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Stage races
Astage race race is a a a a a a a a a a a a a race race where where you you you com- pete for several days in a a a a a a a a a a row and where where you you run a a a a a a a a a new section every day day All the the the stages are then added together for for your total finishing time It’s a a a a a a a a fun racing form to to to to challenge your endurance but you you still get to to to rest between days instead of running a a a a a a a single long race non-stop You also get to to know the the other participants in in a a a a a a a a a a a completely different way than in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a regular race as you get get to to to spend days on end end together and have time to to to social- ise between stages Ahead of a a a a stage race y y y Eat well and and drink plenty before during and and after each stage so that you have enough energy to to make it through the next day day In a a a a a a a a a a a a a one-day race you can afford to to to run out of en- ergy get dehydrated or or neglect to to replenish
your energy stores afterwards but when you you are competing many days in in in a a a a a a a a a a row it’s im- portant to to eat and drink enough to to have the energy you need y y Treat your little injuries in in fin time Chafing jammed toenails and and sunburn can become more more and and more more annoying with time y y y y y y Save some energy during the first few days days – racing for many hours a a a a a a a a a a day day day several days days in in in a a a a a row will wear you down y y y y Some stage races
require you you to to be self-suf- ficient and and to to to carry your own food and and gear which means that you you you need to to be particularly diligent when planning your equipment and energy You need to to bring enough while not making your load too heavy /ida
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