Brooks has launched the Brooks Run Happy Group, a new interactive section of brooksrunning.com. In partnership with fitness community site Sweat365, the Brooks Run Happy Group is a place where runners can connect with each other, blog about what makes them Run Happy, and share track workouts.

During the months of November, December and January; Brooks will offer monthly prizes of running shoes and apparel for community members who log the most miles run, the most calories burned, and the most hours exercised. Through November 20, members of the Brooks Run Happy Group have burned more than 300,000 calories, logged nearly 3,000 miles, and spent more than 10,000 hours on the site communicating with other members.

Separately, Brooks launched Dream, a short animated film that follows the imaginary path one woman takes as she envisions her ideal run. To celebrate the launch, Brooks is donating five cents to breast cancer research for every view of the Dream video, through December 21, 2008. Qualifying views for charitable donation will be tallied on www.brooksrunning.com/dream and YouTube.com. The total donation, not to exceed $25,000, will be made to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in support of breast cancer research.

Brooks will also partner with Runner’s World in an effort to raise awareness about Dream and its donation to the Hutchinson Center, with a two-page spread in the magazine’s January 2009 issue. An additional ad will run in the January 2009 issue of Women’s Health.

“Dream is a quick, fun, and memorable Brooks film that embodies and amplifies the Run Happy spirit, especially for women runners,” said Brooks VP of marketing Dave Larson. “Our partnership with the Hutchinson Center also gives people an opportunity, with a simple click, to support a cause that’s near and dear to their hearts.”