Doing your first triathlon?

If you've got your first race coming up soon, then you might find these blogs on what to wear and how to prepare etc useful.

https://feelfitwithlucy.co.uk/2014/05/16/first-triathlon-pre-race-p...

https://feelfitwithlucy.co.uk/2014/05/15/first-triathlon-what-to-wear/

And here's a 'what to pack' and how to set up on the day reminder - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4C9u8UyGnVYbkNFS2M3VXNxM0U/view?u...

Try and get a bit of transition practice in before the race, hopefully you're doing some brick training (run off the bike) so that you get used to the horrible jelly legs feeling) before race day - use that as an opportunity to also practice changing over shoes (if you're wearing bike shoes). Even better come along to this week's velodrome session where coach Becky will be taking you through transition and encouraging you to do a short run off the bike (see her post).

And if you're doing Crystal Palace and are swim training somewhere not too busy beforehand, practice turning under the lane ropes (you zig zag up the pool so every other turn is under a rope).

And if you are doing Crystal Palace and have missed your chance to get Windrush kit try posting to see if you can borrow something - there's amazing Windrush support out on the course but we cant cheer you if we dont know you're from the club!

Lucy. Head Coach

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Permalink Reply by Lucy Hurn on May 7, 2017 at 19:37

Just reposting this for anyone doing Crystal Palace Tri for the first time next weekend. And remember, dont try out anything on race day that you haven't already tried in training, whether its kit, nutrition, transition technique etc - get the practice in this week!