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Exactly one month from today, we’re going to convene with a group of women runners in a gorgeous pocket of the Pacific Northwest for a most epic adventure: the AMR Run + Refresh Retreat. From September 22 to 25, women from Wisconsin, Texas, Canada, Kansas, Illinois, Utah, Michigan, California, and places in between will join us to run, do yoga, garner training + racing advice, learn how to decrease the risk of running injuries and increase speed, gab, laugh, eat tasty food, and sleep on luxurious beds. Plus, we’re all going to take part in a gorgeous, women’s only race, Happy Girls Spokane, on the Saturday of the Retreat. All of this goodness is aimed at igniting or reinvigorating passions for our beloved sport of running!

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Our home base for the weekend.

Imagine yourself running under towering evergreen trees or along the banks of the rushing Spokane River. Hear yourself laughing with scores of new running buddies, who you feel an almost instantaneous connection with (thanks, in part, to the private Facebook group Retreat’ers are a part of). Picture yourself pushing toward the Happy Girls finish line with your strong legs flecked with trail dust. Feel the calm of an expertly led yoga session. Envision hanging out (or snoozing!), post-race, poolside at the host hotel, Red Lion Hotel at the Park.

Check out the Retreat schedule for a rundown of the fun.

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Last year’s attendees found their strong at the AMR Retreat.

We want everyone to be a part of the action and learning, and thanks to our premier partner, Saucony, two of you will get to join us for free! Yes, you read that correctly: One lucky winner will be able to grab the hand of her best running friend (or sister, co-worker, former college roomie, mother…) and attend the AMR Run + Refresh Retreat. Saucony is generously providing airfare and accommodations (AMR is waiving registration fee). Saucony is also giving the winner and her guest head-to-toe Saucony outfits!! It’s almost too good to be true, but it’s for realz.

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Bound to be an adventure: where the Saucony meets the trail in lovely Spokane.

To enter, tell us in a single sentence who you would bring to the AMR Run + Refresh Retreat–and why. No right or wrong answer (well, except that the guest has to be a woman and you have to live in continental U.S. or Alaska): You can opt to bring your sister because you want to introduce her to the joy of running; you can decide to grab your best running friend because you’ve always wanted to run in the verdant PacNW; you and your high school BFF can use Retreat as the girlfriends’ getaway you’ve been wanting to do for years. Just click on the Comments ribbon beneath this post on our website to tell us in one (1) sentence who’d you bring to the Retreat and why. (The winner will be chosen randomly so don’t fret about wordsmith’ing your answer too much.)

And if you aren’t the lucky winner (sorry!), head over to this page to register for the Retreat!

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Picture yourself here…

The details: This running giveaway sweepstakes is open to those over 22 and residents of the continental United States or Alaska. Part of a series of weekly running giveaways, it begins on 8/22/16 and ends on 8/24/16 at 11:59 EDT. We will announce one (1) random winner on our Facebook page on 8/25/16, as well as notifying the winner by email. One entry per person. The value of the prize ranges from $1,800 to $2,600. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Void where prohibited by law.