Marathon Weekend Packing List

[bubba73]

This may be stupid for me to say but that's ok. I have been called worse.

There is supposed to be several 1000s of people doing Marathon Weekend. Why didn't we stress the importance of a good deodorant? (Just a thought.)

Bryan

 

[wtpclc]

lol Bryan. I don't think there's any deoderant good enough to keep us fresh as a daisy for 13 or 26 miles.

 

[bunnyfoo]

Thanks for the lists! Looks like I'll be bringing a little bit of everything!

Carrie - The water stops running out, was that for the 1/2 or full?

 

[wtpclc]

It was for teh full for sure. Can't remeber about the half.

Like I said, I can't see it happenign agin, but it's always best to be prepared.

 

[DianeL]

In 2007 it was the Full. I did the Half that year and I think I finished around 3:26 and I had water the entire way.


I wanted to add a possible packing item. ICE PAK I have my favorite (who doesn't right?) that has the nice little strap to hold it in place. I bought one of those hard plastic pencil cases that holds the ice pak, place the pak in a zip lock bag, into the pencil case and hope the case doesn't get crushed but at least the ice pak is guarded against being poked or leakage. I also toss the strap in the box so it's all together.

I didn't have the ice pak for the marathon this year, just my strap to use with ice and for me I didn't like it. For DL and EE5K this year I brought the ice pak. Now in DL and EE I had a mini fridge in both rooms. Cornado at WDW and the DL Hotel had them.

BTW, Deo... I think it's DOVE that has a newer type out that even says MARATHON on it. It's for Sports and was advertised I think in HerSports. Still, it can only work so hard

 

[mkymsehi]

I went to our Salvation Army Thrift store. I found two nylon sweatpants to wear pre-race, and donate at the corral just before the start. $3.75 each pair.

I have some old t-shirts and sweatshirts that will also be donated when the fireworks launch.

Just wanted to share an idea to keep warm up until the start.

Don't forget to pack a garbage bag or poncho for insurance.

 

[peggster]

In 2007 it was the Full. I did the Half that year and I think I finished around 3:26 and I had water the entire way.

They actually ran out in the half too, at least at the finish line. They ran out of finishers' medals as well. There was nearly a riot...

Everyone should do what works for them, and especially what you've done in training. But having said that, I always bring water with me in races for 2 reasons: first, because I don't want to run the risk of them running out; and second, because the early water stops are usually pretty crowded, and it saves me time and aggravation.

Good luck to all the racers!

 

[mkymsehi]

Packing reminder.

You will receive new shirts at the Expo, so you may want to pack lighter for the trip down.

Possible # of shirts you can collect is up to four.

1. 5K
2. Half marathon
3. Full marathon
4. Goofy (if you're participating).