wear a long sleeve jersey, you may not think about it now but the protection from the sun is invaluable, my buddy wore a tank top the entire event and was miserable after just friday, also in the woods, CPX does not groom down the natural foliage much, long sleeves and pants are very very good, and wear cleats. it will help incredibly especially on the inclines, water wether it's bottles in a pack or a camelback you NEED it, no excuses. also get knee pads, you'll be inserted for a LONG time and your knees will start to kill you without them and much of the terrain at CPX is easy to slip and fall and hit your knee, without pads you can say goodbye to the rest of the event. elbow pads are optional but highly recommended, look around used since you are on a budget.
also ditch the compression shorts, wear some regular basketball shorts under your paintball pants, the compression shorts will make you sweat like a motherfucker.
This post has been edited by Demon: 13 January 2013 - 03:29 AM