Required and Recommended Gear

Fall BEAST (November 22, 2009)

Racers are required to have certain gear to participate. The required items may change a little from race to race.

Each participant, required:

• Needed during biking part of course only: a bike (riding will be all or 95%+ on paved roads) and bike helmet
• trekking (running/hiking) shoes suitable for trail/road and off-trail travel
• light (in case of emergency)
• capacity to carry at least 1 liter (33 oz) of water or sports drink at all times (bottles, bladders). You may want to carry more than this, since you could be traveling for an hour or two between convenient water sources.
• warm hat (e.g. wool or fleece stocking cap). (A skull cap or Buff does not qualify.)
• waterproof coat or shell
• mylar emergency blanket (also called, "space blanket")
• whistle for use in emergency (three short blasts in a row means, "come help me")
• personal identification (driver's license or Road ID, for example)
• emergency contact person (ideally reachable during race) and phone number for race staff
• card or paper with emergency and medical information, to be carried on course:
  • emergency contact person (ideally reachable during race) and phone number
  • any allergies (for example, peanuts or bee stings)
  • any drug allergies
  • important medical conditions that could affect emergency treatment
  • HMO information

Each participant, recommended:

• extra clothing appropriate to the weather (probably cold and damp): for example, a rain suit, multiple insulating underlayers, booties or extra socks
• adequate food and drink for energy and hydration, such as Clif Bars, nuun, gels, drinks, trail mix, etc.
• reflective or light colored clothing to make you more visible to drivers and other pedestrians and cyclists
• a change of clothes for the finish, so you can enjoy the party in comfort

Each team, required:

• a plastic bin for staging team equipment at the transition area (TA may be at start/finish or remote). 3- or 4-person teams may have two bins at the TA.
• one folding blade knife or scissors
• tire pump, tire levers, and an extra tube or patch kit (biking part only)
• time piece
• compass
• writing implement (pencil or waterproof pen)
• plastic bag or map case to protect course map (each participant who wants a map will receive one, so multiple bags/cases are recommended)

Each team, recommended:

• map holder for bike handlebars
• towing gear for use on foot (e.g. WeGo Team Link) and on bike