My friend Tony who:
- has a super cool blog
- and who I trained together last year for IM Canada with
- and who is pacing me at Moab
- and who is on Team Trakkers
- and who I absolutely love in a big brother, little sister kind of way
- and who makes me laugh really hard (too hard some times)
- and who always thinks up the BEST gifts (yes, his wife is extremely lucky)
MADE these for Michelle and I!
See, all the cool ultrarunners wear these little gaiters to keep the dirt and grit out of their socks. Tony ordered these from Dirty Girl Gaiters (try searching for that one on the internet…eek, got a little more than I was bargaining for). Then he went all engineer crafty on them and made them into TEAM TRAKKERS gaiters! Check out the Trakkers logo on the upper left of my blog, see the logo? Get it? Sweet huh?
They are my new good luck charms. I love them. I love Tony, he’s such a rad big brother! Thanks Tony.
PS: As you can see, there is a little KT tape in that picture. I rolled my ankle several times last week, so I’m trying out some of that crazy KT tape. I’m quite impressed thus far. It will all be good, just a little something to learn to smile through this week.
Jessi Thompson says:
Sooooooooooo cool! Love ‘em!!!
March 21st, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Mandy says:
Awesome gaiters! Take care of that ankle, hope the KT tape helps it out.
March 22nd, 2010 at 6:40 am
Katey W. says:
Love the gaiters, they are RAD….But I love KT tape….it fixed my knee I swear!!
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:56 am
Sam says:
I am super excited for my Dirty Girls! I’ve been wanting them for a while and a friend gave me a gift certificate for my birthday. It’s just so hard to choose which design.
I’ve heard awesome things about KT tape, so I hope it works for you.
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
Laura Vedeen says:
wow I love the gaiters! I’m thinking about doing an ultra later this summer, those would be phenomenal!!
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Hillary says:
Tana: “What are those?”
Me: “Gaiters that a friend made for Sonja.”
T: “Michelle?”
Me: “No, Tony.”
T: “Is Tony a boy or a girl?”
Me: “A boy.”
T: “Why is he a boy?”
I’ll spare you the rest of the conversation, but COOL gaiters!
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Kati says:
Those are AWESOME!!!
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Jim says:
love the gaiters! In two weeks you’ll be able to get lime green KT Tape to match:)
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Sonja says:
Seriously Jim! KT tape in Trakkers Green! That totally rocks! I’m really hoping I won’t **need** it in 2 weeks, but if I do, I’ll put in an order, because that’s just plain cool!
March 23rd, 2010 at 5:59 am
Tony says:
You’re welcome! Glad you like em. Can’t wait to wear mine @ Moab.
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Jim says:
yeah- in lime green. See how we are- tempting you to keep taping up b/c now it’s the perfect accessory for your other accessories (gaiters):)
You should be able to get them at any Sports Authority within next 1-2 weeks; run shops will have in next 4 weeks.
Let us know how you like it. Thx.
March 24th, 2010 at 9:11 pm