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Spotted an interesting hydration pack recently that is made by GoLite and described as No Bounce. It uses strap to control bottle movement and also has 2 side pouches for those essential items like Gu packets etc and is claimed to be ergonomically designed to fit women as well.
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It must rank as one of the most unusual race director functions, but minutes before the start of the Bluff 50k I was asked if I could find a shaded safe place for a valuable violin belonging to one of the competitors. Just like ultra runners, it seems that antique instruments don’t do well if exposed to excessively hot conditions for too long, and unfortunately regular applications of Gatorade or salt tablets don’t do them much good either! Everything else about the ‘Bluff’ though did seem to live up to its pre-race hype of being “…exactly what you think it isn’t…”, when a few minutes after 8am on Sunday October 26th 2008, the 1st Bimbler’s Bluff 50k officially started. [Read more…] about Babysitting a violin – Bluff Race Director’s Report
With less than 1 week before The Bluff 50k, I’m pretty consumed on mentally rehearsing the race day. What to bring, what to wear, what to eat (how to eat?), and my overall race / pace strategy. This is my first ‘ultra’ distance event, and I’m clearly excited. So, one of the topics that came up during my brainstorming centered around whether to wear my hydration pack, or carry a bottle & refill at aid stations only. I won’t go into the history (and will also ask that Guthrie and Iggy don’t let my previous ‘pre-race’ hydration faux-pas out of the bag). Let’s just say that I’m keenly aware of staying hydrated before & during a race, so this is something I’ve been thinking a great deal about lately. [Read more…] about Race Hydration – Pack versus Bottle
Here is an interesting story that was featured on the BBC web site as part of their Against the Odds series that has been following athletes heading to the Olympics despite huge obstacles. It features a a Cambodian runner so poor he lives in the crumbling athletics stadium where he trains. [Read more…] about Against the odds
I just came across this item which might be of particular interest to Lamb, Fruit Punch, Rocky, and others…
Apparently, you wear this around your neck, and your keepers will be able to follow you through the woods. That way, you no longer have to constantly be running back to find them, and show them the way to go!
Here is a neat water filtration device called Liversaver Bottle, too big for running but would be useful for hiking trips where access to clean water supplies are limited.
LIFESAVER bottle is the world’s first all in one ultra filtration water bottle. It will remove bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens without using chemicals [Read more…] about Livesaver Bottle
