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 2011-07-20 11:42 AM in reply to: #3606054 |
Expert  1111   Albuquerque, NM |  Subject: RE: What did you forget???I have a "everything but the kitchen sink" gear list - it has everything I could possibly think of for any race. Then, when I pack, I either check it as "packed" or "not needed". Using the list, I haven't forgotten anything - but, have shown up without something that I failed to consider as needed. Most recently, I showed up at a race in Mexico with my new wheel builder cover installed. Well, the wind was howling that day and I didn't have the tools on me to remove it. Luckily the on-site bike mechanics were able to help me - but, I rather be self-prepared for these situations. I have since added cassette removal tools to my list. |
| 2011-07-20 11:42 AM in reply to: #3606156 |
Master 1920 Ann Arbor, MI | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? japarker24 - 2011-07-20 12:37 PM chris-alfonso - 2011-07-20 12:27 PM I haven't forgotten anything yet. but the person next to me last weekend forgot her socks. +1 on the check list. I triple check to make sure I have everything.
Good Luck!! You don't need socks for triathlon. You go sockless for an Ironman?? Ouch! I like the skin on my feet to stay in one piece! |
| 2011-07-20 11:44 AM in reply to: #3606156 |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? japarker24 - 2011-07-20 11:37 AM chris-alfonso - 2011-07-20 12:27 PM I haven't forgotten anything yet. but the person next to me last weekend forgot her socks. +1 on the check list. I triple check to make sure I have everything.
Good Luck!! You I don't need socks for triathlon. Fixed. |
| 2011-07-20 11:45 AM in reply to: #3606054 |
Regular 91 Here | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? I once forgot that I had my car keys in the back pocket of my tri shorts. raced a HIM with them! |
| 2011-07-20 11:47 AM in reply to: #3606167 |
Regular 91 Here | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? @axterra "Just this past weekend, my wife and I were going to a race that was a 4 hour drive away. About an hour into the drive and just as we were crossing a bridge with a $43 toll, my wife says to me "You remembered your wetsuit right?". I was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..... I didnt' have the wetsuit or my goggles and this was gonna be a cold ocean swim. I could have done it but she wanted to turn around so we got someone to pickup the wetsuit and goggles at our place and meet us half way there. She even managed to convince the toll bridge operator to let us cross again for free! Have I mentioned my wife is awesome? ______________________________ $43 bridge toll!??? NOOOOOOOOOOOO...... Edited by JHIMAZ 2011-07-20 11:51 AM |
"| 2011-07-20 11:48 AM in reply to: #3606195 |
Elite 7783  PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? JHIMAZ - 2011-07-20 1:47 PM $43 bridge toll!??? NOOOOOOOOOOOO...... Tell me about it, we are prisoners on our own island! I could always take the $60 ferry instead..... |
| 2011-07-20 11:52 AM in reply to: #3606054 |
Veteran 345 Indiana | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? I am a checklist guy!!! I have a master checklist in an Excel spreadsheet that I can modify for each race. What can I say - its the anal MBA Control Freak in me.  At a sprint tri early this season, I realized - as I was walking to the water - that I had forgotten to adjust and tighten down the bolts on my seat post. I have to lower my seat to get the bike in the back of my SUV, and I forgot to raise it up. Luckily, I had an allen wrench in my transition bag and was able to (somewhat) quickly make the adjustment in T1. Spent the whole swim thinking about it though. I was really worried I would forget and get out of transition with the seat not secured. |
| 2011-07-20 11:53 AM in reply to: #3606054 |
Champion 5495 Whizzzzzlandia Silver member | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Socks. I've had to borrow Chris' socks (he's a full grown man and his feet are larger than mine are!) on 2 separate occasions just this season. Last season I forgot socks and my WETSUIT for a Lake Michigan swim. Luckily Chris was down at the expo ahead of me and I phoned ahead and he picked me up a pair of socks. But I couldn't fix the wetsuit issue. Just swam without it. Now I make a list. 8 years into the sport and I've just started embracing a packing list. |
| 2011-07-20 11:55 AM in reply to: #3606054 |
