The brick is not just about changing the way you use your legs, but is about changing shoe and kit practice. Start with a block of five times doing 7 minutes on the bike and 3 minutes run with no rest in between. Next try going harder on the runs, then the time after go harder on the bike, then by your fourth set go hard but sustainable throughout. Once you can do this, vary the times of the blocks and perhaps experiment with pyramiding them. Bricks are the time to work out your shoe changes too, assuming you will be riding clipped for the bike.
A smart move is to have two pairs of running shoes so that the second pair is open and clean at T2. This is an especially good idea in an off-road race… which moves us onto thinking about kit. The kit list for a duathlon is pretty straightforward — for instance there is no need to tell you that you will need running and cycling shoes and a bike!
At HUUB we also have a special cycle bundle of toe covers and a cycle jersey with cycle styling, but lightweight fabric for easy running and sweat wicking. To test out your kit combinations so that you find something that suits you, try wearing them in different combinations until you find what works for you. Bear in mind that you will get hot on the first run, and then could get very cold on the bike, or wet, or probably both so what you wear at different stages of the race could alter dramatically in layering.
When the appointed hour arrives, take everything with you on race day as it is no good sat in a cupboard at home. Recce the course if you have time. At the Velopark, home of the Donut Duathlon , there are a couple of technical corners. Details of both bike and run routes for both our duathlons are on on our website.
However cycling shoes that clip onto your pedals will speed you up. A dedicated triathlon or time trial bike will be fastest on the Devon Duathlon and the Donut Duathlon courses. Watch this Video for the basic steps to mounting your bike without losing a lot of time. Ben Tisdall. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
WhatsApp us. Duathlon relay teams are composed of 2 team members. One person is the runner, the other is the biker. The runner will begin in a starting wave with the other relay teams and complete the entire run course. A sprint distance triathlon is the shortest of all individual triathlon formats and has been contested as an international championship event since The format is half the distance of an Olympic distance triathlon , consisting of a m swim, 20km bike, and 5km run.
While the 1, meters takes three-and- three -quarter laps of a standard -meter track, the mile is run in just a shade more than four laps. The symmetry of the four laps makes the mile easy to follow, and is particularly useful when watching elite runners capable of challenging the four-minute mile. I would say the best swimmers in my club do this in minutes. Your email address will not be published. Author Clarke Pitt. Contents 1 What is a sprint duathlon?
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