The Suunto booth was just a few spaces from the Balega booth. As I went over to say “hi” I was pleasanty surprised by this poster they had. Larger then life. It was taken at XTERRA Snow Valley in CA, where I raced with my new limited edition, customized Suunto t6 Red Arrow. The one with the cool new transmitter belt. I also used the Foot POD, but between the altitude, the thick sand and the steep hills, the numbers were’nt impressive.

Thanks to Courtney and Susan for many a laugh at the Suunto booth.

Photo by Rich Cruse 2008

Behold the new Avia AVI STOLTZ!

I’m super excited. The moment I got the shoes I test ran them into the Dallas sunset. As I stood there on the levee, I marveled at the full moon rising over the skyscrapers of downtown Dallas and I realized: “This is my proudest moment of the year.” “This shoe, with my name on it, that I helped build, is my 08 World title.”

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The Balega booth was located front row center. Pretty much the same place they have in the specialty running industry. The poster was shot on top of Paarl Rock near Stellenbosch.

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The Running Event 2008

I’m down in Big Ol Texas for The Running Event with my sponsors Balega, Avia, Suunto and Clif Bar. Its a trade show for the running industry. Will post some more tomorrow…

Kurt the Incredible Hulk Hogan and the Firefighter in clown shoes

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