Ultra marathon/Gear question (Page 2)

Another round of great advice. Did some training with the single bottle and routed my way by some delis. Works perfectly!

Investing in a Nathan HPL for trail training, but I like the idea of doing that in loops as well. Thanks again!

Hopefully I'll have questions about running a Hundred next season

When I was doing ultras I really liked to wear a waist pack with single or double bottles, and usually carry a handheld or two. Also in the 50 milers I did I left drop bags with changes of socks/shoes. I hate the feeling of something hanging on my shoulders/back - even a sweaty pony tail was a pain in ultras, so I'd wear pigtails.

There were several races where the handheld bottles acted as nice bumpers for my hands when I tripped on rocks and fell :-)

For training, I rarely ran more than a 20 miler unsupported, and would set up a loop course or place where I could pass by my car/aid station. To train longer, I'd sign up for a 50K and use it as a training run. At that time (10 years ago) they were small enough and cheap enough that I could get one in every month.

I haven't done one in awhile, but I sure miss that crowd and the aid station food!

hello Aforementioned "friend"  hope all is well over there.     Personally I don't like backpacks a camelbacks or any belt things.  they are ok for the first few miles,  but after a few hours or so they really become annoying to me at lest.  Some people might not agree and that is OK.  I like the handhelds and like you I sweat like a sprinkler too...  So having aid stations that are between 5 miles I am ok..  If they are longer than that, then I consider a camel back...  (does not happen very often). 

In training what I have done is set up my own aid station (usually my car) or I go and go plant water/food in the trail beforehand.    I have done that several times and it has worked for me.    

Good training...  

L