10 Things You Need To Know Before Your First Triathlon
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- More and more people are combining swim, bike and run into one event, a triathlon. Your first race can be a scary experience, but here are 10 things we think you should know before the event.
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Encourage the person beside you at the start line or swim line - it may only involve a smile, a 'good luck' comment or a hand shake. I remember my first try-a-try and this made the world of difference for me...
Exact same thing happened to me at the start line of my first tri. It was so comforting.
57 days out from my first 70.3. I'll definitely keep this one in mind.
I had a guy wishing me luck when touching gloves at the start of a boxing match, he lost by KO, real story
The most important thing is to enjoy and finish your first triathlon. Do not worry about the finish time, you will have time for that in the next races
Mikel Arriola Did my first sprint tri with my mountainbike and wasn't last on the bike course. Enjoying and having fun is important 👍🏻
Mikel Arriola Thank you so much this made my day and my first triathlon!!
Don't go out too hard on the swim, it can make the rest of the triathlon more difficult, I learnt this the hard way.
This is the biggest advice I give all newbies. My first TRI I went out too fast and panicked, couldn't breathe, and honestly thought I was going to die. There happened to be a Kayak near me and got to me quickly. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go out slow. If you are a good swimmer it will happen for you out on the course. Do not start out fast.
Thank you
@@cwdgg7538 this is encouraging thanks as I’m having to learn how to swim again in preparation for my first tri so good to know I can attack it totally relaxed and not push myself. Glad you survived to tell the tale!
I just completed my first tri. It rained at the start. I did not have a water proof gear bag. I would recommend that so that your gear stays dry during your swim. You can still lay out your gear and just put the bag over it.
big tip: don't arrive late and then forget your goggles as you queue up for the swim start. its not fun. just take my word on it.
Visualise T1 and T2 in your head. Spend some time and go through the zones as if you were in race. Check where your bike is (or your bags), get a memory of some landmarks to help you locate your spot. Prepare in mind the order of operations (take gps watch off, get swimcap and gogles off, unzip, and so on). All those things will help you with the nerves and lower the risk of making silly mistakes during race. Works for me on every race
This! And make it tactile as well! It helps a lot praticing and arranging your transition layout (on half a towel) at home. I've done this before my first triathlon and it helped me a lot going through the logistics of T1 and T2 => Where to put the stuff you leave behind and where/how to grab the stuff you need for your next stint. For instance, it made me stack the attributes in the right order so I didn't have to think and didn't have to search for stuff during the transitions.
Also having this layout prepared makes it a lot easier to fit it into the (often cramped) space in the transition area. Extra space can be used by creating a bigger towel-area or put things within reach. Same thing goes for your nutrition schedule. Practice where you put your gels/drinks/bars (Putting them in your suit at T2) and practice grabbing them one by one.
Practice transitioning beforehand. In my first tri, my T1 was 7 or so minutes, and I fell over more than once, so it’s a good thing to practice
Doing my first triathlon in a couple days soooo excited
Good luck, let us know how it goes!
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how was it? mine's in about a month
@@grantwalter2243 I think he died doing the triathlon
Me too!
1. I like to use a list when I pack a day or two prior to the race. It helps me to not forget something. If I have left something off the list, you ave plenty of time to still pack it.
2. I rehearse Transition-1 & Transition-2 tree times at home two or three times when it doesn't matter how many mistakes you make. If you don't rehearse at all, you will be surprised how many mistakes you can make when you're fatigued and loosing time.
I think the most important is to ENJOY it! Times are not the end of the world! Smile and have fun.
Struggling to put my tshirt on after the swim.. I haddent practiced putting a t-shirt on a wet body... Now i do a "wet transition" training. Get in the garden hose pipe at the ready and go for it!
Make sure you warm up adequately before the start (run a bit, bike hard a bit, and swim if you can). As an age grouper, it's important to get you body moving well before the start.
Hi! For first triathlon I'd say it's ok to ride a road bike, I used one until my first IM70.3 and it was gr8! I agree sometimes you feel awkward as most people have a high tech TT, but you will see yourself passing several of them in the race. Another tip is to not forget the sunscreens and a cap/visors/sunglasses, specially for 70.3 and full IM, they start earlier but you'll get several sun hours ☀️
Douglas Cristiano Alves plenty of people use a road bike, I did all my first races on my road bike and if it’s a really hilly course I would argue they may be better :)
I want to pass a TT on my road bike in September! 😂
There is so much valuable information on that channel, its incredible! Go GTN!
don't forget to say good bye to your free time... Prepare for the addiction ..
