A few things that have caught my attention, and that of my feet and arms. (My apologies for the excessive flair displayed in this post.)
The Team TOA kits turned out great this year. Here I am making final bike preparations before Beach 2 Battleship. Note the custom Swiftwick socks in a 4".
This photo is during the post race awards cruise at Beach 2 Battleship. I am wearing my "other" custom Swiftwick sock, the 1" cuff. Susan is wearing the 12" black compression socks.
This is the shoes I raced in at Beach 2 Battleship. They are the K-Swiss K-ona. This shoe is great for a triathlon because it has adequate cushioning, along with a reasonable amount of motion control structure. They fit like a glove.
On the same note, I think most triathletes need to be careful not to wear too-light of a shoe for triathlon. The feathery racing shoe that feels great for a short run will suddenly leave your legs to get pummeled by the run in a triathlon. Most of the time I have found a little extra cushion is a good thing. This shoe will strike a good balance for some, and will be too light for others.
This is the Spira Stinger. It is the shoe Hunter Kemper wears for World Cup Olympic distance racing. It is the lightest damn shoe I have ever worn, and doggonit if it doesn't have great cushioning. But this is a light one...open 5K's to olympic distance tri only. And you will only get about 100 miles out of a pair of these, so use them judiciously.
Your feet aren't the only body part that likes some bling. We designed our team kits to come with matching arm warmers. Here (Tim) Lance displays the Team TOA arm warmers. I am particularly proud to have fit the "Rock Star Triathlon" logo and the argyles on this item.
You never know who is going to show up with the "TOA Argyles." Recently the Most Interesting Man in the World stopped by. He has been training for Music City Triathlon in 2010. He is training outside right now and with the cold, he has been wearing a TOA coat OVER his tuxedo while doing long rides.
While he may not be the most Interesting Man in the World, Lance (Armstrong) is pretty interesting. Although I must say, the first draft of the Team Radio Shack jersey looked like caca.
The Team TOA kits turned out great this year. Here I am making final bike preparations before Beach 2 Battleship. Note the custom Swiftwick socks in a 4".
This photo is during the post race awards cruise at Beach 2 Battleship. I am wearing my "other" custom Swiftwick sock, the 1" cuff. Susan is wearing the 12" black compression socks.
This is the shoes I raced in at Beach 2 Battleship. They are the K-Swiss K-ona. This shoe is great for a triathlon because it has adequate cushioning, along with a reasonable amount of motion control structure. They fit like a glove.
On the same note, I think most triathletes need to be careful not to wear too-light of a shoe for triathlon. The feathery racing shoe that feels great for a short run will suddenly leave your legs to get pummeled by the run in a triathlon. Most of the time I have found a little extra cushion is a good thing. This shoe will strike a good balance for some, and will be too light for others.
This is the Spira Stinger. It is the shoe Hunter Kemper wears for World Cup Olympic distance racing. It is the lightest damn shoe I have ever worn, and doggonit if it doesn't have great cushioning. But this is a light one...open 5K's to olympic distance tri only. And you will only get about 100 miles out of a pair of these, so use them judiciously.
Your feet aren't the only body part that likes some bling. We designed our team kits to come with matching arm warmers. Here (Tim) Lance displays the Team TOA arm warmers. I am particularly proud to have fit the "Rock Star Triathlon" logo and the argyles on this item.
You never know who is going to show up with the "TOA Argyles." Recently the Most Interesting Man in the World stopped by. He has been training for Music City Triathlon in 2010. He is training outside right now and with the cold, he has been wearing a TOA coat OVER his tuxedo while doing long rides.
While he may not be the most Interesting Man in the World, Lance (Armstrong) is pretty interesting. Although I must say, the first draft of the Team Radio Shack jersey looked like caca.
At least Lance (Armstrong) has good taste when he is picking the design:
And in this picture, Lance (Armstrong) displays his Mellow Johnny team kit arm warmers.
And in this picture, Lance (Armstrong) displays his Mellow Johnny team kit arm warmers.
I added this picture to draw your attention to the logo on the right fore-arm...SWIFTWICK!!! They also have Swiftwick Socks...like those on Terry's foot below:
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