Ready For JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit

I “think” I am prepared, at least logistically, for JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit, a 200k fat bike race from Island Park to West Yellowstone … then back.

Resources:

• Track Leaders
• Live Results
• Web Site
• Facebook Site
• My Twitter Feed
• GPS
• Weather

My gear-list:

• Salsa Beargrease with Revelate Designs bags and Dogwood Designs Pogies.
• Required Stuff
  • 0*F Down Sierra Designs Bag
  • Big Agnes Air Core Insulated Pad
  • REI Ultra Light Bivy
  • JetBoil Zip
  • Black Diamond Storm Headlamp and Princeton Tec Remix with an additional rear tail red blinky
  • Map (will be provided)
  • Rented SPOT locator beacon
• Helmet (I know but feel safer) with wool cap, turtle fur balaclava
• Silk base layer, Red Barn jersey, wool hoodie, Patagonia micro puff, Patagonia shell
• REI prima loft mitts with shells and Smart-wool liners
• Red Barn shorts, REI winterflight wind pants, Patagonia pant shell
• 45 Nrth Wölvhammer boots, Darn Tough Socks wool long socks with backup pair and OR gators
• Two insulated 24 oz Camelback water bottles and a HydroFlask thermos complete with 3 batches of chia seed soup and bulletproof coffee on board
• 12-24 Epic Buffalo and Beef bars
• Tube and tools
• Olive oil infused with tea tree oil, MCT Oil, and grass fed cow butter