Amphipod Run Lite 4-bottle belt: Elastic, Velcro-closure belt that holds four 8-ounce bottles and a pocket.
Likes: The 8-ounce bottles are held in metal frames on the belt via a tongue and groove system, are disengaged with a quick squeeze, then re-secured with an audible snap. Having four allows you to carry enough different fluids -- water, energy drink, etc. -- to ensure that you get the nutritional variety you need for long runs and to avoid common afflictions such as hyponatremia, which occurs from drinking only water.
Dislikes: None.
Price: $44.50. (800) 806-1288; www.amphipod.com.
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Arm warmer/cancer stoppers
Moeben Arm Sleeves with pockets: Arm sleeves for ultrarunners that offer protection from the elements and handy access to small items, such as energy gel packets or an iPod.
Likes: They lower a major risk of ultrarunning: skin cancer. Ultrarunning star Shannon Farar-Griefer, the first woman to double the Badwater Ultramarathon and owner of a 292-mile run, invented them after she had her third cancerous lesion removed. She added pockets and offers them in a variety of materials, including hemp, bamboo and Lycra.
Dislikes: None.
Price: $12-18. (800)96-A-NEW-U; www.moeben.com.
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Roy M. Wallack is the author of "Run for Life: The Anti-Aging, Anti-Injury, Super-Fitness Plan to Run to 100."
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