checklist for dcm

bluebo

just putting together my bag .. all hints for the checklist welcome

Mos Eisley

Heres mine so far....

· Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll
· Small bottle of water (to dump before start)
· Long sleeve top (to dump before start)
· Hat (to dump before start)
· Gloves (to dump before start)
· Vaseline
· Tshirt
· Shorts
· Socks
· Runners
· Garmin
· Binbag
· Race entry slip
· Cap
· Banana (for just before race start)
AFTER RACE
· Recovery food for finish
· Long sleeve top /hoodie
· tracksuit bottoms
· hat
· jacket
· compression tights

Hope this helps, best of luck!

PaulieC

Mos Eisley wrote: »

Heres mine so far....

· Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll
· Small bottle of water (to dump before start)
· Long sleeve top (to dump before start)
· Hat (to dump before start)
· Gloves (to dump before start)
· Vaseline
· Tshirt
· Shorts
· Socks
· Runners
· Garmin
· Binbag
· Race entry slip
· Cap
· Banana (for just before race start)
AFTER RACE
· Recovery food for finish
· Long sleeve top /hoodie
· tracksuit bottoms
· hat
· jacket
· compression tights

Hope this helps, best of luck!

Wow. I really don't appreciate enough living a mile from the start, I don't need to carry the majority of that stuff.

cianc

Mos Eisley wrote: »

Heres mine so far....

· Bog roll

This, a thousand times this.

Peckham

Having just done one for Chicago, here's some ideas:

• Pace times
• Pace band
• Pins
• Zip lock bags
• Gloves
• Hat
• Tissues
• Wide mouth bottle
• Chocolate
• Shoes
• Insoles
• Socks x2
• Shorts x2
• Singlet
• Wet wipes
• Throwaway top
• Recovery tights
• Poncho
• Sunglasses
• Body glide
• Watch
• Garmin Charger
• Gels
• Painkillers
• Tracksuit
• Tracksuit top
• Sports socks
• Duct tape
• Sport tape

TRR

Peckham wrote: »

Having just done one for Chicago, here's some ideas:

• Pace times
• Pace band
• Pins
• Zip lock bags
• Gloves
• Hat
• Tissues
• Wide mouth bottle
• Chocolate
• Shoes
• Insoles
• Socks x2
• Shorts x2
• Singlet
• Wet wipes
• Throwaway top
• Recovery tights
• Poncho
• Sunglasses
• Body glide
• Watch
• Garmin Charger
• Gels
• Painkillers
• Tracksuit
• Tracksuit top
• Sports socks
• Duct tape
• Sport tape

reads like a rapists kit as well :eek:

statss

Don't forget the all important hairgel.

average_runner

God i must be a total amateur. All i brought to Dublin last year was:
Vaseline
Wallet for the pub
A energy drink.
Mobile Phone.
Gels


Wore tracksuit and singlet to the changing area.

M.J.M.C

Sorry what's the Vaseline for?? Serious question
Never had to use any before

Cabaal

TRR wrote: »

reads like a rapists kit as well :eek:

Maybe this is what happens when Dexter runs a marathon?

During the middle of the run spot the criminal who got away, kill them and then just keep on running

robinph

M.J.M.C wrote: »

Sorry what's the Vaseline for?? Serious question
Never had to use any before

To prevent nipple chafing, or for other sensitive areas.

event

M.J.M.C wrote: »

Sorry what's the Vaseline for?? Serious question
Never had to use any before

Your balls

M.J.M.C

event wrote: »

Your balls

Never thought i'd thank a post talking about ma balls :P but thanks!
I use plasters for the nips so will keep this one in mind

thirstywork2

Mos Eisley wrote: »

Heres mine so far....

· Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll
· Small bottle of water (to dump before start)
· Long sleeve top (to dump before start)
· Hat (to dump before start)
· Gloves (to dump before start)
· Vaseline
· Tshirt
· Shorts
· Socks
· Runners
· Garmin
· Binbag
· Race entry slip
· Cap
· Banana (for just before race start)
AFTER RACE
· Recovery food for finish
· Long sleeve top /hoodie
· tracksuit bottoms
· hat
· jacket
· compression tights

Hope this helps, best of luck!

Banana for just before the start of the race a waste of time andallyou need for after is money for the Pints

dna_leri

Mos Eisley wrote: »

Heres mine so far....

· Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll
· Small bottle of water (to dump before start)
· Long sleeve top (to dump before start)
· Hat (to dump before start)
· Gloves (to dump before start)

I presume the bog roll is "to dump before the start" as well.

ThePiedPiper

Peckham wrote: »

• Wide mouth bottle

how wide is a very personal thing, 1.5 inches should be enough for most, 3 inches would be comfortable...

Ruu

Will be bringing as little as possible.

t-shirt
shorts
hat
light socks/shoes
gloves
Amphipod handheld, will drink plenty beforehand and a light brek
jacket for after

Peckham

RunForestRun wrote: »

how wide is a very personal thing, 1.5 inches should be enough for most, 3 inches would be comfortable...

Probably chilly enough next Monday, so wouldn't need to be as wide as for a hotter day.

Chivito550

Jaysus, that is some amount of stuff to bring along folks. Did I imagine it, or did I read here about some people in the US even bringing a picnic along with ham sambos and the works?

Oops69

1.acceptance speech
2. Return ticket to the Rift Valley in Kenya so I can get away from this cold Dublin as soon as possible
3. 2 :02 paceband
4 . Window seat at merrion hotel so I can see all these funny Irish people finishing in more than 2:15

morceli

Oops69 wrote: »

1.acceptance speech
2. Return ticket to the Rift Valley in Kenya so I can get away from this cold Dublin as soon as possible
3. 2 :02 paceband
4 . Window seat at merrion hotel so I can see all these funny Irish people finishing in more than 2:15

Visa and letter of invite from DCM that you wont have

M.J.M.C

Oops69 wrote: »

4 . Window seat at merrion hotel so I can see all these funny Irish people finishing in more than 2:15

Jaysus,must be a big bag

overpronator

Oops69 wrote: »

1.acceptance speech
2. Return ticket to the Rift Valley in Kenya so I can get away from this cold Dublin as soon as possible
3. 2 :02 paceband
4 . Window seat at merrion hotel so I can see all these funny Irish people finishing in more than 2:15

5 Spaceship keys

Krusty_Clown

• PB Beer - just in case

TRR

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

• PB Beer - just in case

PB beer - just in case

Drown my sorrows beer - just in case

* will be the same bottle of beer

walshb

Mos Eisley wrote: »

Heres mine so far....

· Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll
· Small bottle of water (to dump before start)
· Long sleeve top (to dump before start)
· Hat (to dump before start)
· Gloves (to dump before start)
· Vaseline
· Tshirt
· Shorts
· Socks
· Runners
· Garmin
· Binbag
· Race entry slip
· Cap
· Banana (for just before race start)
AFTER RACE
· Recovery food for finish
· Long sleeve top /hoodie
· tracksuit bottoms
· hat
· jacket
· compression tights

Hope this helps, best of luck!

How you gonna run with all that stuff?

RayCun

walshb wrote: »

How you gonna run with all that stuff?

He's running with

Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll
· Small bottle of water (to dump before start)
· Long sleeve top (to dump before start)
· Hat (to dump before start)
· Gloves (to dump before start)
· Vaseline
· Tshirt
· Shorts
· Socks
· Runners
· Garmin
· Binbag
· Race entry slip
· Cap
· Banana (for just before race start)
AFTER RACE
· Recovery food for finish
· Long sleeve top /hoodie
· tracksuit bottoms
· hat
· jacket
· compression tights

so just

Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll
Vaseline
· Tshirt
· Shorts
· Socks
· Runners
· Garmin
· Race entry slip (??)

and most of that is stuff you wear, so he's running with

Gels 4/5
· Jelly beans
· Bog roll

which is not much really

rom

most of the list that I used for Berlin.

