all decked up and nowhere to go

I was all set tonight.

The Smurfs had called for a training run tonight equipped with our full load - Harness, helmet, climbing equipment, backpack, full water bladder, the works.. So as soon as I got back from work, I climbed into the gear and clipped everything in. But when I met them down at the void deck, Nik was nearly beside himself with laughter. They didn't mean to wear all the gear, rather just to run with the full load on our back and with our helmets on our heads.

I was the only fool decked out in all my gear, jingley jangling as I moved along. Bah! Took my slings and karabinas off and tucked them into my bag and just felt very silly indeedy. Ah well. We still got stared at for running along the canal in our helmets and backpacks (and I was still in my harness) but the good thing was that my knee didn't act up at all during the entire run - I shall attribute this to the fact that (1) I was using my insoles (2) I had my Phiten knee guard on (3) I warmed my leg up for 5 minutes before the run using the iPamper.

Distance: Just under 5km
Time: 30min
Load: 3kg

On a lighter note... Johnson Duck is just heaven after a workout.