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<\/a><\/p>\nSunglasses- I’ll be wearing Serfas Portal<\/a> sunnies, thanks to the local importer VeloVita<\/a> for getting them in on time! Why wear sunglasses all day? Lots of reasons- you won’t get a headache from the sun, if you get hit in the face with a branch on the single track you won’t get an eye injury, and if you get photo chromatic lenses they’ll adjust to the available light.<\/p>\n Garmin 910XT<\/a>– how else will I know how slowly I’m running?<\/p>\n Nipple tape<\/a>– You may not need it, I do.<\/p>\n Spibelt<\/a>– I’ll most likely have my 2 pieces of spare food in the pocket, and hang my race number on the front using the optional elastic toggle thingys.<\/p>\n Socks- I’ll be wearing Injinji socks<\/a>. The higher versions because I’ll put anti leech stuff under the socks so the little blighters can’t get inside<\/p>\n Skins- Most likely I’ll wear a long version of the Linebreak<\/a> compression tights<\/p>\n Shorts with a pocket- I love the Patagonia Ultra shorts<\/a>. Sadly unavailable now, however they are great because they have nice big pockets on each side. I reserve one pocket for rubbish and clean out at each checkpoint, the other pocket for stuff I need close to hand.<\/p>\n iPod- I’ll use the iPod Nano 16GB<\/a>. Anybody who knows me understands that my first priority is chatting to other runners, but last year when leaving checkpoint 4 I was alone and loved putting on some choons as I descended the Giant Staircase.<\/p>\n Headphones- the Sennheiser PMX-680i<\/a> are very comfortable and pretty easy to route the cables.<\/p>\n Bodyglide<\/a>– it’s not fun to put lube where the sun doesn’t shine- if you don’t, it’s going to hurt bad. Insert prison joke here.<\/p>\n Gloves- for me, something like these<\/a> is ideal, they have a mesh back so my hands don’t get too sweaty but they give some protection. Yes I know they’re ugly.<\/p>\n Salt Stick capsules<\/a>– this is very much a personal ‘feel’ thing. In a road marathon I’d have one at 20km and one at 30km to stave off cramps. During TNF I’ll probably have a couple more but can’t really predict how many I’ll need. I always take a few extra, because I ALWAYS see someone on the course who needs them. You should consider what you’ll be taking for cramps! By the way- the super huge ‘this will last me for 10 years’ bottle was only slightly more expensive than the ‘3 marathon’ bottle.<\/p>\n Aspirin- I’m a simple bloke so a simple solution for headaches seems in order. Might be some Panadol in the first aid kit too but I’m mostly looking to follow Jane Trumpers advice and steer clear of drugs. Unless someone lights a joint up Kedumba, then I’ll try to warm my hands on it.<\/p>\n Compeeds<\/a>– These things are like magic on blisters and hot spots. If you get a hot spot, stop immediately and slap one of these super sticky things on, the pain will go away and you can carry on- an absolute must in your kit. I gave one to a guy on Kedumba last year and I think he would’ve named his children after me. Poor kids.<\/p>\n Ventolin inhaler – I would never have survived childhood if it wasn’t for Ventolin, and while I’ve only had one asthma attack in recent memory, cold weather can cause EIA- exercise induced asthma. I’d be silly not to carry it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s a list of a few things I’ll be carrying in next weekends North Face 100. They’re not on the mandatory gear list, but don’t make life hard for yourself- if it will make your race easier, take it! Sunglasses- … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n