Tuscobia 160 - a 65 hour journey
PROLOGUE Do you like to run? I have a race for you where you wear 3, 4 or 5 layers of winter jackets, winter tights and snow pants, and winter running shoes. And a winter hat, balaclava, many winter socks, base layers, etc. If you think, 'OK, I just need to layer up before I run because it will be cold, cool!', this might be the race for you... You also need to wear a reflective vest, one powerful 30-lumen or higher red blinking bike light in the front and two red bike lights on your back throughout the race, day or night. You have to carry 'required gear' like a below-zero sleeping bag, a bivy (don't worry if you don't know what this is. I didn't know it either until I needed to buy one), cash, headlamps, extra batteries, a reflective vest, etc. Previous years had additional required gear like a stove, Esbit tablets for fire, stormproof matches, 3000 calories of food. The idea is, in case you get stranded, you need all these to survive until you fee...