alissa and the kids are gonna come out for the first few hours and crew for me. should be fun for them to bounce around in the car. still working on getting a crew together for the rest of the race. any sadistic takers?
I know, i know you are thinking to yourself "what a weak ars" "why does he do such easy races?" "why not pick a course that is challenging instead of just an easy 50 miles out and 50 miles back" what can i say? i have been weak sauce this year. new baby, crappy real estate market, life with 4 young kids, a beautiful, patient wife who actually wants to see me sometimes (not exactly sure why, but...............)
so if you are dumb enough to want to do a hundred miler race here is what i take. hopefully it helps. now all you need to do is get outside and train insane amounts and you will be ready to go!! lets be honest its still cheaper than therapy
FOOD
- ensure (the old peoples drink) 18 bottles
- water 3 gallons
- coke plastic bottles (yep i drink pop on a long run and i LIKE IT!! no diet wussiness here 12 (opened for 24 hours to let out some of the fizz)
- apples and adams peanut butter none of the skippy or jiff Crap (knife)
- gu chomps packets 15
- ready to drink soup 10 (take a baby bottle warmer to heat them up in the car)
- bananas 3-4
- nuun electrolyte tabs 3 bottles
- candy bars 4 (lets be honest i run so i can eat more junkfood)
- hammer perpetuem (sure i have thrown this up on many races but its still the best stuff on the market)
- red bull 4 (wings come in handy)
- chips and salsa
- avacados (yummy fat and easy to digest)
- iboprofen
- salt pills
- tums
- benedryl
FEET (an important aspect of running for 100 miles)
- 3 pairs injinji socks (the merino wool outdoor version)
- 2 pair smart wools
- mizuno wave riders
- orange wave riders
- go lite storm dragons
- north face size 14 for swollen feet
- athletic tape for blisters
- tincture of benzion (glues tape on, but its a bitch when you rip it off)
- needles for popping blisters
- butt paste for greasing up the feet so as not to get blisters in the first place
- zoot compression socks for after the race (and because they are so dang sexy)
GEAR
- smart wool long sleeve
- ipod or two with good music and some good books to make you cry in the night
- a speedo for those hot sections of the course and for sexy running
- body glide lube
- light gloves
- warm gloves
- headlamp
- handheld flashlight (extra batteries) 2nd light helps with depth perseption
- hat
- visor
- nathan running back pack
- sunscreen
- sunglasses
- camera with full battery
- hip pack
- 2 amphipod bottles
- warmer bellweather jacket for hypothermia/exhaustion stages
- tights
- light jacket go lite wisp
- arm warmers
- hot hands hand warmers
- baby wipes
- folding camp chair
- bandana for the dust
- extra short sleeve shirt
- extra pair of compression shorts
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