When XLMIC said I was the only “natural sparkler” in our van for Hood to Coast, I didn’t realize how much that statement was true.
My HTC Van all rocking our skirts. EVEN tyler.
Until I thought back on my races this year. It is very true. I. LOVE. TO. SPARKLE.
me and P at the Cotton Row 10K in May
Me, Kim, & L-all sparkling Mardi Gras style for RNR Nola in March
P, Me running at Publix 1/2 in March-rocking my Team in Training colors
L, Me, Becka-all sparkling superhero style at the Super Hero 1/2 in New Jersey in May
Rockin’ my red, white & blue again for The Peachtree on July 4th.
My sparkle purchase JUST because it was on sale. And perhaps for Halloween…
I know some people don’t love the sparkle skirt. Or, they are scared of it. I will tell you now, I am not a girly-girl. But there is something about putting on that skirt that just makes you feel good.
Things to know about the Sparkle Skirt:
1. It makes you have fun. I can guarantee it. Why? Because you stand out in a sea of runners and you end up getting lots, and lots, and LOTS of cheers.
2. It’s way more fun to “chick” a guy. I promise. You know how pissed they get when you pass them already, right (especially in a plain skirt)? Imagine passing them while sparkling. Talk about being a badass. 
3. You really can’t feel it. Really, you forget that it is on. So much so that I ended up sleeping in it at Hood to Coast and didn’t even realize I was wearing it.
4. You choose your bottoms. I love that the skirts don’t have built in shorts. This makes your outfit a bit more customized to you. You can even choose longer pants in the winter if you need to. I wear my lululemon shorty shorts or my oiselle stride shorts under it and both seem to work perfectly.
5. Sparkle Skirts come in many, many colors and have matching accessories if you want them. You can sparkle in pretty much any color of your choosing. Team Sparkle also makes arm and leg warmers to go with several different color combos (see my chevron rainbow leg sleeves above).
6. You can wear it multiple times for various “costumes.” See above. My red skirt has been my superhero, 4th of July and memorial day skirt of choice. Green is great for Team in Training, St. Patty’s or Christmas. Get the idea?? Kelly, the Queen of Sparkle, really has had some great costumes for Disney.
I have you convinced you NEED one, right?
Well, I have the best news. The fabulous ladies at Team Sparkle are letting me give one away (yes, any color you would like)!!
Contest rules (leave a comment for each):
+1 for following me (bloglovin, email subscribe, etc.)
+1 for following me on instagram and/or twitter (ekalifeh is name for both) +1 for each
+2 for following RunTeamSparkle on twitter
+1 for sharing the giveaway (tweet, facebook, blog, etc) +1 for each
+5 tell me why you want to sparkle, where (race) you are going to sparkle, and what color you want to ROCK.
+2 for fun-who should I be for halloween?? I have blue, red, green, and orange sparkles to choose from.
Opinions of Team Sparkle are all mine! My orange skirt was given to me at Hood to Coast but the rest were purchased. Contest will end 9/18/2012 at midnight EST. US residents only.
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I follow your blog.
Follow you on twiiiiiitter. I don’t do instagram (yet).
I of COURSE follow the sparkle girls.
I already sparkle. I’m just being greedy now. Would love another color. Pink??
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I retweeted the giveaway
I want to sparkle in light blue in Falmouth for the Zooma 10k. Why? Because I was a fat kid and a fat adult my whole life until ten years ago, and it’s ABOUT TIME to sparkle!
Who should you be for Halloween? Nicki Minaj. Be sure to wear a colorful wig to contrast with your sparkle skirt!
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I just followed you on twitter (i’m @ewallerscott)
I also just followed you on the instagram (same user name as for twitter for me)
I already follow Team Sparkle on the twitters
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I think gunmetal or turquoise or gunmetal, or any color, maybe it would help me find my racing mojo, cause it appears to have left the building (i still enjoy running, but races, i’ve been very meh, i need something to help me get back in to it!).
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I think you should rock your orange sparkle skirt and be an Auburn football player for Halloween!
I’d love to rock a pink sparkle skirt for Liz Hurley this year!
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I would love to sparkle at the Wineglass marathon in 3 weeks. Favorite color: red!
I follow your blog – found it by the name! Love Bling!
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I am following team sparkle on twitter
I would love a sparkle skirt. I’ve been eyeing them in all of the htc pictures everyone’s been posting. I am running a Moster Dash half and would love to rock a skirt!
You should totally be Rainbow Brite for halloween! You could wear the blue skirt and the rainbow leg/arm warmers. So cute!
I follow team sparkle on twitter – @runinboise
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RT’ed the giveaway https://twitter.com/ekalifeh/status/245626631069237248
I’ll be sparkling in purple this Sunday at my half marathon, but I’m running the Army Ten Miler in October and I’d love to have camo sparkle for that!!
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i have wanted a pink skirt for a while. i have silver & blue but would wear pink on my half marathon next month (city of trees mararthon)
I agree – sparkle skirts are awesome! I will lay low on this giveaway though b/c I already have 2
Hopefully the person who wins will be a newbie.
