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Be ready to back paddle should you come up on a sudden log ram, its a skill that needs practice 4. Pharmacy - Aspirin, Tylenol/ibuprofen, toilet paper, Vaseline, lip balm, factor 45 sunscreen 5. Repair Kit - Small roll of duct tape, 10 feet piece of rope 6. First Aid Kit - Band-Aids, roll of medical tape, iodine, insect bite cream, 7. Snake Bite Kit - (Hope you don’t have to use it) 8. Urinating Technique - What are your Choices A. Hold it (No chance) B. In your Pants (You’ll get rashes and smell very very bad) C. Stand Up (Takes skill to do) D. On Knee (takes less practice than standing) E. Lay back and lean sideways (works great in a kayak) F. On the Paddle (Don’t ask me) G. In a plastic bottle so you dump it (easiest) H. Female - (You’ll have to adapt) 9. Pre-Race preparation of Body A. Hydration - Drink regularly (whether you want it or not) B. Train in the heat of day C. Bowel Movement (Make sure you have that Toilet paper) D. Rear-End Preparation (Vaseline - Some need it some don’t) E. Nipple & Arm pit Preparation (either use the Vaseline or use a loose fitting shirt) F. Feet Preparation - Silicone glove maybe, Vaseline, rubber boots, sandals G. Hands- Do NOT wear gloves (they hold the water to your skin) 10. Preparing your seat - Highly recommend a foam or air cushion seat 11. Proper Food - You can use Tupperware or ziplock bages (if ziplock bages get the type that has the external lock slide - You’ll need around 12,000 calories per 24 hours (Don’t worry you’ll burn it off) A. Liquid - Possibly rehydration powder or carbo powder B. Solid - power bars, energy bars (make sure you try them before the race to see if you like them. ready-made puddings are a thought, some people like sandwiches, also small can of stew or chili is nice for a dinner although you’ll eat it cold. Note: You need to practice eating on the move 12. Correct Clothing A. Sun Glasses with a Strap - Preferably a floating strap (Saved my glasses in 97) B. Correct Underwear - I don’t know about the ladies but most of the men don’t wear any C. Hat with tie strap - (make sure it has a tie strap and is attached, I lost mine in 97, but lucky I carried a spare. D. Correct Shoes & drilling Shoes - There is heated discussions on this subject. The question is do you want more water draining capabilities or more feet protection. At one end is the sandal at the other are rubber booties with a sole. Its your call E. Shirts & Pants - Must be loose fitting, Water repellent, light color, at same time have a jacket or something to put on just incase it gets chilly (people have dropped out for hypothermia) F. Socks - (I personally don’t believe in them for the race) 13. Bow Lighting - Very important to test your lights before the race, not just if they come on but how long will they last on one set of batteries. Then you know how many spare batteries to carry. Also think how much of a reach the lights will have. You’ll want some warning of a coming log jam or such and with a light with little or no reach you’ll have little or no warning. 14. Personal Lighting - Figure lighting for 9 hours per night. You might like to mark items with glow-in-the-dark tape to find them easier. Also at night look up at the trees or banks of the river, the river can be make you feel its never ending and confuse you at night. 15. Bailing devices A. electrical - must bulge pumps run on 12 volts. A single 6 volt battery will run a 12 v pump. However, it will drain the battery quickly. Recommend test a pump with battery in the boat if you go this way B. Foot Operated - Slow but practical . uses your feet pressure to pump as you paddle C. Manual - Have to stop paddling to do this, but is faster than both electrical and foot and lighter in weight. Recommended especially for the soloist. Note: Remember water weights 8.2 pounds per gallon, 1/4 inch of water in a regular canoe will make about 1 to 2 gallons of water 16. Paddle Holder - Paddling - remember you have 100 hours do the race. Also the less noisy your paddling the more efficient you stroke (paddling) 17. Portage Timing and training - Portaging is one of the hardest things to train for and can easily drain the energy from a Paddler. Train lifting , carrying, and/or dragging your boat. A strap tied to the bow (front) of the boat can be a life saver for pulling a boat. Some even invest in a canoe/kayak dolly. If you do think of how fast you can put to work and how fast you can take it off, and last how much does it weigh. Is it worth it? 18. Portage Technique A. Storing Paddle -When portaging think of storing your paddle. Make sure it is attached to something. Paddlers have lost their paddles during portages. B. Over Log Jams - When coming up to log jam think of these THREE things, 1) How fast