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8 2015 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE RUN, BIKE, SWIM WHAT TO BUY SHOPPING DAYS LEFT S how a little love to the runner, cyclist, or swimmer in your life by surprising them with a gadget or equipment that can make their workout a little bit better. Given their active lifestyle, here’s a list of gifts that will be appreciated and used by anyone who runs, bikes, or swims. — MARK REITER, BLADE STAFF WRITER Glass City Marathon Training Program Do you have someone on your gift list who has signed up to run in the 2016 Mercy Health Glass City Marathon or Owens Corning Half Marathon on April 24? Dave’s Running is offering 16-week training programs in Toledo and Findlay for both events that will begin on Jan. 5. For $124.95 and a $7.50 sign up fee, runners receive the benefit of personal coaching that will enable them to achieve their goals. e programs have different pace groups catered to individual needs and coaches are assigned for each group. e packages include structured practices with indoor weekly training, 10 different pace groups with personal coaches, training apparel, coupon book with in-store savings, guest speakers, and weekly informational emails. Information and sign-up can be made at www.davesrunning.com or at Dave’s Running in Sylvania, Perrysburg, Findlay, and Delta. Garmen Vivo Active fitness tracker Classified as a smartwatch or activity tracker, the Garmen Vivo Active is a GPS-enabled watch that tracks walking, running, cycling and swim- ming, with pace, steps, laps, strokes, and distance that makes it the perfect gift for triathletes. Cost: $249.99. Available at Second Sole, Dave’s Run- ning, and Dick’s. Lift 23 socks Need new winter socks? Check out Lift 23’s new ski/snow socks. Made of 40 percent merino wool, with seamless construction and a reinforced Lycra cuff and instep, these socks are a good choice for filling Christmas stockings and filling your heart. For each pair of socks, Lift 23 will donate a pair of socks to a homeless child. Locally, Family House Toledo will receive a pair of socks for each pair sold locally. Price: $25. Available at Mountain Man Sports. Saucony Sonic running jacket Increase the safety and comfort of the dedicated runner on your gift list with USB-rechargeable LED lighting capability of the Saucony Sonic HDX ViZiPRO jacket. e weatherproof lighting system emits steady or flashing mode lighting with just the click of a switch, delivering up to one hour of flashing light for one hour of charge. Price: $109.99. Available in neon pink at Dave’s Running. FlipBelt No Pockets? No Problem. Slip on the machine-washable FlipBelt to stash cell phone, keys, credit cards, and money while running or working out at the gym. Made of polyester/Lycra fabric for moisture wicking and quick-drying, there are no fasteners that can cause uncomfortable chafing and the tubular design eliminates bouncing. Available in neon pink and black. Price: $28.99. Available at Second Sole, Levis Commons in Perrysburg. CycleOps Power- Sync Trainer Give the gift of staying fit through the winter with the CycleOps electronic PowerSync trainer. It can be coupled with the Vir- tual Training Program, an online catalog of courses for indoor cycling work- outs, to control the trainer through ANT+ or Blue- tooth to change resistance and keep indoor riding in- teresting. e PowerSync is $899.99 and the Virtual Training Program is $6 a month. Available at Cycle Werks in Whitehouse and Bowling Green. Feedback Sports bicycle repair work stand A functional work stand can make even the most complicated bicycle re- pairs less of a headache. e Feed Back Sports Pro Elite or Feedback Sports Sport Mechanic work stands have telescoping tubes and an attached bike clamping heads to make easy work of anything from wheel and tire changes to bottom bracket and head- set overhauls. e Pro Elite is $284.99 and the Sport Mechanic is $169.99. A tool tray also is available at $32.99. Available at Spoke Life Cycles in Sylvania and Perrysburg. Yaktrax traction devices Snow and ice are the biggest ob- stacles to outdoor training for run- ning enthusiasts. e Yaktrax RUN and PRO are designed to meet the needs of runners braving the win- ter elements. Cost: $37.95. Avail- able at Dave’s Running. Bontrager Transmitr bicycle light system Don’t let the bicycle enthusiast in your life be left out in the dark this winter. e Bontrager Trans- mitr bike-light setup allows the rider to convenient- ly control the front headlight and rear taillights’ on and off functions through a handlebar-mounted remote. e $299.99 set includes the remote, 700-lumen 700 RT headlight, and 65-lumen Flare RT taillight. Both lights are USB-rechargeable. Available at Cycle Werks in Whitehouse and Bowling Green. Redfeather snow shoes If you are dreaming of a white Christmas, Alpine snow shoes offer a great cross-training workout for bikers, runners, triath- letes, and the like. Redfeather — a Wisconsin company started by a triathlete who wanted to train in winter — are small and light enough to let you go as fast as you like anywhere there is snow. e Redfeather Hike, which includes poles, accommodates up to 220 pounds. Cost: $159.99. Available at Mountain Man Sports. * Prices and availability subject to change.
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82015HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDERUN, BIKE, SWIM
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SHOPPINGDAYS LEFT Show a little love to the runner, cyclist, or swimmer in your life by surprising them with a gadget
or equipment that can make their workout a little bit better. Given their active lifestyle, here’s a list of gifts that will be appreciated and used by anyone who runs, bikes, or swims.
