We arrived in Davos yesterday evening and settled in for a good night's sleep. Today has been cool and rainy. It's a big change from the heat we've become used to for most of July. We are constantly thinking about the runners beginning the T201 at 8am and T141 at 8pm today in these rough conditions.
Before heading out to explore the town a bit, we gathered our equipment, and packed our bags with all the things we are required to carry throughout tomorrow's race. I don't know if I'm more worried about carrying this much weight or facing the possibility of wintery weather. We were both planning to wear shorts and Ts, but now we are contemplating ski coats for the predicted 0 degree Celsius overnight low. Fingers crossed, we will wake up to a bluer sky.
Hers and his.
Mandatory equipment
- Mobile telephone (with number for emergency services saved on it)
- Bottle or drinking bag with min. 1 litre if drink
- Emergency provision: 500 calories , 0.5 litre of drink (only to be consumed in emergency)
- Drinks cup or bottle (1.5 dl)
- Functional running clothing
- Trail-running footwear
- Warm, insulating clothing (long-sleeved shirt, long running trousers; mid layer)
- Waterproof jacket with a hood and over trousers
- Gloves and Cap
- Fully functional head torch
- Emergency equipment (elastic bandage, space blanket, emergency whistle)
- Route maps (handed out by the organization at the issue of race numbers)
- GPS - Tracker (handed out by the organization at the issue of race numbers )
Recommended:
- GPS unit
- Change of clothes
- Replacement head torch or replacement batteries
- Trekking poles
