The Boston Marathon appeared to creep up this 12 months! Unexpectedly, I’m packing a bag to go away this weekend for this pinnacle occasion. The climate seems to be to be a bit hotter than Chicagoans would love, with temperatures within the higher 60’s, so it’s time to plan and hydrate!
As you pack your bag, be certain to incorporate your race day equipment and footwear. Ideally, one that you’ve got worn to a marathon or long term earlier than. Bear in mind our primary tip – NOTHING NEW ON RACE DAY! I additionally like to incorporate throw away gloves and lengthy sleeve, a myler blanket from a earlier race, and an empty water bottle. You’ll be able to fill it up after you cross by way of airport safety and guarantee that you’re hydrating by way of the journey course of. Plus it will prevent from having to spend $5 for a single bottle of water from the airport distributors.
Simply as essential as your race day outfit is your journey and post-race outfit. Tracksmith has you lined for this, with their line of restoration necessities! I’m all the time chilly on airplanes, so the Trackhouse Sweatshirt and Sweatpant set is my absolute favourite cozy combo.
The sweatshirt is available in 4 completely different colours and is an replace on the basic hoodie sweatshirt delivered in a heavyweight reverse-weave cotton. It’s heat and comfortable, and designed to ease any journey nerves you might have. It’s like a heat hug to snuggle you into the airplane seat and assist you chill out by way of the two.5 hour journey. I’m additionally a sucker for the massive kangaroo pocket, which all the time turns into my cellphone holder!
If you’re extra of a crewneck athlete, the identical heat and luxury might be discovered within the Trackhouse Crew which has seven completely different colours to select from. Each fashions have the long-lasting Tracksmith brand on the aspect and the tried and true design. The crew is barely cropped and likewise contains a vast rib collar and banded rib cuffs and hem.
You’ll be able to’t go unsuitable with both of those tops to take you from one nice metropolis to a different. For final consolation and reliability, pair both one with the Tracksmith sweatpants, obtainable in matching and complimentary colours. These pants have a delicate liner and are roomy sufficient you could put on your compression socks beneath for the flight! Additionally they have deep pockets to retailer your bank card and ID.
I can’t suggest this outfit sufficient for a snug journey to Boston! My journey is brief so the Olmsted Pack is ideal for journey. This climate resistant backpack is crafted for the runner on the go and best for a small and simple pack. It slides proper beneath the airplane seat and there’s no have to concern being baggage checked on the gate. It’s massive sufficient to comprise your race equipment and post-race outfit, and sufficiently small to be fast and environment friendly to journey with. It’s additionally an awesome bag to pack publish exercise garments in on your lengthy runs.
When you arrive in Boston, you’ll wish to seize a brand new outfit, because the temperatures are trending larger than regular for spring. I like to recommend hitting the expo and the weekend festivities within the Session jacket and pants. This light-weight, breathable set is a superb steadiness between trend and luxury.
This versatile jacket is stretchy and skinny, and can be best for the hotter temps, expo traces, and go to to the end line. The fabric is a mix of consolation and sturdiness, with an opulent high-stretch knit made in Italy that drapes and strikes together with your physique.
The pants are designed for year-round coaching and sturdiness, with a consolation that you’ll admire as you make your method by way of the crowds of the expo and streets of Boston. You’ll wish to ensure you are pampering your physique as you lead as much as the massive race and this outfit does simply that. Sidenote – It’s additionally an awesome coaching outfit on your lengthy runs, because it stays put, wicks sweat, and gives safety from all sorts of climates. Plus, it simply seems to be candy!
And at last, don’t overlook to pack a pair of slides to permit your toes to chill out post-race. They could be swollen from the entire pavement pounding, and can possible be fairly drained. Give them a break and swap from tied on runners to open slides.
Tracksmith Boston is internet hosting a race weekend shakeout run on each Saturday and Sunday. You will want to register to attend, so be certain to plan forward! Additionally they have their First to the Trackhouse occasion and after celebration. If in case you have not heard of this earlier than, test it out. The primary runners to the Trackhouse retailer after the marathon are topped the winners!
First to the Trackhouse is a not-so-secret race-within-a-race that many dream of profitable, however few ever will. What began in Boston with a race to the runners’ bar, The Eliot Lounge, has been revived and exported to Tracksmith Trackhouses worldwide. Usually, we crown our champions with a commemorative gown, however this 12 months we upped the ante with a trophy solid by Bobbi Gibb, the primary lady to run Boston. These will stay within the Trackhouse year-round to have a good time operating’s enduring newbie legacy. All runners are invited to hitch us after the race to have a good time with fellow opponents. We’ll be serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink choices.
I’m trying ahead to seeing all of our Chicago runners in Boston! Let’s go chase that unicorn!