We love Team Sparkle! We own every color!
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I would probably go with the green or the purple. I’m not sure what race I’d want to wear it for yet. And, it would definitely be to call some attention to myself.
so cute, love that you always rock a great race outfit!
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I LOVE the sparkle skirts but have never been confident enough to get one. I would totally rock the green one for my Christmas and St. Patty’s Day runs. But I also want the light blue to use for my Cinderella costume for when I run the Princess Half in Disney World.
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Hmmm… For color, I’d have to say royal blue. It’s the color for colon cancer, which took my dad from us. I always run in the Phoenix Undy 5000, which is a super fun event with lots of costumes. I’m sure blue sparkles would rock the house. Yellow is my favorite color, but I tend to drift to blue for running.
Totally following Team Sparkle. How did I not know about them before?????
I tweeted about the giveaway! https://twitter.com/mindybobe/status/245897273366675456
I want to sparkle because I love to look cute while I’m running! I want to sparkle in pink as Sleeping Beauty in the WDW Marathon!
I LOVE the supergirl costume you wore for the superhero race so I think you should totally rock that for Halloween!!!
I tweeted about the giveaway.
I love to Sparkle! I want to sparkle for my next half or my upcoming Ragnar Relay. Sparkles are FUN!
I agree that you should go as Rainbow Brite!!
Man – Halloween, huh? Well, you could of course be a sparkly pumpkin. Ooh – or sparkly candy corn, with a yellow shirt and white hat. You could sparkly red riding (running?) hood. Yeah, I am not good at costume ideas.
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Following on twitter (I’m @barif0815)
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I LOVE to sparkle! I’ve already worn purple and lime green at a bunch of races. My next time to sparkle will be in a turquoise skirt dressed up as Jessie from Toy Story at the Disney Wine and Dine Half in November! I’m running a marathon relay in October, too, but don’t think I can convince the guys to sparkle with me ;(
You have an orange sparkle skirt – I’d go for a cute, sparkly pumpkin or maybe some candy corn
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I only recently heard of Sparkle skirts and think they’re adorable! So many things to choose from. I’m a TNT runner so I’d probably start with something purple or green to match TNT stuff that I usually race in, and race legs too of course
So many Halloween costumes come to mind!! I’m thinking Jem would be awesome, probably a little difficult to run with hair like hers, but it’s a worthy sacrifice.
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I’d love a sparkle skirt to wear for the Tinkerbell Half Marathon in January! I just need to decide which color and style
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The only orange things I can think of to be for halloween are a traffic cone, an oompa loopa, or a pumkpkin…….I’m pretty sure you can come up with way better suggestions than that!
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I always sparkle
Would love to pick another color to sparkle at the December races. I’m thinking a kelly green to dress up as an elf!
I am running a half on 09/30 and really want to sparkle my way to shiny new PR. I would love a turquoise or gunmetal running skirt!
Pumpkin for halloween with the orange skirt coz everything else is already done!
I think you should continue with the superhero theme and be batgirl for halloween!
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I already follow RunTeamSparkle on twitter.
I have 3 half marathons coming up and then my first marathon in February. I would LOVE to sparkle at one of my half marathons, specifically the WDW Half in January! Not sure how I want to sparkle for it, but I think some blue sparkly fun would be great.
I want to sparkle for the WDW Half Marathon in January! I’m loving all of the Disney ideas!
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I follow you blog…and love it.
I totes follow you on twitter…and now I follow you on Instagram.
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I want to Sparkle at my next race, the San Antonio Rock N Roll Half Marathon in November. I would love to wear green since it’s my favorite color and I always like to race in green. I feel like it’s a fast color.
the reason I want to wear the sparkle skirt is that I think it would be a great way to show my personality, not too crazy but still fun and flirty.
OMG, I’m really bad at thinking of Halloween costumes. I always end up just wearing a sports skirt of some kind. You could maybe use one of the skirts and be a cheerleader of time kind. Maybe a cheerleader from the SNL skits.
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I am running the Philly Half in November & would love to run in purple. I am running on Team Run to Remember in honor of my Grandma who passed away from Alzheimer’s. Our team color is purple.
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I am now followin you on twitter and instagram. I retweeted your giveaway. I follow runTeamSparkle on twitter.
I want to sparkle in Royal Blue because I am running ten races to raise money for Make-A-Wish
I am now followin you on twitter and instagram. I retweeted your giveaway. I follow runTeamSparkle on twitter.
I want to sparkle in Royal Blue because I am running ten races to raise money for Make-A-Wish and that would be the perfect color to match and run in.
I think you should wear the orange and dress as a piece of candy corn. You could wear a white shirt, yellow belt or material around your waist. hmmm, now maybe I would want the orange LOL!
Rats! I put more than one in my previous comments. I am now following your blog. Can’t wait to read your posts!
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I am actually about to order another Team Sparkle skirt – pink!
