I tried out my packing list last weekend and successfully exhausted
myself with a night of camping and two days of exercise. The only thing I
forgot was shampoo, but the lake wasn't full of stringy green stuff so
rinsing off felt clean enough.
I have absolutely no idea how
I fit enough stuff into the backpack to travel around Europe for 4 weeks
even if I did wear the same clothes about every other day.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Extreeeem packing
The triathloning is going well, barring my slight inclination to skip long bike rides by sleeping in.
This weekend is a training weekend, including camping, and next weekend is my crazy back-to-back race days, also including camping. I'm sort of happy to be camping this weekend because it will help me gauge the impact of sleeping on rocks in extreme humidity on my performance.
It's sort of terrifying however to look at the stuff I have to pack.
Race/workout clothes:
swimsuit
tri-shorts
2x exercise shirts (Sat/Sun)
2x socks (Sat/Sun)
bike shoes
running shoes
Race/workout accessories:
swim cap
goggles
sun glasses
2x water bottles
helmet
garmin+HRM
cell phone
sunscreen
Postrace/workout clothes:
2x shirt
2x shorts
2x underwear
sandals
Camping:
tent
sleeping bag
pillow (unless the backpack gets too full)
bike light/flashlight
Other:
towel
shampoo
deodorant
toothbrush/toothpaste
sunscreen (on list twice for a reason)
Can you see anything obvious I'm forgetting? There's almost no way I won't end these two weekends a little burnt and very dirty (mmm sweating for hours after swimming in a lake!), but hopefully it will be fun as well.
This weekend is a training weekend, including camping, and next weekend is my crazy back-to-back race days, also including camping. I'm sort of happy to be camping this weekend because it will help me gauge the impact of sleeping on rocks in extreme humidity on my performance.
It's sort of terrifying however to look at the stuff I have to pack.
Race/workout clothes:
swimsuit
tri-shorts
2x exercise shirts (Sat/Sun)
2x socks (Sat/Sun)
bike shoes
running shoes
Race/workout accessories:
swim cap
goggles
sun glasses
2x water bottles
helmet
garmin+HRM
cell phone
sunscreen
Postrace/workout clothes:
2x shirt
2x shorts
2x underwear
sandals
Camping:
tent
sleeping bag
pillow (unless the backpack gets too full)
bike light/flashlight
Other:
towel
shampoo
deodorant
toothbrush/toothpaste
sunscreen (on list twice for a reason)
Can you see anything obvious I'm forgetting? There's almost no way I won't end these two weekends a little burnt and very dirty (mmm sweating for hours after swimming in a lake!), but hopefully it will be fun as well.
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