For travelling
Guide bookPhrase book
Passport
Photocopy of the passport
Foreign currency
Hotel details
Flight details
Boarding card
Laptop
Headphones
Driving license
Anti-viral spray
Travel sickness pills
For the hotel
Socket adaptorFork/knive/spoon from camping set to have breakfast before marathon
Cork/screw bottle opener to have a beer in the hotel
Sleeping pills
Ear plugs
Eye mask
Travel scales
Travel kettle
For breakfast
Vitamin CSpecial K
Tea bags
Beetroot bar
Beetroot juice
For the race:
Registration confirmation and literatureMedical certificate
Maps and directions
Watch or GPS and charger/cable
Back up GPS watch
HRM strap
(Compression) Socks
Shorts
Compression top
Short sleeve top/Vest
Arm warmers
Long sleeve top
Rain/cold weather shell
Discardable outer layer to be worn in the early stages
Cap, hat and/or touque
Gloves (or old socks to throw away)
Buff
Sunglasses/goggles
Sun protection cream
Safety pins (to attach gel packs, race number,etc.)
Vaseline/body lubricant
Gel packs
Energy drinks
Beetroot bar
Chocolate bar for before the race
Dates
Camera and batteries
Chip
Something to attach your chip to the shoe
Camelbag
Sweat band
Pace band
Racing trainers
Insoles
Painkillers
Aspirin
Sponge
Salt tablets
Immodium
Tissues
Safety blanket to keep warm before the race
Sports bottle top of sponsor water bottle - ie for London keep the vittel sports top then you canSscrew it on and drink easier as you go...(thats running)
LARGE black plastic bin bag
FLM Official carrier bag with race number on (obviously only for FLM)
Carrier bag to sit on whilst waiting in the pen
Disposable bottle with LARGE mouth opening, and lid. To take to the start pen, and pee into whilst waiting for the start (much better than having to leave the pen to go back to loo queue)
For after the race:
TowelSkins
dry trainers
change of clothes
diet coke (for when feeling sick)
salted crisps (same as above)
digestive aid