Pages: 1 |
| Flying to my 1st Marathon (Read 279 times) |
|
posted: 2/4/2008 at 6:26 PM |
| I need some help from those who have flown to different marathon's. I am flying to Florida in two weeks for my first marathon and want to only have carry on bags. (dont want my race stuff to get lost). question....are gels, electrolites (tablets) and Accelerade powder allowed in my carry on bag? I don't want to check a bag just for this stuff but also don't want the TSA to confiscate my stuff. Can anybody help me with this? |
|
|
|
| view log Jazz, happy dog |
posted: 2/4/2008 at 9:33 PM |
Tablets and powder are fine. The gels might be a problem, just put them in the plastic baggie along with your other gels/liquids.
You are wise to not check your race gear. |
| Just 'cause you can, doesn't mean you should
|
|
|
| view log Blaine Moore |
posted: 2/4/2008 at 9:44 PM |
Yes, gels are a "problem" - I didn't have any issues with them going down to DC for Marine Corps last year, but coming back they made me put them into a small plastic bag.
If you are flying out of a small airport, you'll probably be fine and don't have to worry about it.
Either way, throw all of your "liquids" and such into a small plastic bag (quart size, I think, although you'd need to look it up for specifics) and take it out of your carry on to put in the gray bucket when you pass through security so that they can look at it easily in the x-ray machine.
Worst case scenario, they throw them into the trash behind you and don't give you an opportunity to fish 'em out, so you have to replace them when you get where you are going. I've never had any trouble though, and only had to actually separate them out the one time on my way home from DC. |
Run to Win
I just started using Twitter - anybody else on there? http://twitter.com/RunToWin
|
|
|
|
posted: 2/4/2008 at 9:50 PM |
| Thanks! I will plan on putting them in a clear ziploc and pulling them out when I go thru security. I am sure I can replace them at the Expo if i absolutely have to. Thanks again for the replies! |
|
|
Mile Collector view logAbs of Flabs |
posted: 2/4/2008 at 9:56 PM |
| Gels are fine. I had them in a zip lock bag. The security guard scrutinized them a bit not sure what to make of them and then waved me through. |
| Beantown Runners | On the Bench |
|
|
| view log |
posted: 2/4/2008 at 10:25 PM |
| Here's what we did when we flew to Chicago for the marathon. We called our hotel and asked if they would hold a package for us to pick up at check-in. It was no problem. So we sent our gels, powders, snacks, etc. Pretty much all of our consumables. It worked out great. |
|
|
| view log |
posted: 2/4/2008 at 10:43 PM |
Check out this link.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
|
|
|
Pages: 1 |
