We hope everybody survived and a great Thanksgiving Day holiday.  November has been a great month at STRIDERS, we love all our customers who came out for our friends & family night at the store and we're happy to announce there were no fights or wrestling matches during our Black Friday sale.  If you missed these sales, there are still lots of shoes and other cool stuff we've marked down for the holiday shopping season: 
All apparel is at least 20% off
Teva sandals are 40% off
Sanuks are 20% off
Swim gear (excluding wetsuits) are 30% off 
Clearance shoes range from $25-$75 and many newer models from 2011 are 25% off. 
If you need a gift for your Christmas party, we've put together little gift bundles chuck full of items from the store ranging from $10-$20.  We'll also customize a gift bundle for you.   
Gift wrapping for your purchases from STRDIERS are also FREE.

The STRIDERS 2012 Winter Racing Circuit is shaping up to be the biggest yet.  Registration for all 5 WRC races is at $125 at STRIDERS or online at www.strideracing.com  On December 1st, registration will jump to $140.  2012 will be a busy and fun year for racing.  Here are some 2012 races we recommend:

February 11th - WRC 5K (Weber State)
February 25th - WRC 10K (Weber State)
March 10th - WRC 10M (Weber State)
March 17th - Canyonlands Half Marathon (Moab)
March 23rd-24th - Buffalo Run 100M, 50M, 50K & 25K (Antelope Island)
April 7th - WRC Half Marathon (Red Moose Lodge, Eden)
April 21st - NUTS Gib Wallace Memorial Trail 10K (Ogden)
April 21st - Salt Lake City Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
April 28th - WRC 30K (Red Moose Lodge, Eden)
May 5th - St. George Ironman
May 19th - Ogden Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay, 5K, Kids K
May 28th - Memorial Day Classic Half Marathon, 5K & Kids Mile (Syracuse)
June 2nd - Squaw Peak 50 mile (Provo Canyon)
June 2nd - Fully NUTS Trail Half Marathon (Ogden Canyon)
June 9th - Gerald Anderson Memorial 5K (Morgan)
June 9th - Utah Valley Marathon (Provo)
June 15th-16th - Utah Ragnar Relay
June 30th - NUTS Wolf Mountain Trail 10K & 5K (Ogden Valley)
July 14th - Farmington Festival Days Half Marathon, 10K, Trail 10K, & 5K
July 24th - Deseret News Marathon & 10K (Salt Lake)
July 28th - Speedgoat Trail 50K (Snowbird Resort)
August 4th - BAIRGUTSMAN (Fruit Heights)
August 10th-11th - 18 Hours of Ogden Trail Relay (Ogden)
August 18th - Skyline Mountain Marathon (Ogden Valley)
August 18th - Park City Marathon & Half Marathon 
August 18th - HURT in the DIRT (Ogden)
August 25th - Top Of Utah Half Marathon
September 1st - Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K (Ogden Valley)
September 7th-8th - Wasatch 100 (Kaysville to Heber City)
September 8th - Classic 10K & 5K (Layton)
September 15th - Top of Utah Marathon (Logan)
September 22nd-23rd - XTERRA (Ogden Valley, Snowbasin)
September 29th - BEAR 100 (Logan to Bear Lake)
September 29th - Layton Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
October 6th - St. George Marathon
October 13 - HAFB Firehouse Run - 15K, 10K, 5K & Kids K
October 20th - Mountain View Trail Half Marathon (Antelope Island)
October 27th - OV50 (Mt Green to Ogden Valley)
November 10th - Antelope Island Trail 100K & 50K

I'm sure I've missed something, so don't be mad if I didn't list a race you love.  As 2012 progresses, we'll spotlight races and keep you updated with the race calendar.  As always, the best resource for racing in Utah is www.utahrunning.com