Don't try something new on race day. No new gear from the expo for the race
Forgetting my race belt for the run is a common thing I've done. Luckily I haven't been penalized yet
easy solution is wear it for the bike too and flip it to the back and then flip it to the front
Great video! I’m sure I’ll forget something but your previous video saying all you need is swimsuit, running shoes, bike and helmet bring my stress way down at the end of the day.. Sep 12, 2021 here I come!!!
If you can’t practice an open water swim, practice swimming in the pool with foggy goggles. Open water is typically murky with limited visibility, it’s one of the biggest changes from a pool. In a pool, fog up your goggles, soap smeared on the inside works, so you mimic the limited visibility in open water and get a comfort feeling of swimming while only seeing a few feet around you.
I watched loads of gtn vids for tips. All good. Only thing that was a bit of a shock was trying to balance straight of the swim (pool swim) to put shoes on, bit wobbly. Second tri I did t1 was further from swim out so no prob 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good! In doing my first Ironman in kalmar Sweden next year.
Glad we’re proving GCN wrong with our socks :) happily a triathlete subscribed to their sock club!
My first half distance was last August. As I was getting ready to start the bike ride I discovered I had accidentally brought 2 right bike shoes. 56 miles wearing 2 right shoes. Very uncomfortable but I made it.
My big mistake was that I had trained with socks, and then managed to forget to leave socks IN the transition zone! So - blisters.
Thanks for the tips - I've done 1 triathlon, but these are very handy now I'm approaching my second next week :D
Am having my first triathlon in 2 weeks am going beast mode with my mountain bike and running shoes with running shorts 👌
Always with great videos! You rock guys! Wishes from Brazil
Glad you enjoy what we do! 🙂
Not a mistake from my first Tri, but I did once turn up at a Sprint Tri with a pool swim, when it was so cold setting up the transition my nose was running. So I went around with a pocket packet of tissues in my rear pockets of my Trisuit. I then forgot about them... Until that is half way through the bike when I reached around for a gel in my back pockets and found myself holding a very soggy pack of tissues instead !
Thanks guys! This is so helpful! I'm doing my first triathlon in 2 weeks!
I though this was a great list.
However the one thing I learned, and I recommend to new triathletes. I think a tri suit is a worthwhile investment even for your first race; they can be had on sale for $50-60. It increases your level of comfort and makes you surprisingly competitive through transition. All other gear can wait in my opinion.
what brand is good ?
Love this video except the sleep part. Just read Michael Walker’s book “Why We Sleep”, and not getting 8 hours of sleep the night / day before the race will DEF have an impact on performance. But...I guess we’re talking about first triathlon, which I JUST completed in LA, so totally get it.
I swim with gels for bike/run in tri suit pockets (with a swim suit on of course) - it works for me - and there is less to remember in T1 :)
I won a race even with a puncture. One of the most rewarding wins I’ve had. Took me just under 4 to change. I lost my lead and got it back on the run. Unfortunately 2 miles to go too far to try to ride it out.
This video was SO helpful! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My first tri is less than 1 month away 😬
Glad it was useful for you - Good Luck in your first triathlon, let us know how it goes!
This was really helpful! I'm doing my first try-a-tri in a few weeks and I feel incredibly unprepared (especially because I'm not using a wet suit). I've been working in brick training, which has been super helpful, but the transitions and the swim make me nervousssss!
During my first sprint plus triathlon, (750m swim, 25k bike, 7k run), I placed my timing strap OVER the leg of my wetsuit. Big mistake. During T1 I quickly peeled off my wetsuit only to find that it wouldn't come off my left leg LOL. Had to spend a few minutes, yes, minutes, unravelling my inverted, tangled wetsuit to remove the timing strap, take off the wetsuit, and put the strap back on. That first transition was 4 minutes 34 seconds.....Never Again!
Make sure you allow plenty of time for the toilet before the race!
First one in September!
Doing my 1st triathlon on Sunday! Excited and nervous.
Good luck!! I'm sure it'll go great, make sure to enjoy it and have fun!
