Clothes: Shorts T-shirt Costume Hat Socks Pants Bra Trainers Bin bag affair Clothes for kit bag (and to wear in the morning) Clothes to give to supporters incase I loose my kit bag!
Stuff for the way around: Camera Phone (possibly) Locozade Water Sweets Compeed Tissues Watch (maybe not though)
Other: Registration Form train tickets mobile phone charger some photo form of ID Food for gereral snacking as I wander about od saturday. Ice spray for post run injuries. Imodium Ibruprofen (sp)
I know there is more but I can't remember my full list )
TDAAD - don't wander around too much on Saturday. You WILL need your energy for Sunday, for taking all those pictures and making all those phone calls!
Things to read on the train Beer vouchers for after Water Gels Running belt thing Thick comfy post-FLM socks Proper Digi-cam to record later celebrations Maybe wrist thing with target times on VASELINE !!!
TDAAD - I blew my last London by spending too long at the Expo. Don't get sucked into this sell-fest unless you are sure. I'm just going to register and leave - there's nothing there that you can't get somewhere else, when there isn't the Sword of Damocles hanging over you (though maybe you're more laid back than me - what am I saying, of course you are! Richard Meldrew is more laid back than me!)
Forgot the pantechnicon. Thats a very long list, Tulips, thought mine was long! (no costume - that's brave) - substitute couple of gels for sweets, and no bra (!)or lucozade - not carrying anything like that tho' will have drinkies before hand. Would add:- Food before start (experimented with energy bars, will take banana; Sports drink and water for before; After:- Recovery drink (sis banana - i'll be yellow by Sunday evening) Couple of sandwiches - tuna and sweetcorn or similar; plus mars bar, yorkie or something.
Rodders - bag big enough, but maybe not strong enough! Tulips - a camera?! I admire the thought but I hope it's tiny - I can't even handle a Walkman when I'm running!
sports top from a Vittel bottle (any size will do!) the top from a lucozade sport pouch toilet tissue in waterproof bags (coin bags from the bank do the job, so to speak)
Thanks guys (and girls) been avoiding creating said list but can't avoid it any longer as realising I'm missing something saturday night/sunday morning ain't a good idea.
Just broke charity target, collect number tomorrow, train times checked.... how do I get to the station? Better print this lot just in case
horrors - so much 2 remember - i need 2 go out 4 a run just to cope with the stress of packing ... Do we really need photo-id? i'm from sleepy shropshire and we don't do things like that up here - have i missed an important line somewhere in the instructions?
Shropshire? You will remember to bring your London Entry Visa with you, won't you? If you haven't got one yet, nip down the post office and ask for Form VL21b and you should be ok.
and they guarantee 5 days to sort it out... don't forget the congestion charge if you're thinking of taking a cab in london too....especially on sunday when its doubled
rocks & AP - i do hope ur joking there - we do get info up here re london via the media but u know how they can distort things so as it's 20years since i visited the capital i'm v gullible to ur advice...perhaps i should just pop 2 the offie 2 check...or can i sort out the visa online - we do have www access up here but it's v slow...
- told u my web connection was slow - T&Tman got in there b4 i could reply and u might have a point re the vaccines even if they're not required for london - mixing with so many people whilst our bodies are stressed - well mine will be - do we need malaria tablets too?
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Shorts
T-shirt
Costume
Hat
Socks
Pants
Bra
Trainers
Bin bag affair
Clothes for kit bag (and to wear in the morning)
Clothes to give to supporters incase I loose my kit bag!
Stuff for the way around:
Camera
Phone (possibly)
Locozade
Water
Sweets
Compeed
Tissues
Watch (maybe not though)
Other:
Registration Form
train tickets
mobile phone charger
some photo form of ID
Food for gereral snacking as I wander about od saturday.
Ice spray for post run injuries.
Imodium
Ibruprofen (sp)
I know there is more but I can't remember my full list )
Alarm Clock
peanut butter for my breakfast
Things to read on the train
Beer vouchers for after
Water
Gels
Running belt thing
Thick comfy post-FLM socks
Proper Digi-cam to record later celebrations
Maybe wrist thing with target times on
VASELINE !!!
Sorry missed off the running belt thingy
and
Booking the taxi for the train.
My actual list includes current location of all these things (I live out of two houses and a car).
There will be more things.
Good luck everyone.
I went to the expo last year (supporting a friend) and this year I will only stay there an hour max.
Would add:-
Food before start (experimented with energy bars, will take banana;
Sports drink and water for before;
After:-
Recovery drink (sis banana - i'll be yellow by Sunday evening)
Couple of sandwiches - tuna and sweetcorn or similar; plus mars bar, yorkie or something.
Running Number
Championchip
Sun cream (well, maybe)
I knew it - important and I missed them.
I'd better gat this all in a spreadsheet
Good news is that safety pins are included in the envelope with your race no, championchip and Tyvek strips.
Mind you could be a bit of an "eggs-in-one-basket" type scenario!
Tulips - a camera?! I admire the thought but I hope it's tiny - I can't even handle a Walkman when I'm running!
sports top from a Vittel bottle (any size will do!)
the top from a lucozade sport pouch
toilet tissue in waterproof bags (coin bags from the bank do the job, so to speak)
Good luck all!
Plus it's a throw away one so if I do drop it it doesn't really matter.
Just broke charity target, collect number tomorrow, train times checked.... how do I get to the station? Better print this lot just in case
Do we really need photo-id? i'm from sleepy shropshire and we don't do things like that up here - have i missed an important line somewhere in the instructions?
It IS your card isn't it ?
Shropshire? You will remember to bring your London Entry Visa with you, won't you?
If you haven't got one yet, nip down the post office and ask for Form VL21b and you should be ok.
don't forget the congestion charge if you're thinking of taking a cab in london too....especially on sunday when its doubled
can't be too prepered when visiting the capital