Gear guide
Racing in the Rain: The Wet-Race Kit
A rainy race is genuinely fun with the right prep and genuinely awful without it. The strategy: stay dry until the gun, keep rain out of your eyes, and remember that wet skin chafes about five times faster than dry.
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1. Disposable clear ponchos (10-pack)
Wear one in the corral, toss it at the start. The single highest-value item for a wet race morning.
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The unsung hero of rain racing — a brim keeps rain out of your eyes for hours. Sunglasses can't.
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Wet fabric is sandpaper. Apply everywhere you normally would, then everywhere you normally wouldn't.
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Your phone survives the race AND the soggy gear-check bag afterwards.
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Dry post-race clothes are the difference between a victory brunch and shivering in the car. Bag them.
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Cotton socks in rain = guaranteed blisters by mile 4. Synthetic running socks drain and keep their shape.
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