— MARK REITER, BLADE STAFF WRITERGlass City Marathon Training Program
Do you have someone on your gift list who has signed up to run in the 2016 Mercy Health Glass City Marathon or Owens Corning Half Marathon on April 24? Dave’s Running is o� ering 16-week training programs in Toledo and Findlay for both events that will begin on Jan. 5. For $124.95 and a $7.50 sign up fee, runners receive the bene� t of personal coaching that will enable them to achieve their goals. � e programs have di� erent pace groups catered to individual needs and coaches are assigned for each group. � e packages include structured practices with indoor weekly training, 10 di� erent pace groups with personal coaches, training apparel, coupon book with in-store savings, guest speakers, and weekly informational emails. Information and sign-up can be made at www.davesrunning.com or at Dave’s Running in Sylvania, Perrysburg, Findlay, and Delta.
Garmen Vivo Active � tness trackerClassi� ed as a smartwatch or activity tracker,
the Garmen Vivo Active is a GPS-enabled watch that tracks walking, running, cycling and swim-ming, with pace, steps, laps, strokes, and distance that makes it the perfect gift for triathletes. Cost: $249.99. Available at Second Sole, Dave’s Run-ning, and Dick’s.
Lift 23 socksNeed new winter socks? Check
out Lift 23’s new ski/snow socks. Made of 40 percent merino wool, with seamless construction and a reinforced Lycra cu� and instep, these socks are a good choice for � lling Christmas stockings and � lling your heart. For each pair of socks, Lift 23 will donate a pair of socks to a homeless child. Locally, Family House Toledo will receive a pair of socks for each pair sold locally. Price: $25. Available at Mountain Man Sports.
Saucony Sonic running jacketIncrease the safety and comfort of the dedicated runner on
your gift list with USB-rechargeable LED lighting capability of the Saucony Sonic HDX ViZiPRO jacket. � e weatherproof lighting system emits steady or � ashing mode lighting with just the click of a switch, delivering up to one hour of � ashing light for one hour of charge. Price: $109.99. Available in neon pink at Dave’s Running.
FlipBeltNo Pockets? No Problem. Slip on the machine-washable FlipBelt to stash
cell phone, keys, credit cards, and money while running or working out at the gym. Made of polyester/Lycra fabric for moisture wicking and quick-drying, there are no fasteners that can cause uncomfortable cha� ng and the tubular design eliminates bouncing. Available in neon pink and black. Price: $28.99. Available at Second Sole, Levis Commons in Perrysburg.
CycleOps Power-Sync Trainer
Give the gift of staying � t through the winter with the CycleOps electronic PowerSync trainer. It can be coupled with the Vir-tual Training Program, an online catalog of courses for indoor cycling work-outs, to control the trainer through ANT+ or Blue-tooth to change resistance and keep indoor riding in-teresting. � e PowerSync is $899.99 and the Virtual Training Program is $6 a month. Available at Cycle Werks in Whitehouse and Bowling Green.
Feedback Sports bicycle repair work stand
A functional work stand can make even the most complicated bicycle re-pairs less of a headache. � e Feed Back Sports Pro Elite or Feedback Sports Sport Mechanic work stands have telescoping tubes and an attached bike clamping heads to make easy work of anything from wheel and tire changes to bottom bracket and head-set overhauls. � e Pro Elite is $284.99 and the Sport Mechanic is $169.99. A tool tray also is available at $32.99. Available at Spoke Life Cycles in Sylvania and Perrysburg.
Yaktrax traction devicesSnow and ice are the biggest ob-
stacles to outdoor training for run-ning enthusiasts. � e Yaktrax RUN and PRO are designed to meet the needs of runners braving the win-ter elements. Cost: $37.95. Avail-able at Dave’s Running.
Bontrager Transmitr bicycle light system
Don’t let the bicycle enthusiast in your life be left out in the dark this winter. � e Bontrager Trans-mitr bike-light setup allows the rider to convenient-ly control the front headlight and rear taillights’ on and o� functions through a handlebar-mounted remote. � e $299.99 set includes the remote, 700-lumen 700 RT headlight, and 65-lumen Flare RT taillight. Both lights are USB-rechargeable. Available at Cycle Werks in Whitehouse and Bowling Green.
Redfeather snow shoesIf you are dreaming of a white Christmas, Alpine snow shoes
o� er a great cross-training workout for bikers, runners, triath-letes, and the like. Redfeather — a Wisconsin company started by a triathlete who wanted to train in winter — are small and light enough to let you go as fast as you like anywhere there is snow. � e Redfeather Hike, which includes poles, accommodates up to 220 pounds. Cost: $159.99. Available at Mountain Man Sports.
Bontrager Transmitr bicycle light system
Don’t let the bicycle enthusiast in your life be left out in the dark this winter. � e Bontrager Trans-mitr bike-light setup allows the rider to convenient-ly control the front headlight and rear taillights’ on and o� functions through a handlebar-mounted remote. � e $299.99 set includes the remote, 700-lumen 700 RT headlight, and 65-lumen Flare RT taillight. Both lights are USB-rechargeable. Available at Cycle Werks in Whitehouse and Bowling Green.
Redfeather snow shoesIf you are dreaming of a white Christmas, Alpine snow shoes
o� er a great cross-training workout for bikers, runners, triath-letes, and the like. Redfeather — a Wisconsin company started by a triathlete who wanted to train in winter — are small and light enough to let you go as fast as you like anywhere there is snow. � e Redfeather Hike, which includes poles, accommodates up to 220 pounds. Cost: $159.99.$159.99. Available at Available at Mountain Man SportsMountain Man Sports
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