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Nike have got some great new running shoes coming out at Olympics time. This heads-up is courtesy of Dwight Cornwell of Gap Coaching, who just bagged second in his age group at the Carslbad 5000: 18:45 at 61.

I caught up with Dwight after our Saturday high-altitude run on Magnolia Road; he was absolutely flying, while I staggered through the first 6 miles at barely above jogging pace, then enjoyed the benefits of the downhill-trending last 6 after my turn-around.

Well maybe I should have first watched the Canadian video Brad alerted us to this morning (see "How to dress at -25" under Latest Stuff). But it was hard enough getting my brain in gear to go out at 7.45am as it was.

Actually, I've got the layering thing down pretty well -- I am usually too hot. The hardest thing was deciding what shoes to wear. Do I stick with lightweight training/racers to help me keep up with Patty, or use something more substantial to help keep my feet a little bit warm and dry. While the snow plough had been down my street already, I was sure we would be slogging through at least six inches of powder out on the trial.