9 Essential Tips for Faster Triathlon Transitions

[@myprocoach123]

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[@pierce9128]

My biggest tip for transition, slow and calm is fast. Second tip is wear you race belt (number) under the wetsuit. Usually have one of the quickist transition times. Only thing in Triathlon where I'm one of the fastest lol

[@sch79]

In US, better to put race belt on in T2.

[@pierce9128]

@@sch79 do you not have to wear it on the bike. Over here you can't leave T1 without it

[@jacob.williams]

Same in Japan. Race belt/number required out of T1.

[@andreaswolf9543]

Which isn't mentioned in the video - don't forget to put your race belt with your bib number on before getting on the bike in T1 and to switch the bib to the front while leaving T2.

[@georgemichaelides4500]

Whether you put that belt on in t1 or t2 makes no difference at all you still have to put it on

[@pierce9128]

Would you not already have the race belt on under the wet suit?

[@myprocoach123]

Good point: be sure to check your race guide to see if you need to wear the bib/race belt on the bike as it varies by race/region.

[@andreaswolf9543]

@pierce9128 Most of my races are in Asia, and here water temperatures are well above limits that would allow wetsuits. So no chance to wear bib before T1.

[@jgduke63]

One important point you missed is the Bib-number which you need to wear both for the bike (in the back) and for the run (in the front). Otherwise very helpful.

[@sch79]

In US bib is only used on run. And the pro way is to pick up the run belt and put it on while running.

[@fastbreakr]

Do you wear socks for the cycling segment of the race?

[@myprocoach123]

That often depends upon the length of the tri and your race goals; it's common to ride and run without socks on a Sprint tri but wear them on a IRONMAN 140.6. If the race is for fun, then comfort may be a bigger priority.

[@fastbreakr]

Thank you!@@myprocoach123

[@davidporter2828]

Speed laces/elastics in the running shoes?? I know everyone uses them successfully, I struggle for some reason as they seem to work loose and need readjustment (s). So far I've used dhb and Zone 3. Any ideas Phil? Ive actually gone back to normal laces!

[@sch79]

The tradeoff is that elastic laces don't lock in your heel.

[@myprocoach123]

The locking mechanism is similar on many of these speed laces but you could search for a brand that has a different one. Otherwise, if you need to readjust elastic laces during your run, you may save time by using normal laces as you're doing.

[@davidporter2828]

Thanks Phil. It's bizarre that often the most stressful part is the transitions, yet most of us probably dedicate less than 5% of training time to practicing the process. You could spend hours in the pool or o/w to gain maybe 60 seconds, yet some time spent fine tuning transition could possibly save equal time for far less effort! 😃

[@rustyheyman214]

T2 put everything in your hat grab your hat and put on glasses, hat and belt while running out of T2.

[@myprocoach123]

Great tip! I did something similar recently, but using a nutrition belt instead.