Is it your first race? Here is some invaluable advice to help you avoid three mistakes that might have a negative impact on your performance …
According to statistics, it is the swim leg that most triathletes are afraid of. A lack of experience or ineffective training will not be taken into consideration: your race will not become a duathlon and you will still have to take on the swim.
There is no alternative to proper and sufficient training. Nevertheless, there are certain mistakes, which, if avoided, will help you successfully complete the first leg of your race.
1 – Do not forge to visualise the course
If you are used to open-water races, you will have no problem remembering this simple but essential piece of advice. Attending the prerace briefing or simply studying the course, direction of the race and the buoys (remembering which side, right or left, you need to go around them) will save you both time and energy in the race.
Plus, being familiar with the course direction, swim routes and finish line, will help you conserve energy for completing the swim.
2 – Never go into automatic pilot
Going into automatic pilot is no good and neither is blindly following the group of swimmers in front of you. You need to manage your own race and learn…