Pack Bag checklist
Phone
Phone Charger
Wallet
passport
earphones
Pack Bag checklist
Save Spreadsheet as photo to phone
Check weather accuweather
bottle of water for the car
Pen to cross things off list
Leave Cork (Carrigaline)
Coins for toll Fermoy
Coins for toll Abbeyleaks
Drive to Dublin (3hrs 10mins AA route planner)
Parking details
Use Credit Card and don't take ticket as parking paid
Park in Terminal 2 short term carpark 4:10
Dinner in the airport as we come in late.
Carry on 55cm x 40cm x 24cm and max weight of 10kg
Weigh bag
Plastic bag for gels, toothpaste etc
Flight details
Passport
Arrive Berlin Schonefeld 21:10 (Berlin time)
2x bottles of water
Hotel details
Breakfast Start
Wake up call 6am for Sunday morning
Expo Opens
Breakfast end
Need to buy in shop
Banana x3
6 x 1/2 bottles of water
Need to buy in shop
Use Garmin watch outside to pickup satalites
Get passport and confirmation page and go to Expo
Dinner booking info
Wake up call at ?
Safety Pins
1.5 nuun tablets
2 water bottles (3 bottle)
ear plugs
iPod + earphones
t-shirt
shorts
toothbrush
toothpaste
Phone charger
razor
Wake up call at 6:45am
Breakfast starts
Porridge 4 saches
Coffee to get it going.
Getting to the START ??? check walk way and how long
bananas
1.5 nuun tablets
1/2 lucozade sport (.5 bottle)
1/2 water (3.5 bottle)
Race Tatoo (pacetat)
bottles of water x2
Powerbar drink
sisors
Hat (in-case its sunny)
Black bin-liner or poncho
Safety pins
Race number on top
Timing chip on shoe
Yellow Runners (Asics DS trainers) in news paper
Running Socks
Race ready shorts
singlet
Nipple tape
Watch
Watch charger
Heart rate monitor
Gels x 4 Powerbar Lime
Bodyglide
1/2 lucozade sport (1 bottle)
1/2 water (4 bottle)
Bottle holder
Nuun tablets
Rain jacket and hat (warm clothes to throw away)
Extra t-shirt
Banana
Dirty gear bag
Bottle of water (5 bottle)
Powerbar drink
Banana
Jaffa Cakes
jacket
t-shirt
jumper
jeans
shoes
socks
Painkillers/anti-inflamatories
Deep heat
2 Litre of water (2ltr and 5 bottles)
Lucozade sport for the rats (3 bottles)
Painkillers for headache
Tracksuit pants
T-shirt
Socks
underwear
Hoodie

kit3

@Rom- you could streamline that list for next time if you had an eflow tag - no need for the coins then and Cork to Dublin should only be about 2.30 -I'd watch the pacing if I were you;)

Emer911

@Rom - talk about leaving nothing to chance?!? :eek:

rom

kit3 wrote: »

@Rom- you could streamline that list for next time if you had an eflow tag - no need for the coins then and Cork to Dublin should only be about 2.30 -I'd watch the pacing if I were you;)

Eflow tags cost to much. Yes I did check all options. You need to put in like 20/30 euro and I only travel to Dublin once or twice a year. Joke was not lost on me though.

PS: That was a list I put together quickly. I also edited some items from the list as people may think I am a tad too organized if they don't already. Yes I have a spreadsheet fetish.

menoscemo

rom wrote: »

Eflow tags cost to much. Yes I did check all options. You need to put in like 20/30 euro and I only travel to Dublin once or twice a year.

PS: That was a list I put together quickly. I also edited some items from the list as people may think I am a tad too organized if they don't already. Yes I have a spreadsheet fetish.

