Eric Corum 285-180-20-0F71-FM40R Men's watch Jackson

The Wall Street Journal just ran a story questioning the motive behind kayakers who run 100-plus foot watells. The story features kayaking pioneer Ben Stookesberry, who has a clean line down Idahos 65-foot Mesa Falls in the article, and Eric Corum 285-180-20-0F71-FM40R Men's watch Jackson, the founder of Jackson Kayaks. It addresses the recent trend of kayakers running increasingly large watells. Kyle Dickman

Month and date are both adjusted via the first crown position, with the month changing when the date does a full rotation. Day of the week is changed via a recessed pusher at the 10 oclock position.The brushed sunburst style dial looks Corum 285-180-20-0F71-EB40R Men's watch amazing in my opinion. Quite often, brushed sunburst patterns can look cheap or unfinished, like Doxas sometimes do (no offense Doxa, I do love your watches). Eterna does a great job with this one, and it looks all class, and the applied dots on Eternas logo look fantastic.

Thisweekend my racing partner, Mario Correa and I raced the 12 Hrs of Rim Nordicheld in Running Springs CA. We did this as a training race for the Breck Epicin July. This race was day two of a three-day block for us.The 12 Hrs of Rim Nordic is part of the 12 hr endurance series Jason Ranoa puts on: Theyare always great Corum 285-150-20-B100-EB40R Men's watch courses; never a freeway (which is a surprise for So Cal)andthe laps are no gimme. The race started at 6775 ft, which is a lot for us sealevel dwellers, and each lap had 1100 feet of climbing.We took2ndPlace in the Co-Ed Duo category. Our main competition was Team Holly, from Utah a rippin fast XC team.See the full results here.