Forums >Racing>Questions for Experienced Marathoners? (the ins and outs of everything but running the race)
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
I always get really cold and everything, even undergarments has to go for me to have a chance to warm up.
Do I not pick my chip with bib and everything else?
Vim
empty 32oz plastic cup, I don't like waiting in line to go numero uno
1) Is the pre-race meal the night before worth it or should I go out with family?
2) How early do I show up?
3) Do your family/supporters camp on the course/finish line/starting line or somewhere else?
4) If I didn't start this thread...what would have I been regretting I didn't pack from home?
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Toilet paper. Always take toilet paper.
Why is it sideways?
Baby wipes work better. especially if nerves and your intestines dont always get along.
Ricky —our ability to perform up to our physiological potential in a race is determined by whether or not we truly psychologically believe that what we are attempting is realistic. Anton Krupicka
The gorilla always has the best posts on this subject. One of your posts, JK, a while back (maybe even a year ago) was so informative in a side-splittingly funny way. I tried to look it up but couldn't find it. Anybody know the post to which I'm referring so vaguely?
Amy