our metallic inks arenâ€™t harmful to the environment. So what does this mean as an end result? By using more responsible materials for our Spring 2009 Footwear and Apparel catalogs alone, Brooks saved the following:

14,000 lb. of wood from trees (thatâ€™s 44 trees)
15,989 gal. of water (enough for 1,599 five-minute showers)
4,877 lb. of exhaust emissions (equivalent to driving a compact car 6,372 mi.)
2,646 lb. of solid waste (equivalent to 91 32-gal. cans of garbage)

Brooksâ€™ eco-friendlier midsole manufacturing process reduces waste by 50 percent as compared to traditional midsole manufacturing methods.

Brooksâ€™ proprietary HPR (High Performance Rubber) Green outsoleâ€”featured in our BeastÂ®, ArielÂ®, Addictionâ„¢ Walker, Addictionâ„¢ Walker V-Strap, and their entire Trail footwear collectionâ€”is a durable, long-wearing outsole compound made from sand rather than oil. This results in saving petroleum, and also gives extra traction in wet conditions.

Brooks distribution warehouse follows a strict environmental policy for energy and materials used for packaging and shipping products, as well as for the building itself.Â Brooks uses 90% of their incoming shipping wares to send out going orders.Â Then they recycle the remaining 10% with Weyerhaueser.Â They have also replaced all of their lighting in 2006 with fluorescent, which made a 30% energy reduction.

I would like to give them a big ol pat on the back for showing inititive and setting an example for so many other companies.

So more about shoes right?Â The BioMoGo Biodegradable shoe will degrade in 20 years, once subjected to composting conditions.Â That means that within 20 years time, Brooks alone will save 29.9 million pounds of landfill waste. For you pigskin fans out there, that equals 1,277 football fields covered one shoe deep!

Brooks has over 10 shoes with this advance midsole technology now, and to prove they do care about the enviroment, they have released the formula to other shoe manufactures.Â How generous to the earth and other competitors can you be?

Adrenaline GTS9

After utilizing Brooks Shoe Advisor program, I was sent their Adrenaline GTS9.Â Of course they are made with the BioMoGo Midsoles.Â When I received my new running shoes, courtesy of Brooks, I very hastily pulled them on.Â They have great support which I need, but yet allow my feet to really breath and hold to core.Â I have a problem with pronating (when your ankles start to move inward) and these are made especially to combat that.Â I learned that from the shoe advisor.Â I would say I have a medium arch, and these really do a standup job of supporting my arch, they maybe would not for arch, but Brooks does carry endless varieties of athletic shoes for all of your needs.

I used them to run for a couple weeks and to work out on my EA Sports Active, but then I started having some major knee pain, and had to take a break.Â So now I am continuing with my Bellicon Rebounder until it feels okay.Â (yes, yes, i am getting old!)Â My feet were a little sore right at first, but I chock that up to needing to be broken in, and because my feet hadn’t had that kinda workout in quite some time!

Brooks has a contest going on right now, for the whole month of August!Â It is for a new men and women’s shoe called the Trance9.Â All you have to do is try on a pair of Trance9’s and then you will get a scratch off card, with the chance of winning over 3,000 prizes.Â One prize?Â A sponsorsorship from Brooks, worth $3000!

Make sure you check out all of their accessories and men and women’s clothing too!Â They also have kid’s shoes!

I have a special prize for you!Â Win your choice of Brooks Running shoe with the BioMoGo Mid-sole! To enter, go to Brooks and tell me any shoe that you would like to have.Â It doesn’t have to be a BioMoGo.

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