GoLite Flash Lite Review: Zero Drop Road to Trail Runner

The fine folks at GoLite Footwear were kind enough to send me a pair of the Flash Lites to try.The Flash Lite is as far as I know the first "zero drop" trail and road runner on the market, others to follow. It allows a stride closer to the bare foot while offering the protection of a traditional running shoe. Golite calls this technology "GoLite BareTech".Zero Drop:Zero drop means that there is

Icebreaker GT Distance Short-Perfect Wool

I am a big fan of wool in performance running wear and as an everyday wear base layer. While the heat of summer, above 80 F, is a bit much for wool and running, I wear wool from SmartWool, Icebreaker and Ibex just about every day. I can attest that the new super fine merino wool from these three companies is never scratchy even as a base layer. I have been looking for a wool based running short