May StrideBox and a Giveaway!!

You know how some days, the mail just rocks?  Monday was one of those days.  My long-awaited StrideBox came!  StrideBox is a monthly subscription box for runners.  You pay $15 a month and receive a box of running goodies like apparel, accessories, nutrition products, and discounts delivered to your door.  Sounds like a great way to give some new things a try, right?  I thought so, too.  Little did I know the anticipation would be similar to Christmas morning when I was a young child...

I signed up for the StrideBox waitlist in March.  I was too late for the April box, but they sent me a small sample box for $5, which was nice.  It was in that box that I discovered Picky Bars, to which I am now addicted (proud member of the Picky Club here!).  The wait for the full-size box seemed like forever, but on Monday, I finally received the all-out, full-blown StrideBox!!  Seriously, it was like Christmas - I can't even tell you.

The first thing you see when you open the box is the Stride Guide.  It provides a list of everything that is included in the box as well as the retail price of each:

Here's the May stash of running goodies:

A quick description of each item:

1. Betty Lou's - Just Great Stuff Bar (retail: $1.99/bar) - Vegan, gluten-free bar packed with anti-oxidants.  Great as a recovery bar or between training sessions.

2. VFuel - Endurance Gel (retail: $34.80/24 Gels) - Quality, performance, and digestibility in a great tasting gel.

3. Perfect Fit Protein by Tone It Up - Vanilla (retail: $30.00/20 servings) - Gluten, sugar, and allergen free organic brown rice protein.

4. Sport Beans - Energizing Jelly Beans - Assorted (retail: $29.95/24 pouches) - Quick energy, with carbs and electrolytes, for sports performance.  Side note: Love these!  They are my go-to race nutrition.

5. Honey Stinger Energy Chews - Cherry Cola (retail: $26.28/12 packages) - New flavor!  Popular 95% organic energy chews in a new flavor.  Side note: Before I gave up soda, Cherry Coke was my drink of choice.  I'm totally excited to try these!

6. Bonk Breaker Bites - Peanut Butter & Jelly (retail: $21.00/12 packages) - NEW PRODUCT!  Classic PB&J Bonk flavor in a perfect bite size portion.

7. Pro-Tec Athletics Blister Bands - 1 Large & 1 Small (retail: $9.95/8 pack) - Advanced liquid technology protects you against blisters and abrasions.  Side note: I've been having some trouble with blisters on the insides of my big toes on longer runs, so I'm anxious to see how these work.

8. Clean Ethics Bottle Bright - Water Bottle Cleaner Tablet (retail: $11.95/10 tabs) - Cleans water bottles, travel mugs, and other hard-to-clean vessels.

9. The Klitch - Footwear Clip (retail: $14.99 each) - Keep your stinky dirty shoes from making a mess in your bag.  Clip your shoes in the Klitch, and clip it to your sports bag.

Approximate total value: $27.56

Cool deal, right?  If this sounds like something you need (and trust me - you do), click here to visit the StrideBox website and sign up!  It's really a win-win situation.  You get more value than the $15 you're paying and you get to try all kinds of awesome running stuff which you may or may not have known about.  What are you waiting for?  

No, really... what are you waiting for?  Oh, so you want a giveaway??  Well, apparently it was my lucky day, because StrideBox sent me an extra box, which means I have one to keep and one to give away to a lucky reader.  Check out the Rafflecopter Widget below to enter and good luck!

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