What's in my Ultra Pack for the Dragon 50 Miler? Racing on the Wales Coast Path
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2022
- Just a few days to go before I take on my next challenge as a Weleda Challenge Ambassador (I've been so busy that I forgot to make this video public so the race is now TOMORROW!). It's a 50 mile ultra along the Wales Coast Path finishing in Cardiff Bay. Training hasn't really gone to plan as I fell over and jarred my back a few weeks ago but I've made it to race week with no major problems... apart from the weather!
The forecast for this weekend is HOT! We are in the middle of a heatwave and Sunday is predicted to be 30 degrees and full sun all day! With this in mind I've packed my race bag with everything I should need, as well as everything on the compulsory kit list. Since I recorded this video, and given the forecast then gloves, hat and waterproof trousers have been removed from the compulsory kit requirements. I'm keeping my cooling buff in my bag though!
So... I'm race ready! Recovery bag packed, ultra vest packed. I've also packed my weekend bag and my drop bag so I'm off to Wales! Really excited but super nervous! I've not recced any of the course and it's going to be WAY hotter than I've ever raced in before but I'm really grateful to Weleda for supporting me to get out of my comfort zone and try something new!
I'm looking forward to sharing the journey with you as I'll be vlogging along the way.
Happy running,
Nicola :) 
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Good luck good luck good luck!
Thank you thank you thank you 😃😃😃🤗
Really helpful video, thanks Nicola x
No worries ☺️ Are you running it? Good luck if so 😃
@@NicolaRunsYes, I've just signed up for the 50 😊... so much kit needed!
Did you use your pole at all? Good plan just to take one though, might copy that. x
@@trulou1972 I definitely did! It's pretty up and down in places! ☺️
Flip, so much stuff but I guess its all important. Thanks for sharing.
Each race is different but yes sometimes it feels like I'm carrying the kitchen sink 😂 I'm rubbish at packing light but at least then I'm pretty self sufficient 😃
Good luck , enjoy and stay safe x
Thank you 🤗🤗🤗 I'm excited but nervous! 🙃
Best of luck!
Thank you 🤗 For some reason I've only just seen this?! 🤦🏻♀️😂
Great to see you wearing Aussie hats, you can also get sun visors too
I've got 2 😜 I love them 😃
Good luck,hope all goes well x
Thank you 🙏😊
Good luck, and I'll be wishing for a nice breeze to offset some of that heat.
I would LOVE that! Thank you 😊
I love your comment about not getting all of the chocolate off the wrapper’s, I thought I was the only one with that OCD thought mentality that you’ve failed to eat ALL of something. Glad there’s another member of the club 😊👍
Yay!!! Same... I thought I was the only one! It's funny as it's probably like 2 calories worth 🤣 but it's so annoying 🙃
All the best Nicola. I hope your cow friends are kind to you. Keep hydrated 🏃♀️🏃♀️🌞🌞
The cows were so kind!!! It was so lovely 😃 they ignored me completely! 🎉🎉🎉
Great to see what you're taking along with you and your thinking behind it. Best of luck with the race 👍
Thank you, it was a great race but a rollercoaster of a day! I'll get editing and bring you the vlog soon 😃
Looks like you got all you need, best of luck and enjoy 💚💚💚
Thank you, I definitely enjoyed it but lots was proper type 2 fun. Especially when it got really hot! The route was stunning though 😍
A really interesting video - thank you! Hope it all goes well and that it's not too hot x
Thank you 😊 Everything crossed... Think cloudy thoughts for me! ☁️☁️☁️
Great advice. Be watching to see how you handle it 👍👍 lots of luck👍👍
Thank you. It was HOT! I learnt loads about how to handle the heat though and it was stunning but oh my goodness it was ridiculously hard! Ultra running is not the best in a heatwave 🤦🏻♀️🤣
Have a great run. 🏃♀️💛
Thank you 🤗
Good luck Nic! Stay safe :)
Thank you, I succeeded... I'm safe 😃
Best of luck Nicola, stay safe (hope for some clouds and a breeze for you). PS - Tunnocks Caramel Wafers - hell of a snack
Thanks 😊 They're so tasty aren't they?! There was a tiny bit of cloud cover in the morning which was glorious! ☁️☁️☁️😃
I didn't realise it's dangerous to take ibuprofen when ultra running. Why is it?
By the way thank you for sharing what you put in your hydration bag, it's very useful.
Great idea with this cooling buff and dipping it in the water!
Sorry. I keep commenting and adding things on while watching it. It's amazing how much useful things you manage to fit in.
It can affect kidney function. If you Google ibuprofen running bad it'll give you loads of bedtime reading 📖
@@NicolaRuns thank you, Nicola! I didn't know about that.