great video.

never put on your wetsuit for the first time the day of your big race.

never switch gel types for the big race.

never change any components on your bike for the big race.

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Here's one I learned watching my 12 year old daughter set up her transition area during her first tri:

Never leave for the swim start without first untying the double knots in your running shoe laces

Never put on your rubber undies and stuff them full of sardines before going out to cut the lawn.

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Elivis needs boats.

Never grab an IM athlete's bike by the saddle after the bike portion of the IM and then run your fingers through your hair...

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Good athletes train when they want to, great athletes train when they don't......

On that same note...

Do NOT miss your wave start because you are fretting about your transition set-up.

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Never forget to tell your Mom to "Please stay out of the transition area"

Don't arrive 10 mins before the start and expect everybody to part like the Red Sea on the bike racks to make room for you.

Don't start at the front of the swim unless you also have a better than 90% chance of finishing the swim leg FOP. Let the fishies go.

Don't forget your bike helmet and/or front wheel. I've seen both happen at pretty much every race I've ever been at. You can get by w/o most of your other gear if need be, but not these 2 things (assumes ya didn't forget yer bike too)

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float , hammer , and jog

NEVER wear underwear under your bike shorts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never blame your coach for your sh!tty race ;)

Eat a banana 5 minutes before the swim start, board the boat while gripping your stomach, refuse to jump in the water because it is a 5 foot drop, get pushed off the boat by the lifeguard, freak out and throw up your pre-race oatmeal and fresh banana so that everyone behind you has to jump into your puke.

...wear an Ironman t-shirt uless you've done one.

Sorry, I still think he looked like a dork.

never take the day off before the race, especially if you have to drive 4+ hours getting out to the hotel/motel/holiday-inn the day/night before.

What if it "works for you"? ;-)

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"...wear an Ironman t-shirt uless you've done one. "

Along the same lines, never get a Ironman M-Dot tatoo unless you are made of steel.

...then you havn't been training enough, obviously.

Never allow your boyfriend to load your bike on the bike rack race morning and forget to put your front wheel in the car and then proceed to back over it.

That's excatly why my boyfriend will never touch my wheels. :)

Best part: none of them wear helmets. I would have hated the video if they did.

Never ever ever only just drink water on the bike portion of an IM! I learned that the hard way in my first IM attempt (DNF due to dehydration)

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CHEERS TO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, there is something to cross off my must do list.

Never forget when daylight savings time starts.

(I remembered, but we probably had 10+ people heading for a beach at a dead run trying to make their wave start)

...assume that your tummy will settle down and you don't need a pre-race poop after all! Hasn't happened to me yet, but I've been tempted to skip it before. Results could be nasty.

robert