I have read your list a few times and it seems to all make sense; except for this bit:

rom wrote: »

Lucozade sport for the rats (3 bottles)

rom

menoscemo wrote: »

I have read your list a few times and it seems to all make sense; except for this bit:

You go out on the piss and no better hangover cure than a hit of sugar the next morning or another beer. I love it that you only have one question cause everything else is perfectly normal

slingerz

RayCun wrote: »

He's running with


so just


and most of that is stuff you wear, so he's running with


which is not much really

Why does he need the bog roll when running?? or is it something i dont want to know about?

M.J.M.C

slingerz wrote: »

Why does he need the bog roll when running?? or is it something i dont want to know about?

The runners s**ts, just incase.
There's portable toilets at the water stations, so no harm in having some paper with you

Better to be looking at it, than for it

**Portia**

What's the deal with the duct tape? What do you need that for?

ger664

@ ROM u obviously dont fly ryanair

BeepBeep67

And a very simple, but not so obvious tip - clear out the old activities from your Garmin, you don't want memory full alerts popping up halfway through the race.

cianc

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

And a very simple, but not so obvious tip - clear out the old activities from your Garmin, you don't want memory full alerts popping up halfway through the race.

Ditto for charging it beforehand.

robinph

And holding your arm above your head will not make a difference when you are trying to get a satellite lock, unless you are wearing a lead lined bin bag to keep dry.

PaulieYifter

RunForestRun wrote: »

Quote:
Originally Posted by Peckham
• Wide mouth bottle

how wide is a very personal thing, 1.5 inches should be enough for most, 3 inches would be comfortable...

This is very important for recent DCM set ups. Once you've entered the starting pen there is no escape up a side alley as you're penned in.
Last year I had to improvise by using my tracksuit top as a nappy :eek:
It sort of worked

Emer911

PaulieYifter wrote: »

This is very important for recent DCM set ups. Once you've entered the starting pen there is no escape up a side alley as you're penned in.
Last year I had to improvise by using my tracksuit top as a nappy :eek:
It sort of worked

Ah now we really didn't need that mental picture in our heads as we get 'herded into the pens' on Monday! :rolleyes:

hypersonic

looking at the weather forecast, a windsreen and some wipers will come in handy.
I only ever jogged 1 marathon in bad weather, it was one of the worst days of my life.
I sincerely wish all you guys all the best for Monday.

Ososlo

hypersonic wrote: »

looking at the weather forecast, a windsreen and some wipers will come in handy.
I only ever jogged 1 marathon in bad weather, it was one of the worst days of my life.
I sincerely wish all you guys all the best for Monday.

thanks for that. just what I wanted to hear:rolleyes:

drquirky

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

And a very simple, but not so obvious tip - clear out the old activities from your Garmin, you don't want memory full alerts popping up halfway through the race.

Happened to me in Budapest 2 weeks ago....I'm a fool. It sucked.

kit3

Ososlo wrote: »

thanks for that. just what I wanted to hear:rolleyes:

Once you're moving you won't notice the weather ! DCM athmosphere is special and will see you through. If the weather is stormy just enjoy the madness of it (that's what I'm telling myself anyway). Positive thoughts

Ososlo

kit3 wrote: »

Once you're moving you won't notice the weather ! DCM athmosphere is special and will see you through. If the weather is stormy just enjoy the madness of it (that's what I'm telling myself anyway). Positive thoughts

ah yeah you're right and I have actually got a really positive mindset now but it's a delicate equillibrium and any little bit of negativity can upset the balance. Try living with me:eek: I think all the OHs deserve medals more than us on Monday.

kit3

Ososlo wrote: »

ah yeah you're right and I have actually got a really positive mindset now but it's a delicate equillibrium and any little bit of negativity can upset the balance. Try living with me:eek: I think all the OHs deserve medals more than us on Monday.

Now, if I could just stay off the weather forum :rolleyes: