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I was at AT this year (I DNF in the Double due to a knee problem)
If you had fully waterproof kit with taped seams on the the last weekend, people would have sold their children to get it
veggieboy.......apart from me........Eddie was really nagging me to put soem clothes on.........i was running in shorts and vests..........but even I put on my montane jacket for a few miles............If it was on an exposed hill then I think the jacket would have been on all run..............( only did the single this year)
You can't expect it to be good weather just because its in june
I have inov8 milsitepants as waterproof bottoms. Never really needed to use them. I think they are around 150-200g and pack tight.
Like Debra's 50g mac. I might buy something like that to satisfy race organisors despite it being a warm day/unlikely to be required. always on look out for weight savings
Elite Ironman, Ultra Trail Runner
My Montane Marathon jacket and a good baselayer and t-shirt see me through 95% of the year, but always good to have fully waterproof available, and as others have said it 's mandatory kit for some events. Decide what you can afford and how much use it will get and go from there.
People doing the NDW races in August should be more interested in a running cap than a waterproof.
If it is the hottest August on record, then you are all in for a tough day.
Spen - where did you get it from, that's a good price and thinking of one as a pressie for OH?
Ben - I do most of my running in Scotland so the waterproof jacket gets good use, if not in events certainly in training.
LLB - I think my trousers were Peter Storm ones. They look quite nice for the money but have yet to use them
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I have been hearing a lot of good things about the Led Lenser H& head torch recently.
So much so that I am thinking about dropping a few hints that I would like one for Xmas.
Ben
Buy it and hand over the receipt for reimbursement - only way to make sure you get the right model
i have asked for a 10l pack for xmas spen, so hoping that'll be big enough for 50miles....
yes you are right cragc,being prepared is kit good, but if you can avoid carrying unnecessary thn thats better too. like you say, checking weather over and over until last minute is good practice to get into. i always seem to obsessed with checking, even just for training runs! but i like to know what i may need with me lol...
today was a good run, chilly and i had on right number of layers, needed it too...got a bit of cram by mile 18 , but not too bad...nice calm weather. hope it stays good tomorrow for you cragc