Triathlon Tips For A Runner

Like most runners, I am clueless about 2/3 of a triathlon and really just can't wait for that final event. That being said, here are a few tips from some experience triathletes to help out runners:

Some tips from my old roommate Chris Leiferman (follow him on Twitter @chris1tri), and when I say tips, I mean answering questions like:

- "Can you pee in your wetsuit?" (answer is yes, even if you're not in the water)



- "How many RPMs should you be pedaling at?" (answer is 90-100, because "Triathletes have aerobic capacity, but are weak in leg strength")
- "Do you really need two water bottles for a 56 mile ride?" (answer is yes, overhydrate on the bike and drink every 15 minutes, eat every hour to help prep for the run)
- "How do you know if you're swimming straight given that nobody paints a blue line on the bottom of a lake?" (answer is that you need to 'sight' by looking up every few strokes)


Had another friend from the Army that wishes to remain anonymous that gave me some other tips:

"You can't win the race in the swim, but you can certainly lose it" (ie, from swimming too hard and tiring yourself out for the bike and run)

"You can get as fancy of a bike as you want, but you still have to pedal it, and trust me, I passed a lot people with some really fancy tri bikes"

"Bike for show, run for dough"