| Veteran 371 | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? For IM races, these are the things I tend to forget (or almost forget) Water bottles you don't mind tossing for the race Salt tabs Reflective tape (always bring some, even if you think you won't need it) Gel flask Doubles of anything you want to have in both transition bags adding - a pair of arm warmers b/c you just never know! Edited by ersmith29 2011-07-20 11:57 AM |
| 2011-07-20 12:07 PM in reply to: #3606156 |
Extreme Veteran 469 Albany, NY | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Ahhh thanks for the replies. I've used various checklists. Everyone gets that "damn, what am I forgetting" though when they're about to leave, then realize it an hour into the trip. Did IMLP in 09, but I lived back home, 45min away, so it was no issue asking my sister to bring it when she came. Well, now I live 2 1/2 hours away, by no family and nobody coming to LP later, so yea. |
| 2011-07-20 12:18 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
| Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Like others, mine is SOCKS! But not becuase I didn't remember them. Once, my dog (who looooves socks) snatched them from my packing pile! Found them in his dog bed after the race. |
| 2011-07-20 12:25 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
Extreme Veteran 516 Olathe, KS | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Sunscreen. I either forgot to bring it, or I bring it and forget to use it. "Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. .." |
| 2011-07-20 12:26 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
Extreme Veteran 336 Chicago | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Bug repellent. Mosquitoes are hungry for triathletes standing around before a race. |
| 2011-07-20 12:28 PM in reply to: #3606148 |
Champion 5781 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Rogillio - 2011-07-20 9:35 AM My front wheel! Wasn't a race (and it wasn't me...mercifully)...but a guy I know showed up for a group ride the other day (after a 45 minute drive to get there) without his front wheel... I've actually never forgotten anything...and I even played with fire this weekend and packed without looking at my gear list. |
| 2011-07-20 12:30 PM in reply to: #3606263 |
Master 1920 Ann Arbor, MI | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? lisac957 - 2011-07-20 1:18 PM Like others, mine is SOCKS! But not becuase I didn't remember them. Once, my dog (who looooves socks) snatched them from my packing pile! Found them in his dog bed after the race. My dog steals my socks too! She knows that I put them in the bag, and will root around in there until she finds them. She waits until I turn my back to get them, then takes them into the backyard to 'play' with them. What a sneak! |
| 2011-07-20 12:31 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
Champion 5781 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? BTW...always ask when you forget something...both my wife and I always carry extra stuff that people forget or lose: goggles, race belts, bar end plugs, even a cheap pair of sunglasses. I've heard the PA announcer in transition announce that someone was looking for a helmet at a couple of races and in both cases they apparently scored a loaner. |
| 2011-07-20 12:36 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
Champion 7036 Sarasota, FL | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? My flashlight for pumping up tires and setting up transition in the dark pre-dawn hours. Mark |
| 2011-07-20 12:57 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
Regular 126 Southern Indiana | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Garmin, pump, and race belt. Flashlight is a really good tip: I'll add that to my list. Thanks. |
| 2011-07-20 1:03 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
| Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Another one that's easy to forget. I think I've got five or six chip straps now just from oops. |
| 2011-07-20 1:31 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
Regular 98 Farmington Hills | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Decided to put my gatorade/water bottles in the freezer half hour before I left to chill. Got to the triathlon and realized I'd left them in the freezer. And on the way to the transition area to drop my bike off I dropped my banana, and a car ran over it squirting the banana out of both ends. My wife & daughter thought it was funny... |
| 2011-07-20 2:12 PM in reply to: #3606054 |
Expert 1416 San Luis Obispo, CA | Subject: RE: What did you forget??? Not something I've forgotten it, but I always have a roll of toilet paper in my transition bag. I probably could have traded it for a set of Zipps at Wildflower. |
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