COSTS & EQUIPMENT

There is a not inconsiderbale amount of kit that we will need for this event. Some of it fairly standard running kit and some not (anti-venon pump and signalling mirror spring to mind!). Below is a breakdown of our budget and a full list of our equipment.

Not the normal day–to–day equipment

Running Shoes - Trail shoes with cushioning & support – Size 13½ to allow expansion of feet due to heat + Gaiters for running in sand dunes - £75 + £33.60
Railriders Eco Mesh Shirt - £39.95
Shorts - £30.00
Saharan Desert Cap (Legionnaires hat with neck-flap) - £19.75
Silk Sleeping bag liner – Stormshield - £16.10
Hiking Poles – £49.98
Four pairs of running socks – Injinji socks to reduce blistering - £25
Sand Goggles – Bonehead Sandstorm – £15.15
Light-weight, high carbohydrate food rations for 6/7 days (2,500+ cal per day) - £90
Energy bars to fuel our bodies during the day time - £10
Electrolyte energy powder to replace salts lost by dehydration - £15
Trangia Kettle, Spork, cooking stove & tablets - £20.97
Stormlite Marathon - £39.99
First-aid pack containing foot-care and heat stress medicines, painkiller tablets, Multi-vitamins (sodium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamins C, B1, B2), analgesic spray, Anti-diarrhoea medicine, Savlon - £25
Sew-on flags for T-shirt indicating nationality and sponsors
8Gb ipod and solar ipod charger

Suggested Budget:

Target figure for Charitable Donations £20,000
Registration fees £2700
Equipment: Approximately £600 - £700 (shoes, ruck-sack, food etc) – See Below
Telecommunications: £100 - Transmission of fax or phone reports to media partners and sponsors
Miscellaneous expenses: Approximately £200 (T-shirt printing, stamps etc)
Overall budget Approx £3,700

Essential Survival gear – Must have or be penalised

Backpack – Moletracks Endure II Combo (Bank and Auxillary front pack including bottle carriers & 2 x 800ml bottles – £100 - Standard item used by all MdS runners Sleeping bag - Rab S/Bag Quantum Topbag – £130.00 - Ultra light to reduce carry weight
Tikka Plus LED Head torch - £22.00 – For use during night-time stage of race.
Compass - £9.99
Lighter - £7.99
Knife – Victorinox climber Knife - £7.50
Tropical Disinfectant/ Insect repellent - Expedition 50+ Spray Insect Repellent - £8.99
Anti-Venom pump (insect poison remover) - £4.50
Whistle – Mountain Whistle - £1.35
Signalling mirror - £3.50
One lightweight survival blanket