Building Transition Tips Archive

Triathlon Forum
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Since I’ve learned quite a bit about triathlons from my triathlon brothers and sisters over the past couple of years, I thought it was time to pay my tri community tax and build a Transition Tips Archive. Since my knowledge on this subject could fill a bottle cap, I’m making a call for everyone to submit their favorite transition gimmick, trick, or all-around practical advice.

To get people to move off their butt and submit something, I’ve decided to give everyone until next Wednesday (midnight ET) to submit their idea. To give you some more motivation, I was able to talk the folks over at Nuun Active Hydration to donate a YEAR’S SUPPLY of nuun to the winner in the T1 and the T2 category. The winners will be selected by a six-member panel of tri-celebrity judges.

Once the contest part is over, I’ll keep the page up as a permanent online community resource for transition tips. Folks can keep adding as they see fit.

To submit your idea, just go to http://www.theoutdoorjourney.com/journey/top-transition-tips.

hak

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I hope there will be nothing in there about the shoes mounted on the bike technique because Mr. Tri-god told us all it wasn’t worth the alleged risks.

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We’re running the gamut of suggestions so far. Some good…some, well, not so good.

The point is that we’ll all hopefully learn at least something. If not, then, well…we don’t learn anything new.

hak

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  1. Where possible, get there early and grab a spot at the end of a row.

  2. Walk the course from the swim exit to your bike, then from your bike to the bike start.

  3. Walk the course from the bike exit to your bike rack, then from your bike to the run start.

  4. Have a towel to stand on while changing so you don’t get grass or stones in your shoes.

  5. Have your sunnies inside your helmet so you don’t forget them

  6. Have vaseline already inside your running shoes or sox (depending on how you run) if you have blistering problems

  7. Pace yourself to maintain a heartrate that gets you through the entire transition zone in the shortest time overall. (too many people tear into transition, only to be huffing and puffing so much they slow down the changing process.

  8. Visualization of what’s going to happen, at the end of the previous leg (say 1-2 minutes ahead of arrival)

  9. Layout your stuff in order to maximize your speed through transition.

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tridork,

Thanks for putting your ideas out there. However, if you want a chance at the year’s supply of nuun, you’ll have to post your entry with the others. Check the link in my first post.

hak

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Done
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TriDork, thanks. Good luck!

hak