I’ll add one I found out the hard way on several times, don’t eat anything too hard to process within a couple hours of racing. Something light is okay but don’t try and jam in a high calorie protein bar 20 min before the start thinking that will help 2hr from then or close to the end of the race. The work it takes your body to digest food takes away from your cardio ability so it screws up your digestion and can cause cramps and all kinds of other misery lol! All of this spoken from experience, just like other xc/hare scramble guys know.

Great information and recommendations Donnie. Even 3 years later. Best advice is to not only wear a hydration pack but make sure it works. My last race I had a full hydration pack but the connection from my helmet to my pack wasn’t seated so I didn’t get to drink for 2 hours- not good.

I was always famous for overriding the course. Missing flags for turns and ending up scratching my head wondering where everybody else went. The other, missing double X signs marking extreme hazards. Last one I missed turned into a pile driver into the opposite embankment of a 40 foot deep ravine. Then there was the underwater tree stump, man those days were fun.

Great tips. I found pickle juice really helps me. Stay safe

Absolutely dead nuts on the money. Great job sir. Going to share this with a friend who will be doing his first on a quad soon!

Great video, as always. Love the trophy wall!

Second season racing for me I finally figured out go around people quit following so much ! Hot lines !

Great stuff.

Thanks Donnie.

Walk the first mile at minimum and look for any bottle necks and plan on how to get around been doing HS for 15 years saved my ass more than once. You don’t want to get left in the back of the class and have to push for 2 plus hrs.

Great video as always. Tums help me avoid cramps. Along with lots of sports drink and mixing sports powder with my water.

I haven't worn anything with water in it since my early days of racing. It's not that I don't appreciate it. I just know that I can make it through without taking a drink. I'd rather keep up the pace than fumble with getting water and looking like a dork.

With me I am going to start out Harescramble racing with ATV's.

My recurring race related dreams have be forgetting things and being unprepared, so I'm usually well-prepared in reality. lol

Pickle Juice...who would have thought!

What in pickle juice helps - Magnesium? Or was this a joke to throw off the competition.

What do you wear for protection? Anything or just jersey pants gloves helmet and boots? Do you think its necessary in hare scrambles to wear a protection suit? Knee pads, padded under shorts etc. I want to have some extra protection until I get in better shape but I don't want to get to hot especially in the summer races. Thoughts? Great Videos. I looked back at your Videos but I could not find anything on the subject.