Finding a good space to practice transition is hard. I ended up just doing from home in order to not have to worry about locking up my bike. It's not ideal because we have a gravel driveway, but oh well.
I followed the advice of several people for setting up transition and had my socks rolled into donuts for easy slip on action, and I rubbed bodyglide on the inside of the bike shoes to aid with slipping in. I propped my helmet with sunglasses inside on my running shoes, had an extra bottle of water nearby, and had my race belt and fuel belt under my running shoes. I also taped a few gels to the bike frame.
I put some towels down to protect my feet. I started inside with my swim goggles and a latex cap I'd received at a Rookie training group meeting. By the way, I dislike latex and have a strong appreciation for my silicone cap. I ran out to my transition area that I set up on my swim boogie board to help with figuring out limited space.
I put my socks and bike shoes on first, noting that the bodyglide really does help! Then I grabbed my sunglasses and put my helmet on. I ran down to the end of the street to simulate running out of transition to the bike mount area. I went around the block, dismounted at the end of the driveway, ran up to my gear and switched to my running stuff in very little time.
I practiced this a couple of times. The last time I even tore off one of my gels. It really is easy when they're taped to the frame!
Now I'm off to hang with friends for the Fourth of July celebration.
I followed the advice of several people for setting up transition and had my socks rolled into donuts for easy slip on action, and I rubbed bodyglide on the inside of the bike shoes to aid with slipping in. I propped my helmet with sunglasses inside on my running shoes, had an extra bottle of water nearby, and had my race belt and fuel belt under my running shoes. I also taped a few gels to the bike frame.
I put some towels down to protect my feet. I started inside with my swim goggles and a latex cap I'd received at a Rookie training group meeting. By the way, I dislike latex and have a strong appreciation for my silicone cap. I ran out to my transition area that I set up on my swim boogie board to help with figuring out limited space.
I put my socks and bike shoes on first, noting that the bodyglide really does help! Then I grabbed my sunglasses and put my helmet on. I ran down to the end of the street to simulate running out of transition to the bike mount area. I went around the block, dismounted at the end of the driveway, ran up to my gear and switched to my running stuff in very little time.
I practiced this a couple of times. The last time I even tore off one of my gels. It really is easy when they're taped to the frame!
Now I'm off to hang with friends for the Fourth of July celebration.
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