I plan on dressing up for my next runDisney race as a villain from the Sword in the Stone…Mad Madam Mimm!!
I was also thinking about ordering a blue skirt, but since you already have one, here’s a fun idea: OSWALD the lucky rabbit! He is the predecessor to Mickey Mouse and wears little blue shorts in lieu of Mickey’s red ones! Wear black top and capris, and add Oswald’s ears, and you’ve got a costume
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3) you should be something Gaga for Halloween
4) I’d rock Team Sparkle at the WOMEN’s HALF (my 1st) OR the WDW Half (my 3rd)
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Why do I want to sparkle you ask? Well…. because I’m a girl?!?!? No seriously. I l-o-v-e to stand out in a crowd, and that’s exactly what a sparkle skirt does! I’d rock the hot pink, and I’d wear it for my first half marathon, the Disney Princess Half. (Actually in all reality if I were to win I’d probably wear it first at the Miami Turkey Trot 10k – but hey – the first half is a *much* more amazing race!). here’s to hoping I’ll win!!!
P.S. I think you should dress up like a candy-corn pumpkin for Halloween. I love those things. Just eat them up.
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I would choose a green skirt and wear it to the Tinklebelle Half in Disneyland!
For Halloween–wear a red skirt and be Minnie Mouse!!!!
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I would love to sparkle at the Disney Princess half marathon in February! It will be my first half, and I’m planning to dress as Sleeping Beauty, so a bright pink sparkle shirt would be an amazing addition to the costume!
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I shared your giveaway on the Princess Half Marathon FB group page!!
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So many races coming up that I want to sparkle in… but I’d probably say green b/c I can rock it for the Princess 1/2 and the Shamrock Run come March! (+5)
As for a Halloween costume… Those socks (legwarmers??) in the picture made me think of Rainbow Brite, which would be kind of an awesome costume and you could use your blue sparkle skirt! (+2)
I need a sparkle skirt to inspire my training for the Princess Half Marathon I live in Maine so running in the fall and winter will be cold I’ll need all in inspiration I can get !
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I think it’s fun to sparkle!! All girls should have a little sparkle in their lives!!!
I plan on dressing up for my first runDisney race as Cinderella(blue skirt) in the Disney Princess Half Marathon!
Who should you be for Halloween? How about a cute jack-o-lantern? Using your orange skirt and a face on your shirt and a cute little green hat!
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I shared the giveaway (1) on twitter (1) (https://twitter.com/cinebibliophile/status/246629903632564224) and on a Disney Princess Facebook Page I’m a member of (1)
I want to sparkle at the Tufts 10K in October, and again at the Princess Half in February at WDW! I LOVE the darker blue & purple! (5)
Who should you sparkle as for Halloween? With the red — Mrs. Incredible!
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Thanks for this great opportunity!!! 
I would LOVE the turquoise sparkle skirt. I’m already planning my costume for the 2013 Disneyland half and the torquoise skirt is exactly what I need to make my vision come to life.
You should be a pumpkin, or a leprechaun for Halloween.
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I would <3 to wear a pink sparkle skirt at Disney's Princess Half Marathon! I am working so hard to train for my very first race and would love to look like a princess!
I am SO stinkin’ excited to be even LOOKING at running skirts!!! Me, my cousin, daughter and sister are training (geez, did I even say I was in TRAINING!!???) for the Disney Princess half-marathon in February 2013!! I have new running shoes and they would be a PERFECT match to the turquoise Team Sparkle skirt! I have NEVER done anything like this before… I am an overweight, out of shape Mom – but I am a PRINCESS now, and I am super excited! I have been working hard for the last month and a half – already down 7 pounds and inches everywhere!! I am doing a “from-BEHIND-the-couch-to-Half-Marathon” training program and never thought I would feel this good about myself again! I will be 47 the weekend of the race and can’t think of a better birthday present to myself!! I will DEFINITELY want to rock this race in SPARKLES!! Woo hoo! Would LOVE to win this fun skirt!
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You could be a “Candy Corn” – white hat, yellow tank and Orange Sparkle, and black or brown socks! Now that would be FUN!! More points! Woo!
I have Disney on the brain, so I am thinking that you should wear your red Team Sparkle skirt and go as Minnie Mouse! Can’t wait to see what you decide!
My 8 year old wants to run a 5K with me next month, and we chose a Halloween run. Of course we’re going to be super-heroes, so I’m thinking that we both need red, sparkly skirts!
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I wore a sparkly skirt for the first time at my last half marathon 9/2. I would LOVE to wear another sparkly skirt for my next half marathon, Women’s Half, on November 4th. I would want to wear pink!!
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I want to sparkle as I cross the finish line of my 1st half…Huntington Beach in 2013!! I would rock pink!
I’m not terribly creative…maybe a candy corn with your orange skirt?
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I would love to have a sparkle skirt to rock at my first half marathon next month for the St. Louis Rock N’ Roll half.
You could be super woman for halloween.