Morning Clothes Bag

A morning clothes bag is generally considered to be a gear bag and is typically used in triathlon and long-distance running events, such as marathons. The athlete uses the morning clothes bag to bring critical items to the race start or transition area, such as supplies, tools and clothing. Before the official race start, the all items no longer needed (a sweater to keep warm before a race, a pump to inflate bike tires before a triathlon, etc) are then placed in the morning clothes bag and dropped off. The bags will either remain in the same location or will be transported to the race finish location, if the event features a point-to-point course. Morning clothes bags either contain a sticker with the athlete’s bib number, or that number is written onto the bag with a sharpie so that it can be identified after the race has concluded. Many athletes will also use the morning clothes bag to store food, liquids and clean clothes to change from their performance gear to clean clothes after completing their event.