they're heeeeere!

my package showed up today with all the gear for the salomon xt wings challenge.  i'm now a proud owner of a pair of salomon xt wings (bright RED) a salomon technical training shirt (bright RED) and a nokia n82.  woohoo!  the picture of the salomon gear was taken with the n82 and uploaded from the phone to my flickr account.  check out the resolution on that crazy thing! 

so, the gear is here just in time for another altitude training session on the pacific crest trail tomorrow.  lambert and i will be tackling a section between spitler and lion peaks in the san bernadino national forest.  i'll wear the shoes and shirt and try out the nokia sportstracker software.  if you're a twitterer, i'll try to sort out the logistics for sending the details in a tweet so you can watch our progress if you like.

you know, i really like the concept of letting real life bloggers test out gear and post their honest opinions about the products.  sure, there's a "free stuff is cool" aspect, but more important is the legitimate feedback that others are able to obtain.  at the same time, it is an honor to be picked to participate in this sort of event.  i feel like it's my responsibility to put the gear through the wringer and give a detailed, unbiased review.  i hope that all of us picked to participate in this challenge can live up to that challenge! 

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