2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

TRANSITION 1

RACEDAY ADVICE

June 2019 / / 43

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Goslowerwith

thesecondleg

Often,theotherlegcancause

somedifficultywhengetting

outofthewetsuit.Youmay

tryandimmediatelykickthe

otherlegfree,likeyoudid

withtheinitialleg,butthis

cansometimesbeineffective.

Forspeed,rollthewetsuit

downpasttheankleandpull

theneopreneovertheheel.

Fromhere,standonthesuit

and kick your foot away.

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Haveyourhelmetattheready
Thehelmetmustbefastenedbeforeyouleavetransition.So
it’simportanttogetit on,doneupandsecuredasquicklyas
possible.Beforetherace,placeit onthehandlebars,withthe
cordsopenedandunlocked.Giveyourselfenoughspaceinthe
helmetsoit fitscomfortablyonyourheadwithouttoomuch
adjustment. This will help avoid any unnecessary time delays.

12

Fastenyourshoestothebike

Attachingyourbikeshoestoyourbikeis a greatwaytospeed

uptransition.Usethinelasticbandstosecureyourshoestothe

bikesotheycansnapeasilywhenyoubeginpedalling.Also,

ensureyourshoesarefullyopensoyourfeetcanslidein.And

practiseasmuchasyoucan,asgettingonthebike and into your

shoes quickly and safely is quite difficult.

10

Layoutyourracing

equipmentintransition

Arrangeyourkitina logical

orderwhensettingupin

transition.Thiswillsavetime

andenergyasyouwon’tbe

lookingaroundforvarious

pieces.Also,onceyou’ve

takenoffyourwetsuit,goggles

andhat,makesurethey’re

placedawayfromyourracing

equipment.Thiswillhelpto

avoidpotentialobstaclesthat

could disrupt your race.

08

Learntheartofkickingoffyoursuit

Slippingoutofyourwetsuitquicklywith

minimaleffortis crucialtoimprovingyourrace

position.However,thisdisciplinecanoften

proveproblematic.Withfullylubricatedlegs,thewetsuitshould

peeloffwithoutanyissues.Anefficientmethodis topullthesuit

downtowardsthebottomofthelegs,standona section of the

neoprene and kick the other foot out, setting it free.