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The NiteRider TL 5.0 SL tail light. Long name, simple light. It’s got a few flashy settings to make sure you are visible to vehicles. I got it to replace my 20 year old tail light that finally disintegrated. Here it is, fresh out of the box. I’m going to use it first for running in the pre-dawn darkness on the highways and rec paths of Utah County.
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I recently purchased a new Black Diamond Spot headlamp. This new one is rectangular and has 200 lumens of light power. AFAIK right now it’s only available at REI, but soon you will be able to get it everywhere BD lights are sold. It’s about 40% stronger than my previous favorite headlamp, the old Spot. The morning after this video I took it for a training run, 11+ miles in the pre-dawn blackness. Here’s a video where I introduce it.
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With her older brothers to compete with, our 8 year old gave it a shot. One lap around the full course. Here we see her feet pumping furiously through the sand pit. Afterward she shook several ounces of sand out of her keen sandals. Will she continue in later years?
Our 12 year old took part in the race at Barnes Park on Nov. 7. Here’s a shot of him approaching the barriers. I look forward to him racing for FFKR as well next year.
Coming around the bend in Barnes Park near the finish line in one of the early laps. Racing in the Jr. Men 15-17 category. Flickr Album
Got my shirt from the Flagstaff VK a couple weeks ago, but it took a while to get around to making this box opening video. Well, envelope opening. So here you go, my Flagstaff Skyrace Tshirt out of the wrapper.
When I registered on that Friday morning they told me there was some confusion in the shirt order and that they would be available for pickup at the store in Flagstaff at 3 PM, about 3 hours after the run. I had to get back home for a cyclocross race the next morning, so it would be really difficult to make that pickup and then get home much before 2 AM.
After the run they handed me a commemorative glass and said the shirts were even slower than expected, so they might not be available until 7 PM. I asked if they could mail it, and she said sure. So I took off for home. About a week later the shirt arrived and sat at my desk while I adjusted to my new job in my new office with my new training schedule.
Here it is, and along with it, my new training main goal.
Flagstaff VK Tshirt RevealGot my shirt from the Flagstaff VK (Vertical Kilometer). Gotta get my train on, hey? Posted by Seven Summits Body on Sunday, November 8, 2015
