Our Wish Lists...

Now that we've given you some suggestions for the adventure racer on your Christmas list, here's a rundown of the cool gear that we hope Santa stuffs in his sack for us!

First up on Toots-in-Tights' list is a pair of Salomon Nordic Pro Training Gloves. New to Salomon's line-up for Winter '08, these gloves would be great for all the winter training that T/T plans to do in order to get ready for Mexico in March.

To complement the gloves, T/T, who has been both naughty and nice this year, most certainly deserves a pair of Montbell Thermawrap Pants. After all, there is no use having warm hands if your butt is freezing. Not only would these pants keep her warm at the Snowshoe Raid later this winter, but the sleek black colour will be easy to complement with any jacket.

In her stocking, Toots-in-Tights hopes to find a pair of Pearl Izumi Calien Toes. What the heck is that you ask? Well, if you've ever tried to mountain bike in subzero temperatures, you will know that most bike shoes are not meant for snow. Slip a pair of these on overtop of your bike shoes, and you'll be good to go. They'll match nicely with the gloves and pants.

The item that SnackyPants is probably hankering after the most is a pair of CW-X Insulator Expert Tights. Everyone she has talked to about these pants give them rave reviews. Although she loves the navy colour, she realizes that this would necessitate the buying of new jackets, so to keep things simple, she'll stick with black.

Second, since she is the only person in her running group without one, SP has finally given in to wanting a Garmin Forerunner. Not wanting to suffer from information overload, she's going to stick to the 201 model, which can calculate both pace and distance, making it a useful training tool.

Although perhaps unrealistic unless Santa works for Salomon, SP is chomping at the bit waiting to get her hands on a pair of the new Salomon XT Wings shoes. She is admittedly a sucker for anything that Salomon slaps their name on. Don't they sound fast?

Lastly, in order to combat winter boredom, SP is thinking of taking up snowshoe racing. To to this, she'll certainly need a pair of Atlas Racing Snowshoes. She's not yet put this on her list officially however. The last time she did a race that involved snowshoes, she ended up flinging them into the woods in a fit of rage. She blames this on the particular pair of snowshoes, however, not the sport itself. Some snowshoe training is scheduled for this weekend though, which SP hopes will give her a better idea of whether or not this sport is for her.

So that's what we want? How about you? What gear items are on your list?