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Tag: Geeking out
April 23, 2013
Awesome UA Alter-Ego Shirts
Even though I’m not running, this feels like a taper. I tend to go stir crazy during taper. This taper stir craziness usually leads to me shopping. And this, more looking at race gear I may never be able to use… I geeked out yesterday a little about a couple of INKnBURN‘s neat shirt designs. Then I remembered something else that I saw on Facebook several months ago. Under Armour released a line of what they call their Alter Ego Baselayers. They are Marvel and DC Comics licensed products!! I’m totally fanboying over these… Oh man. These would be so[…continue reading]
April 22, 2013
Neat INKnBURN Running Shirts
I first hear about INKnBURN products from blogger VanessaRuns. In fact, I recognized her by her green INKnBURN race shirt during the Walt Disney World Half-Marathon in 2012. When I was at the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend expo in January 2013, I noticed that INKnBURN has a booth. I remarked to the salesman there that I thought INKnBURN was only for ultramarathoners. He said he hoped not because that would really limit the audience he could sell too. I didn’t buy anything that day, but I may some day soon. I’m not a fan of a lot of the[…continue reading]
October 4, 2011
But can they run?
When I was much younger, I played a tabletop game called Warhammer 40k. I recently stumbled upon a wiki with information about the lore of this piece of my childhood. The most famous ‘human’ fighting force in this hellish, science-fiction future are the Adaptus Astartes or Space Marines. These fictional warriors are given implants and intense hormone training to become unstoppable warriors. Until I read this wiki page about them, I didn’t realize the proportions of how large these sci-fi warriors would be. Take a look at the size comparison on the bottom. The ‘Average human’ at 5’9″ is about[…continue reading]
