Top running kit lists tend to feature pretty much the same stuff… until now. I don’t think Runners’ World or Men’s Health have listed Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream in their kit-bag essentials but Lazy Girl would like to put forward a case for its inclusion.
If you’re not familiar witht this product it has a similar consistencey to Vasaline but has a few extra ingredients that make it smell nice and become something that (unlike Vaseline) I would put on my face. Numerous women’s magazines would wax lyrical on the benefits of slapping this on your face and name which celebs are fans – but this in a running blog so I’m not going to bother with that, so here’s why it made it into my kit bag instead of my cosmetics bag…
Imagine it’s winter, you’re training for a marathon. Outside the temperature is minus 2 with wind making it feel like minus 10. You’ve put on your kit and have pretty much covered your whole body – appart from your face. If you don’t fancy a balaclava then Eight Hour cream is the way avoid the biting effects of wind on your face. And that it why it makes it takes the number 9 spot.
See what else made the Top Ten.
Hi Laura,
Road ID is critical to all runners.
The Top 10 reasons you should wear ID taken from the Road ID website:
Here are just few reasons why you should make Road ID part of your gear. For additional reasons, visit our testimonial page and read how Road ID is saving lives.
1. If you can’t speak for yourself, Road ID will speak for you.
2. Road ID enables First Responders to immediately contact family members and friends.
3. Road ID enables family members to provide additional details about your health or give consent for potentially life saving procedures.
4. Road ID enables hospital staff to locate vital medical records.
5. Road ID can communicate medical conditions or allergy information to medical staff.
6. Road ID can prevent serious delays in treatment by saving crucial time during the “golden hour” of medical treatment.
7. It’s far better to have Road ID and not need it than to need Road ID and not have it. It’s not just a piece of gear, it’s peace of mind.
8. Accidents happen far more than you think they do. Each year approximately 450,000 of us are taken to hospitals unconscious and without identification.
9. Road ID looks good on and makes a statement about your athletic lifestyle – not to mention that studies would probably prove that people that wear Road ID are considerably smarter than those that don’t.
10. Road ID can save your Life. Period.