Okay here’s the test:
It was 88 degrees when I hit the rail trail at 1 p.m. EST today. Humid, too. To make the test even harder, I pulled the shorts and shirt that I had ran in yesterday out of my bag and wore them again. They had been sitting all day in the damp darkness, and what’s worse, the shirt was one of those dry wicking running shirts, a Reebok one I bought for $3 at the local second-hand shop (same place where I found a Arizona Cardinals, 2009 Superbowl Champions shirt for $7!). Who knows what kind of odd smells and chemicals that shirt had endured on its way to the overstock “slightly irregular” shop.
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Note the high sweat level, pre Febreze.
I ran for about 40 minutes, then jumped in my Jeep and headed back to the office-- leaving me no time to dry off, change or clean up in any way. We had a 2 p.m. conference call scheduled, and that’s where Febreze Sport would have to earn its money. Two other employees would have to gather at my desk and center around my speaker phone for the call. Could Febreze ward off the side effects of an afternoon run?
So I sprayed myself down. Hard. Apparently, Febreze is just something to freshen up your clothes and gear, it’s not TAG or AXE body spray, but I used it as such, totally coating myself in the stuff. Hey, they offered to send me stuff for free so I was going to take full advantage.
The result? An hour later, my assistant Rachel said “You know what, you really do smell Fabreezey!” Success!
What can I say? The stuff works awesome. Everyone at Febreeze worked really hard, so I just have to give it up to them. In fact, dare I say this, “I just can’t thank them.” (Enough).
Rachel did think the Febreze scent wasn’t really that tough, and maybe they would have been better off “manning” it up a bit. But did I mention they also sent me a sweet water bottle? Smells good to me!
What makes it work so well? Let’s go to the press release:
Febreze SPORT Extreme Odor Eliminator is a trigger spray tool for all types of athletes, from the marathon runner to the gym-goer. It features a specially-formulated X-Sweat Technology to seek out and neutralize tough sweat odors. Whether spritzing on gym shorts following a tough training session of spraying down shoes after a long run, Febreze SPORT Extreme Odor Eliminator de-stinks the post workout experience.
Is there a chance someone just sent this to me because I really smell bad?
Anyway the test was good, but we all know the first ride is one thing. Some time later comes the true measure, a more hard-core torture session where you really find out how the 2010 model holds up. And that test might be coming as soon as this weekend. Apparently, the media vests for photographers have been left soaking in a gear bag after the Budds Creek mud fest. This Friday morning at Southwick, the Will Call team at the nationals will open the bag again, greeted only by the horrific odor of 30 vests that were sweated in during the morning and rained on during the afternoon.
Can Febreze handle that? I really hope no one washes those vests this week, the world needs to know!
(The letter that came with the Frebreze Sport today required that I tell you I received the product for free in exchange for a review on my blog. According to the letter, Febreze is always looking to individuals like me, who are highly regarded in their communities, to test out products and share feedback. So there you go, community, hold this review up in high regard).
