The City2Surf Essentials Bundle

The Torchbearer 500ml soft flask. Thirty nasal strips.

Fourteen kilometres is short enough to run without a vest and long enough to regret carrying nothing. The Torchbearer holds 500ml and compresses as you drink, so it stops sloshing somewhere before Rose Bay. Empty, it squishes flat into a shorts pocket (yes bike shorts too). BPA-free, with a wide mouth and a double-width neck you can grip with wet hands.

The strips use an extra-strength spring to hold the nasal passage open and Henkel medical-grade hypoallergenic adhesive to stay put through sweat. A cotton pad protects the bridge of your nose. Put one on before Heartbreak Hill, not during.

Thirty strips is enough for every long run between now and race day. Test both on a training run first. Race morning is not the time to find out how anything fits.