Race Day Gear Checklist

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 5/10/2007 at 10:13 AM

I need to put together my list of stuff to have in the car or on my body for race day.... • Bodyglide • Camelbak w/ 50/50 Gatorade-water mix • 2-3 packets of GU • 1-2 Rice Krispy treats • Inhaler • skirt • socks • top • change of clothes for post-race "party" at backroadrunner's house • "Vitamin I" (ibuprofen) • hanky/sweat cloth • hat • shades What's typically on your list for longer races? k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Scout7

CPT Curmudgeon

posted: 5/10/2007 at 10:17 AM

Shorts. Socks. Shoes. Shirt. Hat. Sunglasses. Long pants. Long-sleeved shirt. Different pair of shoes. Different socks. That's about it.

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 5/10/2007 at 10:49 AM
modified: 5/10/2007 at 10:56 AM

I would add the following to your list 1) ~~Advil~~ [I see you have Vitamin I] 2) second pr of shoes or sandals to change into right after the race. When you're done, it feels good to get out of the shoes you raced in. I like sandals personally 'cuz it lets them doggies breathe. 3) Actually, you didn't even have shoes on your list. This is a duh, but never hurts to have a complete list. 4) Small cooler with Bells Oberon on ice 5) Ice pack. One of those disposable ones that gets cold when you break the seal. Just in case you have a serious boo-boo or sore spot of any kind.

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

Scout7

CPT Curmudgeon

posted: 5/10/2007 at 10:58 AM

I would and bandages. I get blisters, so I just pop 'em with one of the pins from my number (or the myriad I have in my collection), and tape the suckers up with med tape.

Lifesabeach

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:24 AM

get dressed~shorts, socks, running top race bib visor a gu stuck in my running top I'm pretty low maintenance. I really like longer races because I can relax since I don't have to carry a fuel belt. That darn thing always leaves bloody raw spots around my hip bones and my poor outty belly button. Sad

Plus, it's just bulky and the extra weight is cumbersome. So aid stations are a real treat.

Jennifer mm#1231

trishierunner

esq.

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:25 AM

My race gear checklist: sports bra shirt with number pinned on running skirt socks shoes with chip on laces Nike dry fit hat watch (now my GARMIN 205 Big grin

) body glide digital camrea for husby flip flops for after race Chocolate outrage GU

2009: BQ?

Trent

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:26 AM

~~Bodyglide~~ - no longer need it, I have found clothes that don't chafe me. ~~Camelbak w/ 50/50 Gatorade-water mix~~ - only for runs over 5ish hours 2-3 packets of GU for runs over 18 miles. ~~Rice Krispy treats~~ - can't eat them at my pace ~~Inhaler~~ - I always carry it in my car, but have yet ever to need it. ~~skirt~~ - not me Wink

socks - by the alarm clock top - by the alarm clock change of clothes for post-race "party" - sometimes ~~"Vitamin I" (ibuprofen)~~ - NEVER. Antiinflammatories should be avoided during and after major efforts for at least 6-12 hours ~~hanky/sweat cloth~~ ~~hat~~ shades -add- Band Aids. Two of em. Guess why. GPS and HRM Snacks for after the run

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Mississippi

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:26 AM

This is what I headed out the door with for this past Sunday's 10 mile race... What I was wearing...(shorts, t-shirt, long sleeved t-shirt, sneakers, pink Uconn hat) A bottle of water Cell phone I showed up at the starting line with just me. Nothing extra. No stop-watch, no GU, no water, no music. I think I was distracted that morning and my brain shut off.

Lifesabeach

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:31 AM

oh, I forgot to mention my Garmin, duh! Clowning around

Jennifer mm#1231

Trent

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:33 AM

Under marathon distance, it is usually just me, my clothes (and sunglasses) and occasionally my GPS.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Mile Collector

Abs of Flabs

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:36 AM

summer list: basic list: singlet shorts socks shoes shades orange race cap watch after race clothes towel Gatorade addtional list for races over 10 miles: water belt GU winter race list is much longer

Beantown Runners | On the Bench

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 5/10/2007 at 11:54 AM

Quote from Trent on 5/10/2007 at 11:26 AM:

~~"Vitamin I" (ibuprofen)~~ - NEVER. Antiinflammatories should be avoided during and after major efforts for at least 6-12 hours

Not doubting you at all, but just curious as to why this is a problem. Too much strain on the liver?

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

JakeKnight