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AID STATIONFIELD GUIDES6 ENTRIES

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Everything the course teaches, written down: how to bank minutes at aid stations, what “climby” really means, how to fuel a gut that's quitting, and how to crew without getting fired. Hard-earned, unsentimental, updated when the mountain proves us wrong.

01Race Craft · Jul 13, 2026Get In, Get Out: Aid-Station Strategy That Saves an HourEight aid stations at 12 minutes each is 96 minutes standing still. At 5 minutes it's 40. That 56-minute swing is free finish time you never had to train for — here's the in-and-out drill that banks it.6 MIN02Gear Locker · Jul 13, 2026COROS PACE 3, Reviewed OvernightAn ultra watch is judged battery-first. The COROS PACE 3 delivers 38-hour standard GPS, 25 hours all-systems, and 30 grams at around $229 — here's what that runtime actually means for a 100K and a 100-miler.7 MIN03Race Craft · Jul 13, 2026Your First 100K, Aid Station by Aid StationSixty-two miles isn't a long marathon; it's a management problem. A first 100K narrated aid station by aid station on a fictional mountain course: pacing, fueling, cutoff math, and a drop-bag plan for every leg.15 MIN04Crew & Pacers · Jul 13, 2026How to Crew an Ultra Without Getting FiredCrewing a 100-miler is a logistics job with a heart-rate monitor attached. The whole role from the crew chair: the crew box, the 90-second handoff, cutoff math, night gear, and the four ways to get fired.7 MIN05Gear Locker · Jul 13, 2026Race Vest vs Belt vs HandheldsYour carry system is a math problem: distance, aid spacing, and mandatory kit. When a vest wins, when a belt is enough, when handhelds fail — and the one to buy first.7 MIN06Vert & Volume · Jul 13, 2026Vert, Explained: How Much Climbing Is a "Climby" Race?Vert is total vertical gain — the feet you climb, added up, netting nothing. The feet-per-mile framework that sorts runnable from brutal, and how flatlanders train for a mountain race.6 MIN

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