What I Packed to Run 80 Miles Across the Italian Apennine Mountains

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What I Packed to Run 80 Miles Across the Italian Apennine Mountains

Here's everything you need to survive while running many mountain miles. It all fits into a 10-lb pack.

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In 2015, I ran the Marathon Des Sables . You know, that race across the Sahara where people wear funny flappy sun hats and gaiters, and carry everything they need to survive (except a tent) on their backs. A week spent battling the giant dunes and the blistering, dried up rocky river beds taught me an important lesson: It’s possible to pack your life into a 10-lb pack and run big distances. It’s also a lot of fun.

Since then, I’ve embarked on many running adventures, including a 100-mile lap of Italy’s Lake Garda and the 184 mile length of the River Thames. In 2022, I became the first person to run Europe’s Danube river from sea to source, 1,830 miles across eight countries in 67 days, always carrying my own kit. I’ve spent a lot of time “kit pratting”, or obsessing over my ideal gear. I’ve worked out what’s essential (less than you might think), what’s superfluous, and what I can trust.