I was just going to do one UB (Urthbuoy Brick, i.e. 20 minutes) to be kind to my knee but the cool air and sunlight felt soooo good. When "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" started playing on my iPod, I was transported back to our long-ago 6 a.m. pool paddling sessions with Coach Bill Trayling, surrounded by other friendly adventure racers at a time when anything seemed possible. And so I added a loop through K-Bash woods instead of coming straight home.
This was my first test of the new Salomon XR Crossmax "door to trail" shoes, and the extra cushiness was just what the doctor ordered for someone taking it easy on their knee. I think this may well become my new rogaining shoe.
P.S. If anyone else wants to try them, the Crossmax demo night is at Running Free Markham tomorrow night from 5-8 p.m. Free Salomon gift for anyone testing the shoes. I'll be there representing the Salomon Flight Crew, then at 8 p.m. I'll change hats (well, I might keep my Salomon hat) and go sit with Getawaystix's navigation class, which runs till 9 p.m. There are other Salomon Crossmax demo nights in different locations over the next week or two.
http://www.salomonflightcrew.com/index.php?page=do...
Heading off on yet another tangent, we've had great response to our Wilderness Traverse AR clinics, particularly the one next Thursday night about "taking it to the next level", aimed at people who are new - or relatively new - to overnight adventure racing. Btw, if you're planning to do Wilderness Traverse, the earlybird registration fee is available till this Friday.