What's in my race day bag?

Howdy.

I just thought I'd share the things I keep in my race day bag. Well, it's really my "long run" bag. It has everything I might need for before, during, and after long runs.

This is Old Faithful - a BOSS bag I got from Fort Gordon. This thing has gone with me everywhere.

Here's what's inside -

• Gel and chews
• Sunglasses
• Mustard packets for cramping (this is a new edition)
• Pepto, just in case
• Lip balm
• Sunscreen
• Not sure what the Subaru thing is, I got it in a race goody bag. Face wipe perhaps?
• A bag of face wipes, to clean off the sweat in case I have to go anywhere after running. Also just for feeling "fresh"
• 8 billion Clif bars
• The brown thing is TP in a grocery bag. You never know what stanky bathrooms are at some of these race venues. I have had to use this before.
• Ibuprofen
• This bag may also include my Spi belt and my pepper spray.

I have found that having this bag of stuff has been insanely helpful. I have to do very little packing and planning. I can just grab this and go. This also ensures I have food/sugar at all times for my hypoglycemia.


And there you have it. I shall never be unprepared!!!!

Tomorrow I'm heading up to Mc Cormick, South Carolina to run at Hickory Knob! It's an Xterra race.

I ran Hickory Knob last year - Here is the recap

The weather looks like it's gonna be great. Totally opposite of last year's 40 degree, pouring rain disaster that was Hickory Knob. Also this year I am running the 3.4 and the 7.2. I will most likely die of exhaustion by the time this is all over, but I'm looking forward to the challenge. It should be a beautiful day on the trails.