We got an inch of snow here (Philly) today. I got my new pair of nb871's and my Ultimate Direction Access Plus waistpack (bottle and gel flask holder) in the mail. I've never run with these shoes or a waistpack before. I was excited so I went right out in the snow. I ran about 8 miles and the waistpack was great. I didn't use it.... but, it felt comfortable and I tried getting the bottles out and putting them back in. I didn't have any problems at all. No bouncing... nothing.

The shoes felt pretty good too up until about mile 6. Then I felt some rubbing on my pinky toe on my left foot. I got a small blister on the top of the foot but... not too bad. I'm hoping I just didn't tie the shoes tight enough and my foot might have been sliding. We'll see tomorrow!

Thanks to everyone that recommended Ultimate Direction to me... so far so good!