The Boston Marathon appeared to creep up this 12 months! Abruptly, 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, make certain to incorporate your race day package and footwear. Ideally, one that you’ve worn to a marathon or future earlier than. Keep 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 may fill it up after you go via airport safety and guarantee that you’re hydrating via the journey course of. Plus this may prevent from having to spend $5 for a single bottle of water from the airport distributors.
Simply as necessary as your race day outfit is your journey and post-race outfit. Tracksmith has you coated for this, with their line of restoration necessities! I’m at all times 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 traditional hoodie sweatshirt delivered in a heavyweight reverse-weave cotton. It’s heat and comfortable, and designed to ease any journey nerves you’ll have. It’s like a heat hug to snuggle you into the airplane seat and show you how to calm down via the two.5 hour journey. I’m additionally a sucker for the big kangaroo pocket, which at all times turns into my telephone holder!
In case you are extra of a crewneck athlete, the identical heat and luxury will be discovered within the Trackhouse Crew which has seven completely different colours to select from. Each fashions have the enduring Tracksmith brand on the facet and the tried and true design. The crew is barely cropped and likewise incorporates a broad rib collar and banded rib cuffs and hem.
You may’t go flawed 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, accessible in matching and complimentary colours. These pants have a smooth liner and are roomy sufficient that you may put on your compression socks beneath for the flight! In addition they have deep pockets to retailer your bank card and ID.
I can’t advocate this outfit sufficient for a comfortable 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 ideally suited for a small and straightforward pack. It slides proper beneath the airplane seat and there’s no have to worry being baggage checked on the gate. It’s massive sufficient to comprise your race package and post-race outfit, and sufficiently small to be fast and environment friendly to journey with. It’s additionally an ideal bag to pack put up exercise garments in in your lengthy runs.
When you arrive in Boston, you’ll need to seize a brand new outfit, because the temperatures are trending increased 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 good steadiness between vogue and luxury.
This versatile jacket is stretchy and skinny, and will likely be ideally suited 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 along with your physique.
The pants are designed for year-round coaching and sturdiness, with a consolation that you’ll recognize as you make your manner via the crowds of the expo and streets of Boston. You’ll need 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 ideal coaching outfit in your lengthy runs, because it stays put, wicks sweat, and gives safety from all kinds of climates. Plus, it simply seems to be candy!
And eventually, don’t overlook to pack a pair of slides to permit your ft to calm down post-race. They could be swollen from all the pavement pounding, and can probably 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 make certain to plan forward! In addition they have their First to the Trackhouse occasion and after celebration. When you’ve got 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. Sometimes, we crown our champions with a commemorative gown, however this 12 months we upped the ante with a trophy forged 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 rivals. We’ll be serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink choices.
I’m wanting ahead to seeing all of our Chicago runners in Boston! Let’s go chase that unicorn!