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My biggest tip for transition, slow and calm is fast. Second tip is wear you race belt (number) under the wetsuit. Usually have one of the quickist transition times. Only thing in Triathlon where I'm one of the fastest lol
That often depends upon the length of the tri and your race goals; it's common to ride and run without socks on a Sprint tri but wear them on a IRONMAN 140.6. If the race is for fun, then comfort may be a bigger priority.
One important point you missed is the Bib-number which you need to wear both for the bike (in the back) and for the run (in the front). Otherwise very helpful.
Which isn't mentioned in the video - don't forget to put your race belt with your bib number on before getting on the bike in T1 and to switch the bib to the front while leaving T2.
@pierce9128 Most of my races are in Asia, and here water temperatures are well above limits that would allow wetsuits. So no chance to wear bib before T1.
Speed laces/elastics in the running shoes?? I know everyone uses them successfully, I struggle for some reason as they seem to work loose and need readjustment (s). So far I've used dhb and Zone 3. Any ideas Phil? Ive actually gone back to normal laces!
The locking mechanism is similar on many of these speed laces but you could search for a brand that has a different one. Otherwise, if you need to readjust elastic laces during your run, you may save time by using normal laces as you're doing.
Thanks Phil. It's bizarre that often the most stressful part is the transitions, yet most of us probably dedicate less than 5% of training time to practicing the process. You could spend hours in the pool or o/w to gain maybe 60 seconds, yet some time spent fine tuning transition could possibly save equal time for far less effort! 😃
