London Marathon 2018: shopping list!

[John_W]

Just a 14 miler to do tomorrow to complete Week 1 of my 13 week plan and I need a few things (not for the 14 miler of course) .... bu the weeks ahead

- 2 news pairs of shoes (current ones have 800km on the clock)

- nipple tape (my half-marathon - owww)

- running belt

- some new technical t-shirts

- some more socks

- er...

- ... that's it for the moment (I think).

Blimey - this is really happening isn't it?

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Not doing fancy dress then?

[John_W Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Absolutely NOT!

[benwill Marathon]

Nipple tape? you could just use plasters or I use body glide there and some other places or i have been told a compression t-shirt helps stop the rubbing too.

As for running belts, my SPI run works great (if i could find it) but it depends if you need to hold water. For my longer runs, i take a hydration backpack i use one from decathlon works well for me, it has two front pockets which is great one for the phone and the other for gels. Then water in the back.

[C3PO Marathon]

No jelly babies? I find them really helpful on my long runs.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to C3PO]

When my mother-in-law asked me what I wanted for Christmas I said Jelly Babies

[Eatcakeandrun Marathon]

More socks.. That reminds me of when I last had a tidy up of the drawer where all my running clothes are- I had 25 pairs of running socks 😂

[Anniemurph Half Marathon]

Not being personal, but do you have decent underwear to keep you comfortable?

[John_W Marathon in reply to Anniemurph]

Commando darling, commando.

[Anniemurph Half Marathon in reply to John_W]

Whatever works for you!

[ju-ju- Marathon]

So exciting.... add bodyglide on that list if you haven’t already. It think it works better than strapping up nipples....