Thursday, January 16, 2014

Optimal Wear For Adventure Racing Efforts

By Robert Sutter


While looking your best is going to be important in many ways, I feel as though it is less prominent when it comes to adventure racing. This is where you should have the best clothing in terms of execution; your appearance does not matter nearly as much in this regard. As a result, what are some of the aspects that you should bring in when going about this level of racing? Here are a couple of elements that should help to make your efforts that much easier.

First of all, make sure that you wear clothing that is, to some degree form-fitting. You do not want to put on anything that is going to hang loose on your body since it is possible that it can get caught on a various elements, whether it is a matter of barbed wire you have to crawl underneath or what have you. I can't begin to tell you how many times I have seen those in adventure racing slow down because they did not take this into consideration. Form-fitting attire is just one recommendation for events like Spartan Race.

For those of you who are curious about shoe options, the idea of the perfect fit is going to have to be seen here. However, you want to choose ones that you are okay with getting dirtied since there will be a couple of different terrain types to move along. It goes without saying that you are not going to look one-hundred percent clean in this regard. If you are not afraid with one pair of shoes taking a beating, make sure that they are used.

While talking about shoes in general, you want to be able to select the ones that are the most fitting for you. There are a couple to take into consideration but the ones that you can tie the tightest will be the ones that you should go with in the long term. If you are able to tie them like this, you will not only move better but you will find that the mud won't take them as easily if you traverse through it. After seeing many runners lose their shoes to the mud, this point should not be disregarded.

With these points in mind, hopefully your clothing choices for adventure racing are selected well. These are just a couple of examples and tips to consider but, in my eyes, they are some of the most important that one can imagine. You want to perform while wearing clothing that isn't going to be entirely loose on you. Making sure that everything remains fitting is what will make the difference between a win and a loss on the field, so do not overlook the importance of attire.




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