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Race Day Medical Bag

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What do you carry in you race day medical bag/kit?

George

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  • Ziploc bag with a) extra S! caps b) pepto bismol chewables c) iboprofun. And a few sport flex band-aids stuck in the side of the bento box for good measure.
  • Pepto, Pepcid AC, GaxX, Benadryl (for bee stings), Vivarin, Imodium, and S Caps. (but I'm not a doc, I'm just paranoid).
  • Posted By Nemo Brauch on 19 Aug 2010 02:19 PM

    Pepto, Pepcid AC, GaxX, Benadryl (for bee stings), Vivarin, Imodium, and S Caps. (but I'm not a doc, I'm just paranoid).

    Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you're not going get every stomach ailment known to man.

  • Is the Vivarin to counter act the sleepiness of the Benadryl?

  • Posted By Jeff Linkus on 20 Aug 2010 03:47 PM

    Is the Vivarin to counter act the sleepiness of the Benadryl?



    No- but that's not a bad idea either.  I take Vivarin at about mile 70 on the bike.  I'm a caffeine addict, but I can't tolerate a lot of coffee before the race (upsets the tummy too much when I'm nervous).  The Vivarin helps keep the withdrawl headache at bay and it also helps me to stay alert during those final miles of the bike when it becomes hard to just stay focused.

  • Man - is this like the Better Living Through Chemistry thread?
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