is the water moving against it (any even remotely fast water at a log jam is very dangerous) 2) the length of the log jam (can you see the river on the other side) If you decide to go over it, be prepared for some poling action 3) Is the jam soft or hard - Meaning are the logs floating and at slightest weight go under water or are the logs hard meaning can you put weight on them. C. Specific Portages at Known Locations - Try to know and understand portages coming up so you can prepare yourself and thoughts for them. IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR LOG JAMS Rule One - Never go under a log jam! If your boat tips do everything you can to get on top of the log jam Rule Two- Never put you feet down when near a log jam. (It could easily get trapped) Rule Three - If in doubt go around! 19. Water Hand-off Technique - Plan of how you are going to get water/ice from your team captain. Are they going to throw it to you? Hand it to you? are you going to stop or just slow down. Team captains should think about what to wear. They maybe required to enter the water, go through mud, bushes and such. 20. Check Point Procedures A. When arriving note location of other teams (Think of your team’s category) B. Locate Best Hand-Off Location (Think easy transfer for your team not easy for you as the captain) C. Show best Portage - If team Captain knows of a long/or short upcoming portage make sure your team knows about it and the best route to take. D. Inform your team how they are doing compared to their competition E. Before you leave note the location of other teams - This is a note for team Captains 21. Charting the teams Progress and Speed to estimate Future Times to Check Points A. It’s important to know this so that Team Captains can see how much time they have to get to the next check point. B. It’s important too for the Team captain to tell their Team how they are doing such as average speed and what kind of time frame their current speed will put them at the finish line. 22. Maintain A Feel for your location on the River (Time to next check point) A. Watch placement compared to other racers B. Time “Goal Sheet” - What is your goal and how are you doing. C. May sure you have a watch it will help you estimate distance and time in your head 23, Sleeping technique A. Lay on lap - Got to practice at this, and be prepared to wake suddenly B. Sleeping sling - (I have no idea) C. Bow& Stern Cap - Cover either end with a cover and sleep in the boat D. Pull over to a check point and sleep on the ground (watch for fire ants) E. Some racers purchase a one man ultralight tent (2 to 5 lbs) 24. Sleeping Strategy A. Bugs (friend or foe) - They will bother you. You can use bug repellent or “Ben Gay” or ‘Tiger Balm” used for muscle aches work great to keep the bugs at bay. It also helps to relax muscles. Make sure if you use these items don’t touch face or other soft parts until you have wiped you hands. Aaarrgh! B. When to sleep - teams tend to slow down at night, so at night would be the better time to sleep if you do, that way you won’t get pasted up that much at night. 25. Water Storage - Think about where and how your water is stored. Will it be kept cold, if the boat is tipped will the water float away? Can you pull the water container for easy resupply? 26. Drinking technique A. Drinking from the container - meaning you will have to stop paddling to pick up container B. Drinking from tube - most racers make up a drinking tube system, it’s the easiest and quickest way to drink and you don’t have to stop paddling to do it. 27. Water Consumption - Remember to drink drink drink, when you are thirsty this tells you you are already up to 10 % dehydrated which can cause a 20% decrease in energy levels 28. Body Maintenance - A. Chafing - Easiest fix - Get rid of what ever is causing it B. Blisters - Lip balm on hands will help. A vitamin E hand cream will help to prevent them C. Heal Pain - Try to move your feet around at least every 30 minutes D. Back Pain - (What can I say this goes with the race) Might plan on some kind of back support E. General Pain - Pack some ibuprofen or aspirin and take some every 6 hrs( prophyfactically (don’t wait for pain tostart) 29. Handling the Heat A. Ice Bags & Dunking - Remember in the Texas Heat COLD water is important. If you start to get dizzy or tippy, cool yourself, quickly remember you have the river right there! B. Going for shade or Carry your own shade - In the heat of the day try to stay in the shade of trees and make sure you wear that hat. 30. Working with the team Captain A. Be Polite (remember they have the power to pull you from the race and they are the ones getting you cold water) B. Don’t lie to the Team captain - They worry about you! 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