Media Contacts:
Tamara Hills
Brooks Sports, Inc.

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Nike Free mimics natural, barefoot movement, which strengthens the muscles
in the foot to help runners achieve optimal performance with minimal injury.

Date: Thursday, April 7th
Campus: Ohio State University
Location: Lounge Area, Ohio Union
Time: 12 p. For more
information or to find out more about the company, visit
http://www. Brooks also leads the pack in the survey's Dealer Confidence Index,
which measures retailers' overall impressions of each brand. is a leading running company that designs and markets
a line of performance footwear, apparel and accessories in more than 80
countries worldwide.

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Finish Line Features Nike Free Technology Partners With Nike and Sports Illustrated on Campus for Nike Free Events

In select markets, Finish Line and Nike are utilizing interactive display
units for the first time ever in Finish Line stores.m.899. Customers
who shop on brooksrunning.
"Our retailers have shown great loyalty to the Brooks brand, and we look
forward to showing them our loyalty by offering an e-commerce solution that
keeps them at the epicenter of the running community ," said Parker Karnan,
vice president of apparel sales for Brooks Sports, Inc.

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"Along with increased sales and an expanded customer base, Brooks' online
shopping reports will help us better assess inventory, streamline forecasting
and understand customer interests in our area.hills@brooksrunning .
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Unique to the industry, the new online
service allows performance running stores to fulfill Brooks' online orders
locally, maintaining the customer-retailer relationship . Part of the Russell Corporation (NYSE: RML), Brooks was
founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Bothell, Wash. Visit
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Finish Line will be holding on-
campus events at the following universities: Arizona State University,
Indiana University, University of Washington, University of Pittsburgh ,
Syracuse University and Ohio State University.

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Brooks' new online shopping model delivers a seamless e-commerce solution
benefiting all involved:

-- Customers browse, learn about and order Brooks products online without
ever leaving brooksrunning.com

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(Nasdaq: FINL), an Indianapolis-based athletic specialty retailer, today
announced that it has partnered with Nike and Sports Illustrated on Campus
(SIOC) to take the Nike Free 5.m. - 3 p. - 3 p.com will enjoy a high level of service that starts
within Brooks' site and extends to the local running stores in their area. The Shopatron solution benefits manufacturers,
retailers and customers in specialty consumer product industries by making it
easier for customers to buy products from manufacturers while ensuring
stocking retailers can participate by fulfilling orders.

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Finish Line is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the
symbol FINL and currently operates nearly 600 stores in 46 states.

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"Finish Line saw success in the initial sales of Nike Free 5.

Date: Tuesday, April 5th
Campus: Syracuse University
Location: Underground, Shine Student Center
Time: 12 p.

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Finish Line and Nike have also partnered with Sports Illustrated on Campus
(SIOC) to launch Nike Free to core consumers.1022 ext 6827
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"For the first time in the running industry, retailers will now enjoy a
direct, tangible benefit from a brand's online sales model and integrated
corporate marketing efforts," continued Weber."
To fulfill its unique e-commerce needs, Brooks selected FirePoppy Inc.com.

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"We have taken advantage of our mall exclusivity on this shoe by exposing the
product to our consumers in new and unique ways, and we plan to further our
efforts by going out and interacting with our core consumer on college
campuses around the country ., The running industry hits a new
retail stride today as Brooks Sports, Inc.
-- Retailers have the opportunity, if they have the requested product in
stock, to fulfill each order, make a sale and gain a new customer.

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Date: Thursday, March 10th
Campus: University of Washington
Location: Room 108, The HUB
Time: 12 p.m. is one of the nation's leading athletic specialty
retailers, offering the best selection of footwear, apparel and accessories
for men, women and kids. launches online shopping
functionality to make its performance running product available for purchase
anytime, anywhere on brooksrunning. The
new online shopping service benefits specialty running retailers by generating
additional Brooks sales beyond their traditional storefront.'s
Shopatron network solution., near Seattle.

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Schedule:

Date: Tuesday, March 8th
Campus: Arizona State University
Location: Union Stage, ASU Memorial Union
Time: 12 p.

Date: Tuesday, March 29th
Campus: University of Pittsburgh
Location: Lower Lounge, William Pitt Union
Time: 12 p.
-- Participating retailers are notified daily of brooksrunning.
Brooks' new online shopping functionality is the company's latest
enhancement to its runner's resource Web site, brooksrunning.com for more information.

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Brooks has long been recognized by the running industry for best-in-class
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"Brooks' new online shopping functionality is an exciting way to provide
best-of-class service to our customers and retailers," said Jim Weber,
president and CEO for Brooks Sports, Inc. "It gives customers what they want,
when they want it -- all while strengthening relationships with performance
running retailers who represent the center of the running community where they
operate.

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Date: Thursday, March 31st
Campus: Indiana University
Location: Georgian Room, Indiana Memorial Union
Time: 12 p. The
company 's mission is to inspire people to run and be active by creating
innovative gear that keeps them running longer, farther and faster.

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INDIANAPOLIS, The Finish Line, Inc. These displays provide
consumers with a visual tool to learn more about Nike Free technology.m.

"We're very excited about Brooks' unique approach to online commerce --
one that amazingly supports rather than competes with its retail partners,"
said Paul Carrozza, CEO of specialty running store RunTex in Austin, Texas . "It's another step in
our relentless pursuit to provide top-notch service to these valued partners .

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markets. Finish Line is in the midst of a 90-day mall exclusive on Nike Free
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The Nike Free events will consist of live music, shoe try-ons , foot
massages as well as prizes.com sales and inventory reports, retailers are
capable of tracking individual product orders and sales trends in their
area, allowing them to better match customer interests and more
efficiently plan their own retail inventories.
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support. On the site,
customers can also access helpful tools -- such as "Shoe Finder," "Footwear
Technology" and "Injury Prevention " -- to learn about proper shoe fitting,
gear technologies and other issues pertinent to a runner 's lifestyle.

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Brooks' new online shopping service gives customers nationwide a one-stop
Brooks shopping solution by offering a convenient way to learn about and buy
Brooks' technical running gear 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Because most runners don't use these muscles very often, Nike Free takes a few
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"At no extra cost to
participating retailers, Brooks will generate additional sales for our retail
partners, and give them new customers they can cultivate for long-term
service . Sports Marketing Surveys USA, in its Retail Sales Survey for Spring
2005, recently revealed that specialty running retailers again rank Brooks No.