1st Plan what you are going to do, but not only for organization but making a checklist that you have all your gear and nutrition
2nd Always have a bottle with water in your bike.. you never know what can happend in the aid stations, on my first triathlon i had gatorade in my aerodrink and was planning to mix it with water and use water after my first gel.. the volunteer droped the bottle before i could grave it and had to wait untill the next one.
3rd HAVE FUN, that´s the point and finish your race with a smile!
> if you eat one of those sugar-gels you might wanna have something to drink after
> make sure your hairstyle underneath the cap also fits under your helmet
> while leaving the water, whatch your steps - you wouldn't be the first one to stumble ^^
Travel from the hotel to the race start line the day before to make sure you have good directions.
Get yourself a bib belt! Especialy if you are going to be running in a normal t shirt and shorts. Putting a shirt on when your wet is difficult trying not to tear your bib thats safety pinned to the shirt is even harder.
Make lists! Think of each section and list all the gear you need, then check it off loading the car and setting up your transition!
Club la Santa!!!! The one in Lanzarote?
Tip- Don’t try to work on your bike the night before...might do something great like make your front mech get stuck in the big ring...that sucked
I attempted to reposition my seat the day before and couldn't get it set back in the right place after that
Check if your aero handlebar is allowed (especially in short distance triathlon) and/or prepare for removing them. I was told that it wasn't allowed when passing my bike to transition zone (30 min before the start) without chance to remove them (due to auxiliary brakes installed on them with inner cables and housing). Thankfully, I borrowed one friend's MTB, which clearly showed me that: a)Any bike can save your day and still allow you to enjoy your day; b)Not all triathlons are explicit in advertising about regulation but will take it seriously; c)Bikes with thick tyres, low presión and back suspension are physiologically challenging.
Also keep hydrated well before the start: waiting in the swimming area, especially when in contact with water mislead your hydration status, so you'd drown yourself while pedalling.
I repacked my gear to another bag for whatever reason and missed the swimgoggles! Had to run and buy a new pair last minute.
Thank you for your helpful videos! Soon I will do my first triathlon and I am very excited! But I have a question: sometimes I read that you swim with your run clothing and now I read that you can change into them after the swim... is there a general rule or is that different from time to time?
No rules, it's up to you! You could do the full race in a trisuit, or you might want to get changed before heading onto the bike / run.This does vary race to race as some organisers might not let you change in the transition area, in that case you could put your clothes on over the top of you swimming gear for example. Hope this helps! 🙂 This video will explain more 👉 gtn.io/TriFAQs
have a water bottle or bucket and towel in T1 to rinse your feet off from the sand that your feet pick up leaving the water running in transition.
Changing a puncture. "does any one have a spare puncture by any chance?"
These are awesome tips! Bring 2 shoes, a wet and swim suit
What do I show up wearing? Swimsuit and flip flops? Can I show up barefoot? Where do I put my bike when I show up? It goes swim-bike-run, so transition bag is with my bike while I get out of water?
I’m reliant on a nose clip to swim, in my first tri the melee at the start meant someone’s arm brushed my face and took my nose clip with them… cue a very slow swim. In my second race, I decided it wasn’t a bad idea to give myself some space!
I forgot to bring my tri suit to my triathlon
My first tri a few months ago I forgot to take my helmet off at T2 😭 started running with it in then realized.
You definitely don't need a trisuit, but it is possible to (comfortably) wear a swim jammer under cycling shorts to use in the run later. Just train with it too.
That being said, make sure your jammer can handle the movement from cycling/running - I wrecked mine after a 5150.
Turns out, some jammers over stretch and start flaking from use outside the water..
One more thing, arrive (too) early for the bike check-in!!
I thought this gonna be a serious video ...hahaaha..thumbs up
My mistake was hiring a bike for the race it was the same configuration as the one I’d been training on but honestly (and this is no reflection on the bike) it felt like I was riding a wonky supermarket trolley as I didn’t give myself enough time to get used to it.
First sprint triathlon September 15!
How did it go?
@@christianrichmond4422 I qualified for the US national championship triathlon men's 25-29 age division! The race is in Milwaukee in August 2020
Mark was on my first triathlon 2012, he took a massive wrong turn at the swim and the race organisers totally let him off coz he was a big name (0Cholmondeley castle ) . Fraser was on my first ironman that year , Bolton , can't tell you how much I hated you for laughing and joking in transition while I was about to die !! Love you all now ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
70.3 here I come!
