After all the training involved in marathon preparation, you don't want to remember the race for the sunburn. Here is a checklist of things you might considering wearing, taking, and consuming for an out-of-town marathon.

• Things to wear or carry

  • Race number

  • Running shoes

  • Singlet

  • Shorts

  • Socks

  • Heart Rate monitor (if you use one)

  • Handkerchief

  • Money for phone, cab

  • Key for vehicle or room

  • Males: Bandaids on nipples (Nipguards, or the cheaper Curex round bandaids work fine)

  • Sunscreen

  • Vaseline for feet and other areas that might chafe (or Body Glide) -- but be careful where you put the "cold weather Body Glide"

  • Sunglasses

  • In cold weather

    • Hat

    • Gloves

    • Garbage bag or disposable clothes to wear to the start

  • Other suggestions

    • toilet paper in a plastic bag

• Things to eat on the run

  • Whatever you've trained with
    • Gels
    • Powerbar -- cut up into pieces 

• Things to take to an out-of-town marathon

  • Registration information
  • Cell phone and charger
  • Safety pins
  • Sandals or other post-race shoes
  • Water bottles
  • Gatorade, other electrolyte drink
  • Breakfast
  • Glasses/contact lenses and solution
  • Radio/alarm clock
  • Book or newspaper
  • Extra shoe laces

• Breakfast
  • Coffee or Mountain Dew
  • Powerbar
  • Banana
  • Water