Trail Running Gaiters
I had several inquires and comments about the super cute little zebra gaiter that I was sporting in yesterday’s GoLite review. So, since you all asked, here is the low-down on the goods…….
The zebra gaiters and also these hot pink gaiters to the right are made by Running Funky. I bought them on Road Runner Sports.com but you can also purchase them from other online retailers. For those unfamiliar with how gaiters work, they are made of light weight, bathing suit-y type material and the collar is elastic-y. You really can’t tell they are on, not hot at all. There is a piece of velcro on the back of the gaiter and you afix a piece of velcro to the back of your shoe. Then there is a hook at the front of the gaiter that hooks onto the front of your laces. And, VOILA…..no more junk in your shoes!!!! Fabulous!!!!
I also have another pair that I won from the Filly Girl blog (go visit her!). They are from Dirty Girl Gaiters, you can purchase those directly from the lady that makes them. Of the two brands, I like Dirty Girl’s better. They are BOTH made really well, fit perfectly and keep all the debris out of my shoes, but the Dirty Girl’s are much easier to put on and take off. Nothing more annoying than to fight with your gaiters in order to adjust your laces in the middle of a run. The hook on the Dirty Girl’s slip off and on much easier. She also seems to have more designs to choose from, and you get a much more generous serving and much more adhesive velcro with the Dirty Girl’s.
But they are both AWESOME!!!! I won’t run trails without gaiters now. Such a simple idea that had never crossed my mind until my running bud “trail girl” Ashley turned me on to them. I was relatively lucky, keeping trail trash out of my shoes, until one day running through a field of high grass and tons of little sticky things got stuck on my socks and then found their way down into my shoes. OWWWWWW!!!! That was all the convincing I needed!!!! Not only are they functional, but they are fashionable as well. Just another way to express your personality and stand out in the crowd. We get comments on them wherever we go. And if I fall and pass out on the trail there is no way a passer-by-er could NOT see me in the bright pink gaiters LOL.
The zebra gaiters and also these hot pink gaiters to the right are made by Running Funky. I bought them on Road Runner Sports.com but you can also purchase them from other online retailers. For those unfamiliar with how gaiters work, they are made of light weight, bathing suit-y type material and the collar is elastic-y. You really can’t tell they are on, not hot at all. There is a piece of velcro on the back of the gaiter and you afix a piece of velcro to the back of your shoe. Then there is a hook at the front of the gaiter that hooks onto the front of your laces. And, VOILA…..no more junk in your shoes!!!! Fabulous!!!!
I also have another pair that I won from the Filly Girl blog (go visit her!). They are from Dirty Girl Gaiters, you can purchase those directly from the lady that makes them. Of the two brands, I like Dirty Girl’s better. They are BOTH made really well, fit perfectly and keep all the debris out of my shoes, but the Dirty Girl’s are much easier to put on and take off. Nothing more annoying than to fight with your gaiters in order to adjust your laces in the middle of a run. The hook on the Dirty Girl’s slip off and on much easier. She also seems to have more designs to choose from, and you get a much more generous serving and much more adhesive velcro with the Dirty Girl’s. 
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