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We headed into our beat up old VW car and battled rain, traffic, road work and made our way to Germany crossing Lake Contance to the Outdoor Trade Show.
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It would be my first time and about Michael’s 14th time going to the show. I was working at the Wild Roses booth, who notably received an award for the best “new” company award.
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You think running marathons are tough, try hanging out and working and walking around a show all day. You’ll be cooked. I sure was. But just Believe. That was the moto for the 2012 collection.
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Why do women do sports? 1. Fun 2. Fitness 3. Friends
The above poster shares some photos of ambassadors and all the sports they do as women.
Here are 3 things that the women at Wild Roses think about when designing their product for women.
I returned back to Chamonix, with recovery tights and socks on, and joined my friends on Team Swiss Trail for a new race in Valdisiere called the ICE TRAIL, 32km and a lot of climbing up high.
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The trail headed up to 3400 meters and the weather was unreal…cold, wind, snow, rain. Real mountain temps. I ended up dropping out of this race at mile 22 even though I was in 2nd place, with just 10km to go. I just could not re-warm myself. It was a fun event none-the-less and great atmosphere with the team. And I learned a lesson to bring more clothes!