Womens triathlons are all the rage these days. So the folks over at Rock Star Triathlete Academy (http://www.rockstartriathlete.com) have put together some insider tips for you to rock your race at the next all-female event. Dudes - feel free to read and pass these tips on to your wife, girlfriend, mom or sister. Heck, you might even be able to use a few of the tips yourself. Just don't don a skirt and try to sneak into the race.
Womens Triathlon Insider Tip 1. A womens triathlon will most likely consist of a wave start, which means that you'll leave with smaller group of other women in your age category. Some people think that wave starts tend to be a bit less brutal than a mass start, but I beg to differ. It only takes a half-dozen women swimming in your space to make you feel like you're in a washing machine. Here's your womens triathlon insider tip 1: when you line up on the beach, don't sight off the first buoy that you see. Instead, sight off the first buoy that you're supposed to TURN AROUND, and plan to swim straight to that buoy. All the other buoys up to that point are just there to serve as a rough guide. If you follow them, you're likely to zig-zag and get stuck with the rest of the group who didn't read this article.
Womens Triathlon Insider Tip 2. Assuming you are wearing bike shoes and cleats, if you can get out of your shoes early, it will help tremendously with decreasing your transition time. Here's how to do it: wait until your are on a slight, controlled downhill or a flat, then, when the knee of your right leg comes up towards the top tube, unstrap the shoe, slip your foot out and then place your bare foot on top of the shoe. Pedal a few times to get your speed back up, then do the same thing with the left side. If you're going slow, it will be difficult to balance, so make sure you've got some forward velocity when you use this insider tip.
These 2 tips will help you dominate the next womens triathlon you undertake.
