Skinfit Baselayers and driving in the city.

Today's weather. At least the wind has died down.

Yesterday morning I sat in my hotel room in New Jersey waiting to go for a run. It was 18 degrees with 12-15mph winds making the winchill 10 degrees... killer! I was considering hitting the "mill" but decided against it. The hotel gym is pretty much crap. So I just had plenty of coffee and suited up and got in 8 miles. Not fast but I got it done. I am heading back out for some more in a minute before heading into the office and then back to San Diego this afternoon.

This year I am lucky enough to be racing and training in Skinfit gear after of couple of years of using their gear religiously. The first piece of gear of I ever got and used from Skinfit was the Klima Baselayer. Trevor hooked me up with it in the fall of 2007. As most people know I don't have much meat on my bones so staying warm riding and running is always an issue... especially riding. Here's a link to the Skinfit blog that explains all the technology... all I know is that it keeps me warm and keeps the sweat off me.

This winter I have pretty much refused to ride the trainer and have been getting on the roads early and often. I can't really remember being so comfortable riding in the winter. I have noticed on some group rides that I am the one stripping layers off while others are staying bundled up... this is a first and I know it's all about the base layer. If your core stays warm the rest of your body will benefit for sure.

The other base layer that I got this year is the Klima Soft shirt. It's lighter in weight and I love it on warmer days on the mountain bike. Here's a link to the tech info: Skinfit Klima.soft - the soft and cool, light underwear range.

It's rad to support companies, and have them support me, when they really do make great products. It doesn't get better then Skinfit when it comes to athletic apparel for racing and training. If you want to get any of this gear you can order it through the website here: Skinfit USA. If you have any questions about the gear I am sure Trevor can dial you in. Just send him an email.

Last thing. The person at my company that books travel decided to fly me into JFK to save a couple of bucks as opposed to Newark, which is where I normally fly into when coming out here. This meant I had to drive 65 miles through downtown NYC... in rush hour. So after 5+ hours in a plane I got in a rental and hit the roads. It took just under 3 horus. Here are some photos of the trip.