Matthew Bankirer Wins Trail Runner Scavenger Hunt

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In our December 2012 issue, Trail Runner hosted a Scavenger Hunt. Partnering with 15 advertisers, readers were set loose to peruse ads for a small TR snowflake logo (pictured above) and a chance to win $1000 in trail-running gear. Hints were posted weekly on Facebook and Twitter, and entrants filled out an online form indicating where they found the icons in the magazine. On December 21 after all entries were collected, Trail Runner staff announced our winner—Matthew Bankirer, pictured below running a section of the Appalachian Trail near Roan Mountain in North Carolina.

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Photo by Tony Ulchar

Bankirer will receive the following prizes:

Redfeather: V-Tail Snowshoes
Amphipod: Hydraform Handheld Thermal-Lite
Salomon: Mission
Brooks: PureProject
Polar: Polar FT7 heart-rate monitor
Nathan: Endurance Hydration Vest
inov-8: 2013 Trailroc
Scarpa: Spark
Vestpac: JacksonPac
Vi Endurance: Three cartons of energy gel (three flavors)
Injinji: Injinji 2.0 Welcome Package (includes trail, run and compression performance toe socks)
CW-X: One free product
UltrAspire: Hydration unit
HOKA: Trail-running shoes
Altra: Trail-running shoes
Atlas: Snowshoes

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