{"id":832,"date":"2015-09-25T17:02:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T22:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/?p=832"},"modified":"2015-09-30T08:18:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T13:18:54","slug":"less-than-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/?p=832","title":{"rendered":"Less than a day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Going to pick up my packet in an hour or so.\u00a0 While on calls today, I put together my drop bag for the race.\u00a0 Since this race goes through the same spot 3 different times, I only need one drop bag or in this case, drop box.<\/p>\n<p>The logistics of a 100 mile race are complex.\u00a0 Since I don&#8217;t have a crew and only one pacer (Tracy is meeting me at mile 87), I need to be very self sufficient.\u00a0 I carefully plan out what I will need when so I can limit the amount in my pack.\u00a0\u00a0 I have 4 stages that I pack for:<\/p>\n<p>1. What I start the race with, mainly a small headlamp, some food, and rain gear (just in case)<\/p>\n<p>2. What I pick up the first time through Washington Park, mile 27 &#8211; one pole, more food, and spare water bottle<\/p>\n<p>3. 2nd time through, mile 50 &#8211;\u00a0 warm jacket\/pants, big flashlight, hat\/gloves, more food<\/p>\n<p>4. 3rd time through, mile 87 &#8211; drop all the warm stuff, flashlight, and pole &#8211; load up on food and cold water<\/p>\n<p>Also in my box are medical supplies, spare shoes, fresh shirts, spare IPODs, my spot, and extra food.<\/p>\n<p>The secret to finishing a 100 miler is not how strong you are, it&#8217;s how well nourished you are.\u00a0 No matter how\u00a0 you feel, you have to keep the calories coming in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_2129.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-831 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_2129-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2129\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_2129-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_2129-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_2129-624x468.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/469;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going to pick up my packet in an hour or so.\u00a0 While on calls today, I put together my drop bag for the race.\u00a0 Since this race goes through the same spot 3 different times, I only need one drop bag or in this case, drop box. The logistics of a 100 mile race are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mogollon-monster"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=832"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":835,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions\/835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}