Wed, 07/14/2010 - 10:58 — rusty

Here are transition tips courtesy of Jim Young who was another winner of the Great Transition Challenge:

I'm not coordinated enough to get my bike shoes on, but I've found that all I have to do in T1 is get my feet in the shoes so:

T1: If you are not comfortable getting your feet into biking shoes while riding (like me), leave them wide open on the ground at T1, slip your feet in and get out of T1. Fasten your feet into the shoes as soon as you get a chance.

T2: I've also not mastered removing my biking shoes while riding, but three velcro straps on biking shoes seems to be a bit faster than 2 velcro straps and a 1 ratchet strap. You can release all three straps on both shoes at the same time (one hand each) when back in T2.

T2: I usually attach my number belt during T1 so there is one less thing to do during T2 (when I'm more tired out) but I suppose that may be more of a T1/T2 trade off than overall time saving. I put the number on my back during the bike ride and then move it to the front sometime before the run finish.

Not likely to be anything unique here, but these hybrid approaches work OK for my until I can figure out the running mount/dismount....

- Jim