Dragon 100, 50 & 30 Compulsory Kit List
Dragon 100, 50 and 30 Compulsory Kit
If you have kit questions or would like to purchase kit please contact our event partners at Up and Under Outdoor, Cowbridge Rd, Cardiff who are very experienced and will offer excellent advice.
Compulsory Kit for the Dragon 100 and Dragon 50
are as follows;
• Rucksack or suitable means to carry kit
• Waterproof Jacket (with taped seams)
• Waterproof Trousers (with taped seams)
• Upper body long sleeve synthetic cover consisting of either 1 x synthetic thermal mid layer OR two standard base layers totalling a minimum weight of 300g.
• Warm Hat or Buff
• Head Torch with spare batteries.
• Spare head torch (emergency petzl elite or similar acceptable)
• Gloves suitable for conditions
• Whistle
• Compass (a 'real' compass is required for the Dragon 100 / 50)
• Appropriate Trail Running Footwear with adequate grip for conditions
• Foil Bivy Bag (Bag not a blanket)
• Small First Aid Kit to include: blister plasters, sterile dressing and bandage or tape.
• Mobile Phone that is kept charged
• Emergency Map (provided)
• Water Bottle 1litre minimum e.g. 2 x 500ml (1.5 litres recommended if hot)
• Solid plastic cup suitable for hot drinks
• Appropriate food / energy products for your expected time for the event
• Small red light attached to the back of your pack which you turn on during the night.
• Cash or card (mainly to buy ice cream!)
• GPS device with the route on it. (This may be a watch, handheld unit, or phone app). The device must have sufficient battery life to last total duration of the event- and spare batteries to charge the device are required.
Your drop bag must contain a warm finishers jacket.
Advisory Kit/Optional Kit
•
Lower body base layer or trousers
• Hydration tablets or similar
• Money
• Sunglasses, Sun hat and Sun cream
Compulsory Kit for the Dragon 30
is as follows;
This MUST be carried (or worn) at all times and will be checked at registration before receiving your race number.
-Rucksack or suitable means to carry kit
-Waterproof jacket
-Upper body long sleeve base layer or thermal (warm) top
-Head coverage such as warm hat or buff
-Gloves
-Whistle (the one attached to your bag is acceptable)
-Compass (a watch or phone compass is acceptable)
-Appropriate trail running footwear with adequate grip for slippery off road conditions
-Foil survival blanket or foil bivy bag
-Small first aid kit to include: blister plasters, sterile dressing and bandage or tape.
-Mobile phone
-Emergency map (provided)
-Water bottle 500ml minimum and/or cup for drinks at checkpoints
-Appropriate food / energy products for your expected time for the event
-A device with the GPS route on it* (This may be a phone app, gps watch, or handheld gps unit). The device must have sufficient battery life to last the event.
Advisory Kit/Optional Kit
Thermal and or fleece top (in addition to compulsory long sleeve top)
Lower body base layer or trousers
Hydration tablets or similar
Money
Sunglasses
Sun cream
Notes
*Many runners will already have a gps watch that displays the route. If you don't own a gps watch, the simplest way to have the gps file available to view is to use a phone app. There are several phone apps available, and we recommend the OutDoors GPS app from ordnance survey. This app gives you a map and gps dot which identifies your location, and you can download the route onto it. It is really useful if you mistakenly miss a sign or come off the route or if you intend on recceing some of the course.
A short tutorial explaining how to use and download the route onto the outdoor gps app is available at the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mabfbazF_8.