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Race Number on the swim
staggly
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I'm doing my first tri in less than a couple of weeks and starting to get scared!
One thing I can't work out is to do with race numbers on my tri suit. I need to display the race number on the front and back (for bike and run), but if I attach it to my tri suit before the swim won't it come off or create lots of drag?
If I don't need it in the swim then I'll have to put it on during T1, don't fancy mucking around with safety pins when my hands will be shaking from the effort/adrenalin! Is there another way?
Also, embarrassing newbie question: What does 220 as in '220 triathlon' actually mean? Can't find any reference to it anywhere!
Cheers.
One thing I can't work out is to do with race numbers on my tri suit. I need to display the race number on the front and back (for bike and run), but if I attach it to my tri suit before the swim won't it come off or create lots of drag?
If I don't need it in the swim then I'll have to put it on during T1, don't fancy mucking around with safety pins when my hands will be shaking from the effort/adrenalin! Is there another way?
Also, embarrassing newbie question: What does 220 as in '220 triathlon' actually mean? Can't find any reference to it anywhere!
Cheers.
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Either have your number on an elasticated race belt or pinned to a t-shirt in T1, and put it on before you hop on the bike. Race belt is best as you have your number showing on your back on the bike and you can just spin it around to the front for your run.
Bl00dy stupid name for the magazine if you ask me.
Good question about 220 though!
Spot on Flavadave. 220 mag first came out in April 1989 (I still have a copy of issue 1 and 2) In one of the earlier issues someone asked the same question about the origins of a stupid magazine name. And it was the reference to Max Heart Rate.
The other bit of advice people gave me was to wear the number and race belt under the wetsuit so that you are ready to go as soon as you peel the wetsuit off. I was worried that the number would just disintigrate in the water but it seems to have worked ok so far.