Never run a 26.2 before and have decided to carry and eat a pack of raisins during the race rather than gels because I've never tried them before and don't feel like taking that risk… anyone have any suggestions on how to transport them? I don't have any shorts with a special back pocket or anything, and I don't feel like dropping $75 on Nike propaganda clothing… what have people done in the past that has worked?
I used a little zip baggy and used a pin to attach it to my shorts. put it on by back hip so it minimized chafing. worked pretty well
Put a wad of them in your cheeks like a chipmunk and eat them as you go.
Superglue a box of them to your body.
+1 to safetypinning a baggie to inside of shorts. best for shorts that have a drawstring, otherwise the weight might shimmy them down. bear in mind it's really hard to unpin stuff, especially from the back of your shorts, in wet/cold race conditions (aka boston this year...)
sticking things in a sports bra works well too as long as it's not chafe-able
this post begs the question of how you trained for a marathon without taking in any calories, but it's too late for that one...
26.2er wrote:
+1 to safetypinning a baggie to inside of shorts. best for shorts that have a drawstring, otherwise the weight might shimmy them down. bear in mind it's really hard to unpin stuff, especially from the back of your shorts, in wet/cold race conditions (aka boston this year...)
sticking things in a sports bra works well too as long as it's not chafe-able
this post begs the question of how you trained for a marathon without taking in any calories, but it's too late for that one...
Mainly been doing my marathon base off of 8k training for my college club xc team, had one 20 mi. run and three over 16… definitely not ideal training but hopefully good enough to qualify for Boston. I haven't done any caloric intake during runs and felt pretty good during 20 miler. Never took anything in either of my half marathons, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to do something like raisins
PeanutButter and PickledRelish wrote:
Mainly been doing my marathon base off of 8k training for my college club xc team, had one 20 mi. run and three over 16… definitely not ideal training but hopefully good enough to qualify for Boston. I haven't done any caloric intake during runs and felt pretty good during 20 miler. Never took anything in either of my half marathons, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to do something like raisins
It won't be the raisins that hurt. It will be mile 23. And 24. And 25.....
After years of running marathons, I eventually came to the conclusion that between the cheeks of your arse is the best way to go: give it a try.
Only make sure it's well wrapped.
