Sharpee, pen, checkbook, ID, debit and Translink cards.
First aid, medications, sunscreen, lotion, toothbrush.
Swim kit: Swimsuit, open water goggles, cap.
Nylon stuff bag and roll of trash bags.
Adjustable wrench.
Bike multitool.
Needlenose pliers.
Spare tube.
Tire levers.
Rubberbands recycled from old bike tubes that my dad picked up at a museum shop in Berlin.
Patch kit.
Athletic tape.
Spare key (to be hidden under as many folds of bag and fabric as possible).
Carabiner.
GPS bike computer for timing, speed, cadence and heart rate.
Trail runners for off the bike.
Nylon web luggage strap doubles as a belt.
Bungees.
Mountain bike shoes aren't as bad off-bike as road bike shoes.
U-lock with cable for the quick-release wheels.
Bike outfit (see next photo).
Knit cap, wool sweater, t-shirt, two pairs of cotton socks, underwear, medium sized towel light khaki jeans and a button-front shirt just in case I need to be presentable.
Helmet with the race number left on because I'm a show-off.
My everyday bike bag for the last four years.
Emma thinks the rack makes her ass look fat.
Reflector put back on after the race.
Emma's more of a sprinter than a distance runner, but she's the kind of thin, strong thing you don't mind carrying up yet another 500 foot coastal climb on Highway One.
Travel kit of the overnight roundtrip to Pigeon Point
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