Yay you! Isn't it fun? My first one of the season is in two weeks.
A race belt is a cheap way to get your race number on in T2. The number attaches to the belt ahead of time and you just grab the belt and snap it on as you run.
I've done two triathlons and worked one (in the transition area) and I think T2 is the hardest one because you're so oxygen-deprived-dumb at that moment. I see people running out with helmets on, without race numbers, and going out the bike entrance. (Run exit is usually someplace different, but human nature is to go out the door you came in.)
I'm ghastly slow in T1, too. I've got a wetsuit that requires an act of God to remove (yes, I use Glide) and I can never make myself pee in the water and always feel that I have to pee in T1, probably because of the wet padding on my crotch. Can't help it, though, off to the porto-potty I go. I practically have time to order out for chinese food during my T1.
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A race belt is a cheap way to get your race number on in T2. The number attaches to the belt ahead of time and you just grab the belt and snap it on as you run.
I've done two triathlons and worked one (in the transition area) and I think T2 is the hardest one because you're so oxygen-deprived-dumb at that moment. I see people running out with helmets on, without race numbers, and going out the bike entrance. (Run exit is usually someplace different, but human nature is to go out the door you came in.)
I'm ghastly slow in T1, too. I've got a wetsuit that requires an act of God to remove (yes, I use Glide) and I can never make myself pee in the water and always feel that I have to pee in T1, probably because of the wet padding on my crotch. Can't help it, though, off to the porto-potty I go. I practically have time to order out for chinese food during my T1.