Writing this has helped to ensure that everything is in the right place for tomorrow. One could probably argue I carry too much stuff, but I like to be safe and prepared, and relatively self-sufficient.
Tomorrow will be my first experience with dropbags, so I’ve tried to ensure stuff will be in the right place.
Even writing this I realised that my understanding of where the checkpoints wasn’t quite right (I thought that 4 and 7 were one-third and two-thirds around the course, rather than one-quarter and three-quarters), so I’ve just added a second drop bag for checkpoint 8, that I’ll now have to go and pack.
Backpack
- mini anti-chafe
- 2 x 500 tailwind + 1l water
- tailwind powder x 3
- survival bag
- bandage
- compeed
- food bar
- phone + bag
- sunglasses
- cap
- arm warmers
- rain jacket
- small torch
Drop bag 1 (marked with name and 4/7) — 24.7km, 71.5km, 75.9km
- anti-chafe
- tailwind powder x 6
- funnel
- compeed
- backup headlamp
- spare socks
- buff, fleece
- food bar
Drop Bag 2 (marked with name and 8) — 53.2km, 64km
- sunscreen
- headlamp
- compeed
- tailwind powder x 4
- funnel
- food bar
- spare socks
Bag for car
- spare clothes
- towel
- shoes