Middle/Long Distance - Transitions
IronABS
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I am undertaking my first HIM distance next week and i'm still debating whether to do it all in my tri-suit or change into bike gear and run gear at each transition.
I've read a lot of threads on here from people saying they fully change at each transition, but how without getting fully naked?? Or do people wrap themselves in towels, which seems a bit awkward to me. Or are there changing tents at the longer events??
What do people do - Any advice greatly received
BTW the race i'm doing is the Little Woody if that helps
I've read a lot of threads on here from people saying they fully change at each transition, but how without getting fully naked?? Or do people wrap themselves in towels, which seems a bit awkward to me. Or are there changing tents at the longer events??
What do people do - Any advice greatly received
BTW the race i'm doing is the Little Woody if that helps
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There will be a changing tent for those wishing to get fully changed.
If you aint trained with it dont race with it.......................
For what its worth i've decided to give it a go in my tri-suit (something i have tried in training) with a cycle top for carrying food/gels etc...
I've done 2 HIM events and wore a trisuit then put on a cycle top for the bike then took that off for the run, guess it just depends on the weather that day. For the first one it was cold~ish on the bike so wanted something a bit warmer than a wet trisuit, but then by the end it was geting pretty warm so removed it for the run. To carry gels etc for the bike i used a top tube bag and the run I stuffed them in the trisuit pocket.
In any case enjoy & have a great race!
I'm thinking of my Trisuit, and depends on the weather, adding my tri shorts and cycling jersey for the cycle, then my running shorts for the run...
and I'm willing to take the chance of getting it wrong!!
T2 - Rack bike, Helmet off, run shoes on, grab running cap and Go
Minimal time. All that hard work you have just put into the bike overtaking them last few people is wasted by doing a full change, and anyway how do you propose to take your suit off and wear cycling gear then the same in T2 changing to running gear without getting near enough naked??? A big fat DQ awaits if you do that. Do it all in your trisuit.... or if there isnt enough padding in that, wear your cycling shorts under your wetsuit, pop a cycling top on in T1 and cycle and run in that instead.
Trisuit is best though and you shouldnt have a problem with comfort on the bike. I have done Long distance just using a tri suit with next to no pad, in fact I think it was only an extra piece of cloth.
But yeah... no time to muck about getting changed.
One thing is sun cream - if its hot have some in transition for a top up - i got burnt to a crisp!
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