Triathlon Planning Post

Packing List
Wearing at Race Start

Tri shorts

Black sports bra

Swim cap

Swim goggles

Wetsuit

Heart rate monitor (wrist and strap)

Flip flops (leave at water edge, use again when running back to transition)

Transition Area

Bike (with race computer, aerobars, pump, toolkit with extra tube, tire levers, multitool)

Bike helmet

Bike shoes

Bike gloves

Small towel

Socks x2

Sunglasses

Glasses strap

Running shoes

Water bottle x2 (one for bike, one extra)

Gatorade (for bike)

Sports bars (two in singlet even though I should only need one, plus extra)

Singlet

Sunscreen (use before the swim)

Body Glide (use before the swim)

Arm warmers

Hat

Other

Real glasses

Warmups (pants and shirt and jacket)

Real clothes (skirt and shirt and sweater, bra and underwear)

Big towel

Shower kit

Non-running sneakers

Socks

Pre-race food (banana, cheerios, pb&j, sports bars)

Post-race food (apple, pb&j, sports bars)

Lots of water

Ice pack

Knee brace

Bug sprace

Toilet paper

Bike lock

Pins

iPod & headphones

Big bike pump

First aid kit

Toothbrush and toothpaste

Wallet, etc.

Tuesday
7:30am - Wake up
9:00am - Work
7:00pm - Leave work
8:00pm - Sleater-Kinney concert
11:30pm 12:00am - Prepare for bed
12:00am 1:00am - GO TO BED

Wednesday
7:00am 6:15am- Wake up
8:00am 7:30am- Work
6:00pm - Leave work
7:00pm - Cat Power concert
10:30pm - Prepare for bed
11:00pm - GO TO BED

Thursday
7:00am - Wake up
8:30am - Work
6:00pm - Short treadmill run
7:00pm 8:30pm - Go home
8:00pm 11:00pm - Prepare for bed
9:00pm 12:30pm - GO TO BED

Friday
6:00am 6:30am - Wake up
7:30am - Dentist appointment
9:00am - Work
7:00pm - Leave work
8:00pm 9:30pm - Prepare for bed
9:00pm 10:15pm - GO TO BED

Saturday
6:30am - wake up, even though I want to sleep in. :(
9:00am 9:30am - Brunch with L
1:30pm 3:30pm - Hang out with C&J, maybe others
5:00pm 6:00pm - Double triple quadruple check my bike and packed bags
6:00pm 6:30pm - Start trying to go to bed
7:00pm - GO TO BED

Sunday
3:30am 3:00am - wake up
4:00am 3:30am - leave apartment
4:30am 4:45am - get stuck in Bay Bridge traffic, pick up dre in Berkeley, nap babble while dre drives :)
6:30am - arrive at Punta Creek, park ($5 $10)
7:00am - check-in and set up transition area
7:30am - wait
7:50am - pre-race briefing
8:00am - race start (staged, I'll be in one of the last waves)
11:00am - worst case race finish, wash up, picnic
1:00pm - latest time to leave Punta Creek, nap talk to family on cell phone while dre drives :)
3:00pm - arrive SF, shower, nap hang out with friends
5:30pm - birthday dinner with my dear friends