Last time I checked there more than five of you reading this blog (must have been a good traffic day!), so the best thing for me to do is hold a competition to determine the five lucky winners. Don’t worry, the rules are simple and everyone will stand a good chance.
Here’s what you need to do:
- Subscribe to my RSS Feed (see the RSS link over in the top right corner?) You can either subscribe to my posts via one of the web-based readers, or if you’re more of an email person have my updates sent directly to your inbox. The choice is yours! Just leave a comment below to let me know which option you plumped for.
- Head over to my Motivational Quotes page, find one of the quotes by Welsh runner Steve Jones and send it to me via email (steve dot speirs at gmail dot com)
- If you author a blog or web site, please post about the competition and help spread the word. If you don’t have a blog or web site, just tell as many of your friends in any way you like. Feel free to let me know about your promotion techniques, but don’t feel obligated – this step is optional.
That’s it! The rules are fairly basic too.
- The competition ends at midnight EST on August 17th.
- Unfortunately the publisher can only mail the books to an address within the US or Canada. Apologies to everyone else! I’ll collect addresses from the winners once the competition has closed.
- If there are more than five entries, the winners will be selected randomly and announced on this web site.
Let me know if you have any questions and good luck with the competition! By the way, the book is fantastic – a great read. Watch out for a Run Bulldog Run review some time soon….
By the way, thanks to the Hachette Book Group USA for providing the prizes!
Email w/relevant quote sent, and I found the contest through the RSS feed so that counts me as hitting requirement #1!
Hi Steve,
I subscribe to your RSS feed via Google Reader. Also, I enjoy reading your Blog!
Bill
Steve,
Thanks! Great idea! You are fastly becoming the “Blog Competition King.” 😉
And BTW, I think that more than 5 people read your blog! (What software tool are using to track your traffic stats?! Are you sure those figures are accurate?)
Well, as you already know, I subscribe to your blog via RSS, but usually end up visiting the live site most times, because I like to comment! 😉
Thanks, Steve, for holding another great contest. You can count me in. And good luck everyone!
OK, the blog post is up now too. I was going to suggest that you post the contest announcement at our Blog Catalog running forum, but I see that you’ve already done that. 😉
Steve,
Heard about your competition through twitter; thanks cyberpenguin. Subscribed via email (#1 requirement). Sending motivation quote via email (#2 requirement). Will post on my next blog at runblondierun.blogspot.com (optional #3 requirement).
Dani
aka. blonderx
Thanks Blaine.
Thanks Bill.
Corey: I use both StatCounter and Google Analytics, and yeah, there are a few more than the five I mentioned 🙂
Good luck to you all!
–Steve
Ok Steve, I am in. Hope you do well today at the Mud Run.
Hey Steve,
I’ve been an RSS subscriber for awhile now. I enjoying reading your posts!
@Dani – You’re welcome!
@Steve – As you can see, I twittered about your contest too. And I posted a link on Facebook as well. That should send a few more contestants your way!
Hey Steve. Thank for running this competition – I remember following Karnaze’s progress at the time and this sounds like a great book. Subscribed to your feed via email (also have the feed on my blog), emailed you the quote and have posted details of your competition over at http://welshrunner.blogspot.com
Hi Steve,
Thanks for your recent emails & twitters! Am looking forward to hearing your race report! Hope you had fun sloshing around in the mud & sand today. So who’s doing laundry tonight in your household, eh?! 😉
-C
P.S. BTW, not that it matters since you’ve already seen the post, but I just noticed that there’s a minor error in the above link I listed: If you follow the Runner’s Circle link & then remove the slash from the URL & reload the page, the link works! 😉 Here’s the correct link. Please excuse the typo!
Hey – thanks for giving us the opportunity.
Am a subscriber, sent the quote, and will be blogging about it in the next day or two!
Tim
Found out about your contest via Twitter. I’m subscribed using RSS and I sent you a quote or two. Will post about it on my blog as well.
Hey Steve… I shall bypass this wonderful opportunity. I am currently reading the book right now. Check my blog! 😉
By the way, GREAT BLOG!
Ted
I subscribed via RSS in my Akregater reader for Linux.
Sent the email and am working on crafting a post on the blog now.
Just blogged about it as well bit.ly/3rJ0x6
Hi Steve, I’m subscribed to your RSS feed. I sent an e-mail with my entry and a link to my post about your giveaway!
Thanks for the book giveaway. RSS subscriber to my google page, and I’m emailing a SJ quote.
Pie
Found the competition from Tim Wilson and have added you to my Running Blogs folder on Google Reader. Email on its way. Will blog about this soon (maybe on Friday to keep the competition down! lol) but also posted about it on dailymile.
Great idea for a contest.
I sent you some quotes, subscribed to the email feed and I posted about your contest on my blog.
Subscribed via email and quote sent. Thanks!
Hello! I enjoy receiving emails, so I signed up for your newsletter. I am getting ready to email you my favorite quote!
Thanks, Cindi
Subscribed via email (also an RSS feed on my blog), emailed you the quote from our fellow countryman and I thought I’d added a comment here, but I guess I didn’t. I have now though 🙂