My first race of 2018 will be the MK Winter Half Marathon in February, and since it was postponed (due to the December snow) at the last minute, I have a pre-prepared FAFFAGE LIST* for it
I don't know who originally coined the term 'faffage list' but I love it... and them!
Something that misswobble said in Gabby08 's post from a few days ago about Half-Maranoia struck a chord with me. Adding TRAINING to the faffage list sounded like such a brilliant idea that I added it to my list forthwith! My only resolution for 2018 is that I can always tick training off my list as soon as I've written it.
I had last year's triathlon list in the transition area with me, it was great! Who else loves a good faffage list?
*I've blurred the list in the picture because some of the content is a tad embarrassing
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Excellent! I am going to make a faffage list this afternoon and the first item on it will be training. Then I’ll put a huge tick next to it before I continue to panic about all the other items!
I think you have it covered, safety pins and money for cake are on there! My list is really long because it includes things like each item of clothing as a separate point, I micro-manage myself
I personally do not like to stop for anything, especially the loo! Not that I have a huge leakage problem, but I do like to err on the side of caution in this case
I don’t like to stop either but so far haven’t had to run for long enough for it to be much of an issue. I imagine marathon training is another ball game!
Oddly enough, the only difference I'm noticing (because yes I have made a spreadsheet ) is snacks. But even then, as Miss W said, it depends on the event. I took loads of food with me to the Beachy Head Marathon, and I didn't eat any of it except two jelly babies because they kept giving me food all day!
I’ve never been able to mange jelly babies when running. They just seem to become increasingly floury go round and round in my mouth! It’s a shame because I LOVE jelly babies!
Half mara to kick off the year. You don’t mess about do you 👍💪😃
I have a race this Sunday but no list at all. It’s local so I’m winging it 🏃♀️
Good luck 👍
My recent marathon - which meant an overnight stay away from home - nearly drove me mad with the faff-o-meter. I thought it would trip out on overload 🙄. Be ruthless with your gear or you will need rent a truck 😁
They sure are! I much prefer them as I hate luggage and planning with equal measure. For my local half marathon I can walk to the start, run and walk home. Lovely jubbly 🙂
The second half of my year will be just local races, but I've got some travelling to do in the spring, so I shall be perfecting the art of faffage, and definitely will need to be ruthless!
If i needed a list i would have made a list! Is it not a bit more exciting if you forget something. You against the elements against the world! will you let it conquer you no of course not! you win no matter how much your nipples are bleeding! (the time i forgot the bodyglide)
I had a second set of gear based on what-if scenario because of the cold weather. A stupid idea if ever there was one. I was constantly packing, repacking, unpacking like an idiot. I drove myself mad. Then there was the snacks 😫😱😤😳🤔. After all that, the ruddy food was laid on! 😁.
It’s all about the running, not peripheral crap. Stick to bare essentials. It’s especially true if you are carting this stuff in a back pack. Even if you aren’t it’s a good idea to limit it to what you can get in one
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Actually that's a problem for ME! Hmmm...
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