What to do when it rains on race day????
Avoneer
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Hi All,
Just trying to prepare myself for all eventualities.
What do you guys & gals do if it's peeing it down on race day?
Do you chuck a cycling jacket over your tri gear?
How do you stop all your transition gear getting wet?
Cheers,
Pat...
Just trying to prepare myself for all eventualities.
What do you guys & gals do if it's peeing it down on race day?
Do you chuck a cycling jacket over your tri gear?
How do you stop all your transition gear getting wet?
Cheers,
Pat...
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Gear is going to get wet for the bike and run but a towel/plastic bag will help keep them dryish until you put them on
Picture below from the Club relays (not me) - was quite entertaining in the rain[attachment=0:ywormitp]relays.jpg[/attachment:ywormitp]
Worst one I did in the rain was Rother Valley 2008, going down a hill in the rain with a sharp right hand with crappy brakes - interesting
But Coneheads solution is better race in California, Florida and Hawaii ... aah can but dream
Different matter if it's cold and wet.
In transition - I have a plastic box - turn it upside down. Simples
Guess I'll have to show my mix of Yorkshire and Salford grit and get on with it.
Doing Buxton tri in 2 weeks and I can see it being wet, cold, windy and hilly.
What more can one ask?
Conehead - MTFU ya big wuss
Pat...
the run wasn't much better either but I nailed it...
Anyway... obvious stuff: if it is pissing down maybe don't go with rubber-banding your shoes onto your bike. Put 'em on in T1. And remember to put your bike and run shoes upside down on your towel, otherwise they'll be little paddling pools waiting to give you blisters.
Clothing doesn't change for me if it is raining. Tri-suit all the way. You're wet when you start and wet when you finish anyway. I've done races in snow and hail in my tri-suit. If I'm cold, I bloody well work harder.
If its cold I stick arm warmers on.....
I use the toes covers on my shoes too, keeps your toes warm which will help on the run:)
No need to bother with a box in transition either.
Put all your kit out on a towel with both pairs of shoes upside down.
Still amazes me why people have great big boxes.....
T1 - all you need is....
Bike - Wont fit in the box
Bike shoes - put either on your bike or upside down on a towel
Helmet - on the floor or on your handlebars
Glasses - in your helmet
Race belt - in your helmet
T2 -
Run shoes - upside down on towel
Gel - if you need one
Socks - if you use them or if you havent already put them on - inside your shoes
Hat - if its hot
Why do you need a box? you just end up routing around for stuff in a blind panic and youll forget to do something...
Like everyone else says you start wet so why not end wet?
I suppose I could ask what people do when it rains on a training day? I'm sure most here will have trained in downpours and snow flurries.
I think CH has the right idea - scoot off the Califonia for the winter
Can you still actually by them?
I could get a carbon kite pole and make a sail out of as well at the same time!
Pat...
Have to agree, the more gear more time spending on making sure everything is alright and in situ.
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i now have a backpack with too many compartments & pockets, but easily carried.
Sounds familiar... Blithfield 2009... but an S bend...
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