I made the mistake of taking to much time in transition zones, which was actually today. It was also my first triathlon so it was a little shaky
Good because I'm watching this instead of sleeping
Learn to drink out a cup during running
Yes! I grabbed a cup from the table leaving T2 and promptly inhaled half the water. I spent the first 2 minutes of the run off to the side choking and coughing.
Protip for me has always been: Squeeze it and make a funnel/V shape. Works so much better.
The biggest advice I give all newbies is do not go out too fast on the swim. My first TRI I went out too fast and panicked, couldn't breathe, and honestly thought I was going to die. There happened to be a Kayak near me and got to me quickly. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go out slow. If you are a good swimmer it will happen for you out on the course. Do not start out fast.
Remember the place of your bike! Searching after swimming would cost a lot of time 😉
What brand of shoes are next to her feet in the socks portion??
I hope to run a novice triathlon in the next few years.
It's ok to wear 2 swim caps
Take some spare race gear, if you have it - I had the zip break on a new tri-suit less than 5 mins before the start of a race, luckily I had my old one as a spare in my bag - jumping the rope into transition and changing into it probably broke a few triathlon rules and laws, but no one seemed to care :)
Should I change all wearing after the swimming? I'm little bit concerned about a skin abrasions from salty water after swimming in the sea
Completely up to you, it's worth going for a practice run through before race day 🙂
@@gtn Thanks :)
Don’t blow your load on the bike. Unfortunately there’s a run that follows it. Learned this one the hard way. Toughest 10k run of my bloody life!!
If i don’t want to do a flying mount, when exactly do i put my shoes on because i need to run with the bike out of transition
You could do 1 of two things:
1) Put your shoes on before leaving your T1 changing zone and walking/running to the mount line with your bike shoes already on your your feet. Then mount your bike and enjoy your race!
2) You can already have your shoes clipped onto your bike (same set up as a flying mount) but at the mount line you just gracefully step over and mount your bike like you normally would for a training ride. Then you just ride with your feet on top of your bike shoes, slipping your shoes on while riding (similar to how people put shoes on when doing a flying mount)
**The old saying is “There’s multiple ways to skin a cat”, so just find something that works best for you and that you’ll be comfortable doing on race day!
Quay Hervey good tip. Newbies need more of these basic insights
Fun fact: an alligator can swim AND run faster than a human. So if you wanna beat it in a triathlon you have to be a really really good cyclist!
I brought too much stuff in my transition and got my glasses stolen !
How do you change from wetsuit to cycling shorts? Do you wear them underwear your wetsuit or put them on in T1?
There is triathlon specific cycling shorts,which have a thinner mesh than regular shorts. They are worn underneath your wetsuit
How do you get changed in t2 for the run and wear shorts?
There are event bathrooms on the way or somewhere around the transition area to avoid public nudity.
Plan your race pacing and know your pace threshold. So easy to get dragged along by others in the excitement and hit the wall.
Did that in the swim and ruined the rest of the race.
why does heather tuck her ears into her baseball cap? is it an aero thing?
If they change to a non wetsuit swim can you still use a wetsuit or not?
In almost/all cases you will get a DQ or dns or a dnf depending what race and age group. When it is a wetsuit swim you get the option but if you want to get a good time/ good placing wear a wetsuit for speed and so you don't freeze! I hope I help :)
Olympic and above I wear socks
Not having a rain jacket when the weather turned cold and rainy
Rottnest island?
We miss you, Fraser 😢
Heather is obsessed with socks.
Early I guess
That soggy sandwich 😂
@Fraser Cartmellyou've convinced me to never combine hydration with calories 😉
Learn to swim
4 more days until my first triathlon and I’m so scared lol
How did it go?
don't forget your race belt
An open question: do I need to shave or not my legs? Pros and cons about that.
In my first tri I put my bike shoes on my feet in T2 as opposed to having them already clipped In 😂😂
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I wear my cycling/running shirt under my wetsuit.
I have a question,
Is it okay to wear a bikini for the swim part of the triathlon?
Dayane Estevam yes but you’ll look like a total mess the best thing to wear is a triathlon suit as you don’t have to change it at T2 and T3
Try to avoid swimming around the buoys on the wrong side or you might get disqualified :D