Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition

Name: Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition
Start: 2026-01-18T07:00:00+13:00
End: 2026-01-18T08:00:00+13:00
Location: Aria's Farm Holiday Homes and B&B

Schedule

Sun Jan 18 2026 at 07:00 am to 08:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

Aria's Farm Holiday Homes and B&B | Rotorua, BP

GEAR Sale, FREE Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition & Wetsuit Fittings – for all triathlon & running needs
Depending on how 'far' you want to go this year, what GEAR will you need, and what can you beg or borrow, and what do you EAT?
4pm shop opens, free stuff too
SHOES:
- FREE pre-loved shoes from the Koha Box
- Trail shoes vs Road shoes vs Dual use
- Blister preventions
- Do socks really make a difference?
- Expected life of a pair of shoes
HYDRATION:
- Discounted ultra packs (with front pockets)
- What you need in a good pack, depending on the event distance.
- Backpacks vs hip belts vs hand-helds
- Brands, features, prices and stores
- Try on someone else's pack for fit
- Free basic hydration packs
NUTRITION:
- Hammer Endurolytes (minerals for sore muscles)
- Bars, gels, perpetuem etc for race day
- Recommendations to lose weight and still snack during training
TRIATHLON
- Bike shorts, bike tops and kits
- Togs, sports bras and trisuits
- Bike bento boxes, tubes and C02
- Special tri belts and triathlon hydration belts
- Wetsuits to borrow or buy – fittings dates
- What to look for when buying a bike
OTHER stuff that REALLY helps:
- Running poles for technical events or the coordination-challenged
- Gaiters to keep the mud/grit out and stop laces undoing
- Phankies to keep your head/face warm in winter
- Bright tights, tights with pockets!
- Bras & things, how to stop chaffing
- Layers in winter, tee, thermal, jacket
- Lubrication areas, products & clothing
- Singlets and shirts, new and pre-loved
- Seam-sealed jackets compulsory for some events
Cash, Visa/Mastercard, Internet Banking, or Automatic Payment to pay-it-off
Koha always appreciated but free means free.
Another FREE session by Jogging the Powerpoles
Coach Krazy Kerris
021 753 691