1/2 marathon prep help. Urgent! Its tomorrow!

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Meglet May 2013 9:48am, 31 May 2013 12,576 posts	0 Meglet Safety pin the gels to your waistband-just make sure you don't go through the gel containing bit and get a leak! Do you have a tri belt?-use that for your number.
Meglet May 2013 9:50am, 31 May 2013 12,577 posts	0 Meglet Sorry missed your last post. Pin number to shorts? I sometimes see people with them on their leg.
icelandic trigirl May 2013 9:51am, 31 May 2013 173 posts	0 icelandic trigirl Hmmm... not sure the shorts are even big enough to pin a number on! At least in tri, they just use a big black marker and write on your leg and arm (here, anyway!).
Old Croc May 2013 9:55am, 31 May 2013 23,475 posts	0 Old Croc I have used an old HRM chest strap as a number belt - HRM died a long time ago but still had the strap.
icelandic trigirl May 2013 9:59am, 31 May 2013 175 posts	0 icelandic trigirl The pinacle of my running technology, Croc, is a 5 buck kid's watch that I use as a stopwatch. HRM, pfff.
Too Much Water May 2013 10:01am, 31 May 2013 3,487 posts	0 Too Much Water just use an old cotton t shirt to run in, that's all I ever wear for races
Son of a Pronator Man May 2013 10:16am, 31 May 2013 7,078 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man Are you sure you need two gels in a half? Not necessary, IMHO
icelandic trigirl May 2013 10:40am, 31 May 2013 176 posts	0 icelandic trigirl Son, I am really, really slow. It will take me over 2 hours and the last 3k are all up hill. I'm pretty sure I will need at least one for a pick-me-up. (See also: no proper training...)
Longwayround (LWR) May 2013 6:44pm, 31 May 2013 709 posts	0 Longwayround (LWR) IT, when I did a half in January I hadn't run any further than 10 miles (16km) before the race. It took me 2h5m46s and I fuelled on water. When I next do a half I may well take some Jelly Babies. From what I can tell, you're about as really, really slow as me.
Old Croc Jun 2013 7:26am, 1 Jun 2013 23,481 posts	0 Old Croc good luck with your race ITG