I think it's more common for people to carry packs on trail runs than on road races. For this race, where the weather can change quickly and be extremely bad (one year there was over a foot of snow at the pass!) the rules recommended that people carry hat, gloves, and jacket, and stated that if the weather was poor, at the Upper Camp Bird aid station they would turn around and DQ anyone not carrying these. It was pretty obvious the weather would be great, but I carried the stuff anyway, just in case, and partly because I thought it might get colder and windier high up.
As far as bladder issues go - amazingly on this race I didn't have to go even once, although since our motel was literally 1 block from the start, I was able to pee several times just before the race started. However, I saw people dashing off into the bushes constantly! There was only one single toilet available just past the summit.
On the marathons and half I have done, there have been porta-potties at various intervals. I remember on my first half, I did have to run off into the bushes and pee once because the toilets were only at the beginning and halfway. On my first marathon, I had to go twice, but fortunately there were portable toilets, although I did have to wait for one person at the first one.
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Date: 2008-09-10 04:26 pm (UTC)As far as bladder issues go - amazingly on this race I didn't have to go even once, although since our motel was literally 1 block from the start, I was able to pee several times just before the race started. However, I saw people dashing off into the bushes constantly! There was only one single toilet available just past the summit.
On the marathons and half I have done, there have been porta-potties at various intervals. I remember on my first half, I did have to run off into the bushes and pee once because the toilets were only at the beginning and halfway. On my first marathon, I had to go twice, but fortunately there were portable toilets, although I did have to wait for one person at the first one.