Equipment - two nice surprises

I was due to get to Phillip's early today, but set off late due to having an extremely upset stomach over night.

When I arrived we went straight off to Run Around Sports & Health. Oli had very kindly agreed to measure our feet in the three pairs of socks we would be wearing so we knew what size shoes to get. These socks have been given to us by Wigwam; liners socks, merino wool socks and some called 40 below. Thanks Wigwam. http://www.wigwam.com/

We very much appreciated Oli spending the time to make sure we were getting properly fitting shoes. Just imagine our surprise when he gave us the shoes completely free of charge. Just for the record we had both selected Mizuno Wave Ascend shoes. These are relatively wide fitting and for a trail shoe have good cushioning. I wore this particular type of shoe in the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon last year so it will be great to also wear them in the Arctic.

Thanks very, very much Run Around Sports & Health; Oli also included a free pair of stretch laces. http://www.runaroundsports.co.uk/

The other surprise was the box of kit that EDZ Clothing sent for our trip. Marino base layers, (tops and bottom) fleecy mid-layers, gloves, neck warmers, balaclavas and windproof shell jackets. This stuff was originally designed for motorcylists, but a lot of it is great for running. Thanks James. http://www.edz.com/

Off to bed now. A briefing tomorrow from the race organiser tomorrow, so I will probably be very worried by tomorrow evening.