Here is my list of stuff to remember to bring to the Okotoks XC race today. Normally I don’t write this all down, but the cold weather, my failure to bring my soup bowl to the last three races, and my nightmare last night have prompted me to be thorough in my preparations this morning. Besides, I can use this list again for the next cold race.
Directions to the race (or the rest of the list is irrelevant)
Race Fee
Dessert for the potluck table after the race
Bowl, spoon, mug, plate
Snack before the race (today it’s a banana, a granola bar, and maybe a Christmas orange or two). It starts at noon, I’ll run for an hour or so and soup won’t be until 1:30ish. I ate breakfast at 7.
Running Clothes & Cold Weather Gear:
– Bodyglide, deodorant
– Wright double layer socks
– Comfy underwear
– Running Bra
– Leggings
– Long Sleeved Tech Shirt
– Turtleneck
– V-necked Fleece – decide if needed on-site
– Lined Wind Pants
– Lined Wind Breaker
– Neck Tube
– Ear Muffs
– Toque
– Mitts – wooly pair and wind-resistant pair – decide on-site
– Trail Shoes – I could probably wear my street shoes under the Yaktrax, as there shouldn’t be any mud to deal with today, but then I remembered that my trail shoes have a wider sole and better stability on variable terrain. Snowy paths are definitely variable. Trail shoes it is.
– Yaktrax
– Lip balm
– Ponytail holder
Full change of street clothes for afterwards:
– Deodorant again
– Bra and underwear
– Jeans
– Sweater
– Socks
– Shoes
– Coat & scarf
– another pair of mitts (the ones I run in will get sweaty)
– driver’s license wallet
– charged cell phone with time in it (I have a pay-as-you-go)
Calgary Road Runner Clothing display, sales binder, and signs to advertise.
Dawn, for whom I WILL be on time to pick up.
All Downhill From Here 
[…] Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy. John C. Maxwell It?s a beautiful day out today even if it?s only 10* below F. This morning started off in frustration. I headed to the river to cut waterholes for the cows and the axe was missing from the truck. Instead of going back for one I ?cut? them (and I use the term loosely) with the bar and shovel. I realized that we?d left it at the horse dugout and went back for it before going to the heifers where I had to cut two new ones. The ice is at least eight inches thick now and it was quite a job cutting that much ice in two 8 foot by twelve inch trenches. When I got home we hooked onto the horse trailer and went and moved the heifers into the new field. I went in front of them with a bale and Terril and his dog brought up the rear. Kit (Terrril?s dog) decided she wasn?t walking back to the trailer and rode shotgun with me in the feed truck on the way home. I did the treadmill thing last night but might head out for an outdoor run this afternoon seeing that the sun is shining and there isn?t the hint of a breeze. I hope Dawn and Karen have the same kind of day for their X-country in Okotoks today. […]
By: Loping LouBob » -1-*Below F But Nice on December 3, 2005
at 2:04 pm
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is yaktrax? Should I know it? Is it some Canadian thing?
By: Donald on December 3, 2005
at 3:53 pm
I think the company is U.S. based, but Canadians love ’em, and probably a lot of northern Americans, too. This is my 4th XC season using them, and I’m on my second pair. Cheaper than spikes and more versatile, but really only good in freezing cold conditions. Used mine today 🙂
I raved about them over a year ago in my archives, here
http://completerunning.com/running-downhill/?p=28
and wore my Yaktrax Pros today:
http://yaktrax.com/main.php3?primNavIndex=2&
By: karen on December 3, 2005
at 7:10 pm