My INKnBURN Discovery!!

Back when I started running in the fall of 2009, boy was I NOT in the know of what to wear.  I was running in cotton shirts, cotton shorts, cotton socks and “sneakers” that I had been wearing casually for the past year.  I look back on those days now and cringe.  As time went on though, I started to learn about anything and everything related to running attire, but it wasn’t until 2013 that I hit a home run and I haven’t looked back since.  I have to give super kudos for this epiphany to one of my best friends and fellow Ambassadors, Mr. Linzie Starr III.  Ever since we met at the Walt Disney World Marathon in January of 2013 he had been telling me all about this company called INKnBURN, based out of Costa Mesa, CA, that had the coolest active wear.  He would continually tell me that I really needed to check them out.  One day when I had some down time at work, I went to the website to see what all of his hype was about, and I must say that I was literally blown away with what I saw.  There were so many designs on these tech shirts, shorts, calf sleeves and arm sleeves that I could wear to run in!!  Now, I don’t know about everybody else, but I love clothes with really cool designs, especially shirts, so this was right up my alley.    It was at that point that I started going to the site every day, trying to decide on which one I should buy.  My next race was going to be the inaugural Dumbo Double Dare at the end of August out in California with Linzie and other best friends and fellow Ambassadors, Katie Preston and Jennifer Pelham and I wanted to be wearing INKnBURN at it.  I showed pictures of my favorite designs to my wife and asked her to help me decide since there were so many to choose from.  With her help I purchased Blue Ink and even the Denim shorts as well.  Less than a week later I received my first Black Package and to say I was excited was an understatement.  I opened that package as fast as I could and held in my hands for the first time that, what I like to call, Magic Material that would change the way I looked at running clothes.  My first impression was that the colors were so vivid and it was so soft to the touch.  The shorts were just as amazing, looking like they were made of denim yet were that same magic material.  I proceeded to try my outfit on and take a few pics that I sent to Linz.  He was so excited that we decided we were going to be twins at the Disneyland Half Marathon.  That day could not come fast enough and when it finally did, I was so excited.  Running in that tech shirt was like nothing I had ever worn.  There was not one stitch on that shirt or those shorts that was bothersome and the wicking material worked like a charm.  I knew that day that I needed to let others know about INKnBURN as much as I could and in any way that I could.

Me, Linzie and Katie before the 2013 Disneyland Half

Twins (other than the shoes)



Dumbo Double Dare Finishers

Since that infamous day I have not looked back and my collection has grown significantly.  I have over 20 shirts and two pair of shorts and everything looks as new as the day I got them, even after many wash cycles.   I don’t even bother looking at other running shirts of a different brand any longer.  As my wife can attest to, there has been only two days of running (training and races), since I first wore my Blue Ink shirt, that I have worn something other than INKnBURN.  One of those times, was only because I didn’t have a pink INKnBURN shirt to wear for the Breast Cancer Marathon.  I am constantly posting pictures of myself and friends, on all social media outlets, wearing all of the INKnBURN styles.  A short while ago I even purchased my first long sleeved tech shirt, called Haida, from the latest Winter Collection that has fast become my most favorite design and my go to shirt to wear when the temps are a bit cooler.  I actually just wore it at the Run Hard Columbia Marathon in South Carolina and I received so many compliments on my “really cool shirt”.  After thanking them I proceeded to tell them to go to the INKnBURN website, like I always do. 

               

Coming to the finish

Marathon #10

                As all runners can attest to, in my opinion that is, we can remember all of our races we have ever run, when we ran them and our times.  This rings true for me as well, but you can also add to that what INKnBURN shirt I wore in that race.

                 Recently I was asked by INKnBURN to become a Brand Ambassador for them and I was honored to accept.  There is no other brand that I would rather stand behind.  INKnBURN is like no other shirts and shorts I have ever worn and I wear no other tech shirts while running, period.  The best part about this spectacular brand is that these lines of attire, men’s and women’s, are not only to be worn for athletic activities but as casual wear as well.  Since I am able to wear casual clothes to my job every day, I wear an INKnBURN shirt at least once or twice a week and every time I do, I get compliments on the style I wear, no matter how many times I wear it.

                If you are looking for some great active wear to add to your collection or to send to someone you know, look no further than INKnBURN and rest assure that you will love that you did.  Go to www.inknburn.com to see the latest styles and designs and hopefully soon after you can become an INKnBURN convert as well!