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

On the 7 hr drive back to Stellenbosch after Ironman South Africa, we stopped at Klein Brak river mouth so I could do my last quality run before XTERRA South Africa this weekend. The sun was setting, the sea was thundering unhappily, and Amber sat on the beach, resting her Ironman legs and poking at blisters.

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