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Training
You should arrive race morning ready to go the distance. I’m not saying race the distance, but you should be absolutely prepared to handle and manage the distances you registered to do at the pace you intend to maintain. The liability waiver you have or will sign indicates that you agree and understand that multisport events, even short sprint distance events, require physical effort which the general population may not be able to handle. You are an endurance athlete or becoming one. Train like one then too.
Here is a real basic 10 week training outline to use for preparation for a sprint distance event. This is a general guideline and by no means is offered as the best route for your situation. Ideally, you will do more than what is spelled out here.
Additional training links:
Solid free and fee based programs can be found at Beginner
Triathlete
Free training programs and the largest multisport forum are at Slowtwitch
The
area’s multisport club, the Trikats, offers group training and lots of folks to connect
with
Never ever leave home without...
a minimal tool kit when training or racing. Its
just common sense.
A basic kit like mine pictured here includes of course the kit bag, a couple tire levers, spare tube, patch kit, C02 tube and adapter, and a $5 bill. Practice and become comfortable replacing both front and rear tubes. The caash is there for whatever might come up, and it can also be used as spot rim tape enhancer if needed.
You will undoubtedly hear someone say they would never carry a kit during a race since it will either slow them down or they are out of the running for a podium slot if they have to take the time to replace a tube. Hooey. It will not slow you down unless you are carrying a parachute off the seat post. Stuff happens on the road and you should always be ready to keep yourself going.