Your Race-Ready
Swimrun Gear Checklist

With your own race-ready swimrun gear checklist you will eliminate gear uncertainty and avoid race-day mistakes.

Arrive at your event race-ready without last-minute gear stress!

We have all faced the problem of turning up on race day, only to find that we have forgotten to bring something. If you're lucky, it will only be something minor that won't make much difference to your day!

BUT what if it's something important like your swim goggles (it's happened to me!) or even your running shoes? If you can't buy or borrow a replacement (which will be untested at best and the wrong size at worst), your race day is over before you even get to the start line.

WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?

A Race-Ready Swimrun Gear Checklist

Two female swimrun competitors running on the shoreline at the Auckland Urban Amphibian event in 2026

Perfect planning means an enjoyable event!

After getting a lot of requests from our readers, we have compiled a race-ready gear checklist that takes you through the process of deciding what gear you might need, how you test your choices 'live', and then finalize your set-up.

We do not specifically recommend any particular products; instead, we show you how to do your own assessments and make your own choices, so that the gear and set-up you use on race day has been tried and tested by you, and suits you best!

WHAT'S INSIDE?

There are 10 sections:

How to use this checklist - What to decide first
The 4 decisions that drive your gear choices
Core gear checklist - 'must-test' items
Tether and partner set-up (for teams)
Carrying and attachment set-up
Conditions add-ons (weather-dependent)
Chafing / blister prevention checklist
Fuel, hydration and emergency considerations
Race-week testing plan
Packing list (print-and-pack)

WHO IS IT FOR?

This will benefit beginner to early-intermediate swimrun athletes, especially first-time racers, and anybody who wants to remove gear uncertainty and avoid race-day mistakes.

If you have already started and finished 3+ swimrun events at different distances, you probably won't benefit as much, unless you have a habit of forgetting items of essential swimrun equipment!

The small print:

Our guarantee: We offer a 7-day no-questions-asked full refund if you are not happy with your gear testing and checklist.

License: The gear checklist is copyright, and for personal use only. It may not be redistributed in any form.