Marathon (Run)-Race-Checklist
At a race it’s always busy and it’s easy to forget something. To avoid this we’ve assembled a checklist for you:
NUTRITION
- Sport liquids (Gatorade, etc) – use something which will also be provided at the race location. Your stomach should know it.
- Cereals in the morning / coffee / take cooked noodles with you – eat a lot of carbs 1-2 days before the race
- Gels and bars for your race
- Schedule your eating for your race (which bar / gel when?)
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
- Heart rate monitor band, heart rate monitor itself, distance counter (batteries!)
- Chip (do not forget to add the right number of your chip)
- Running shoes
- Running Pant
- Running Shirt
- Socks
- Chip band for your foot
- Race number band (fix your race number on the band before start)
- Jogging pant and clothes for after-race (sweater)
- Something to protect your head (cap) against sun
- 2 pairs of running shoes (one pair for warm-up before start)
MISC
- clothes if it’s raining
- sun cream
- moisturizer
- Vaseline or similar creme (to protect your nipples 🙂
- something against head ache
- Plaster
- Camera / charge battery
- Sticky tape
- Chewing gum
- MP3 player
- Box for transition zone (put your equipment in correct order in the box)
Happy training.