# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 am – Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: 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
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rotorua/gear-swap-free-shoes-cheap-gear-essential-nutrition/200029642486745
- **Event Categories**: sports, cycling, marathons, workshops, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Rotorua
- **state**: BP
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Aria's Farm Holiday Homes and B&B
- **lat**: -38.133447674576
- **long**: 176.19545
- **full address**: Aria's Farm Holiday Homes and B&B, 382-396 Clayton Rd,Rotorua, New Zealand

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition being held?
  - **A:** Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition takes place on Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 am to Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am at Aria's Farm Holiday Homes and B&B, 382-396 Clayton Rd,Rotorua, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition?
  - **A:** Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition is organized by Kerris Browne.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Rotorua, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Gear Swap: Free Shoes, Cheap Gear, Essential Nutrition sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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