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Does your high school track or cross country coach INSPIRE you to RUN HAPPY? Do they deserve an AWARD for everything they do? Now here’s your chance to salute them…and earn new gear for your team!

Check it out: We just kicked off the second year of the Brooks Inspiring Coaches program, which gives you the opportunity to HONOR your track/XC coach for the TIME, ENCOURAGEMENT, DEDICATION, and MOTIVATION they give you and your team. This year we are making the program even bigger by honoring not just 10, but 25 of the most inspiring coaches in the country.

Think your coach deserves the crown? All you have to do is nominate them.

Then what? We’ll read all the entries, pick the 25 most stirring stories, and eventually crown the 2012 inspiring track/XC coach* of the year. But it’s more than dishing out bragging rights. We’re awarding coaches who INSPIRE their athletes and others in their communities to RUN AND BE ACTIVE with great prizes like running gear and cold, hard cash to help keep their programs strong.

What could your coach win? The top 25 finalists will each receive:

• $5,000 in Brooks performance running footwear, apparel, and accessories for their team
• $500 cash for team expenses (paid to the school athletic department or booster club)
• Membership into the Brooks Inspire Daily (I.D.) program for 2012

And the winner? The 2012 Inspiring Coach of the Year will receive all of the above PLUS:

Another $5,000 in Brooks gear
• Additional $2,000 cash for team expenses (paid to the school athletic department or booster club)
• A trip for two to the 2013 Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle

What do we need from you? Just your amazing stories! Fill out our Inspiring Coaches nomination form explaining why your coach rocks your running world.

Do you have to be a high school athlete to nominate a coach? No way! We also encourage parents, other coaches, school administrators, store owners … anyone who’s inspired by a high school track or XC coach can nominate.

We’ll accept applications through June 29, 2012. During the summer, Brooks will announce the top 25 finalists and profile them here. The 2012 Inspiring Coach of the Year will be chosen from the group of finalists and announced in September.

Want read about some truly inspiring coaches? Check our last year’s Inspiring Coach of the Year, Amy Pitzel and all of our 2011 finalists.

*To qualify, nominees must currently coach high school track and field and/or cross country in the U.S.