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    Emergency food

    So what is acceptable as emergency food? Is one energy bar allowed? Can you even take less than this ie just some jelly babies?

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    Re: Emergency food

    I usually take out with me jelly babies (ya can't beat 'em!), flapjack and sometimes a Mars bar. Seldom need to dig in except for the jelly babies. I've probably had the same Mars bar in my bag for the past 18 months!

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    Re: Emergency food

    I get those little freezer bags, put about 20 jelly babies in one, 3 or 4 mini mars bars in another and a handful of dried apricots in a third.

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    Re: Emergency food

    Aye, that's about all you need. Not as if you need loads of provisions on most races. I find there's seldom time to stop and partake unless you're looking at the 2 1/2 hour + races!

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    Re: Emergency food

    I thought 4 polo mints was the official recommendation .

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    Re: Emergency food

    No, no, that's for polo.....(geddit?)

    For fell runners shouldn't it be Tracker bars....???

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    Re: Emergency food

    I make my own flapjack , it's a piece of cake ha ha. seriously it's easy and i add fruit etc.

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    Re: Emergency food

    Tinned peaches, they slip down a treat !!!
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    Re: Emergency food

    I've been given the okay at fell race kit checks just carrying energy gels on longer races. Usually I'd take a Go bar with no intention of eating it.

    The thing is it's supposed to be emergency food, some events will kit check some people at the end and if you've eaten all your jelly babies or all your gels, that means either you weren't carrying emergency food and were intending to eat it anyway, or you've had your emergency and should have dropped out the race, either way resulting in a disqualification.

    As with all the safety equipment, there's the 'pass the kit check' kind and the 'would actually be of some use if something went wrong' kind.

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    Re: Emergency food

    The "fellsman" stipulates a fixed weight of food so I take the heaviest and therefore the smallest packsize, I use Marzipan plenty of sugar-fat and protein. It's also great to eat when you get home

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