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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 12/27/2008 at 2:35 PM

When there is rampant flooding and puddles are well over the top of one's shoe. Tongue

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

dnephin

posted: 12/27/2008 at 4:18 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 12/27/2008 at 2:35 PM:

When there is rampant flooding and puddles are well over the top of one's shoe.

true, but in most wet situations, they've kept me dry and comfy when other shoes would have left me miserable.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 12/27/2008 at 4:23 PM

Definitely. I have been VERY impressed with the performance of that material, otherwise. I wish companies would make road shoes with the choice of Gore-Tex uppers. I'd love to have a regular road shoe that I could wear in slop. My trail shoes are bit clunky for longer road runs, but the uppers are so nice this time of the year.

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

jEfFgObLuE

I've got a fever...

posted: 12/29/2008 at 12:04 PM

You could get some waterproof socks.

On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 12/29/2008 at 12:11 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 12/29/2008 at 12:04 PM:

You could get some waterproof socks.

Meh...Smartwool are already expensive enough. If I lived somewhere that got monsoons I might consider it.

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

jEfFgObLuE

I've got a fever...

posted: 12/29/2008 at 12:30 PM

You could get some gaiters, which would cover the opening of the shoe and your lower leg.

On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 12/29/2008 at 1:26 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 12/29/2008 at 12:30 PM:

You could get some gaiters, which would cover the opening of the shoe and your lower leg.

Do those work in puddles or only with snow?

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

rockenmamaof5

posted: 12/29/2008 at 1:34 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 12/29/2008 at 1:26 PM:

Do those work in puddles or only with snow?

Trail runners use gators for river crossings etc Wink

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

gumhead

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posted: 12/29/2008 at 9:25 PM

What are these Gore-Tex shoes you speak of?

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