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What should I do the week before a sprint triathlon?
One week before the race
- Replace worn tires and old tubes on your triathlon bike.
- Check your running shoe laces and change them out to elastic slip-on lock laces if you usually race in them.
- It’s also a good idea to pack an extra swim cap just in case they are not provided, and bring an extra pair of goggles.
How long should you taper before a sprint triathlon?
Don’t Taper Too Long Five to seven days will adequately prepare most athletes for a sprint triathlon, and seven to ten days are all that is necessary for an athlete who is performing rigorous sprint triathlon training.
What should you do the day before a sprint triathlon?
Remain hydrated throughout the day, using water rather than sports drinks. Eat light, balanced meals containing carbs, protein, and a small amount of fat. Have an early lunch and eat your dinner long before bedtime. Stick to foods that your body is used to.
How do I improve my sprint triathlon time?
The key to getting good at sprint triathlon is to polarise your training. Either train fast, train easy or take a rest day. This training plan takes you through the process in just six weeks, factoring in recovery at the right times. It’ll take just over five hours per week, including six workouts and a rest day.
What should you do before a race week?
12 Things To Do the Week Before a Race
- Swap a cross training or strength training workout with a rest day.
- Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
- Stretch and foam roll – but don’t do anything different.
- Look through race logistics and plan out race day.
- Cut down on fiber 3 days prior to the race.
Should you train the week before a triathlon?
Many athletes will think that having a chilled week before your triathlon will lose fitness and hinder your performance but they would be wrong. Giving your body a break and less work to do is exactly what you want to do to give yourself the best chance at success.
Should you train a week before a triathlon?
Should you train the day before a triathlon?
A successful strategy is to take off two days before the race to rest. Complete your final workout the day before the race. In that workout, if it is possible to swim on the race course, try to get into the water at the same time your swim wave will go off on race day. Use this object to sight on during the race.
Should you taper for a sprint triathlon?
How long should I taper for? The general rule is: the longer the race, the longer the taper. You want to try and drop your weekly training volume by 20–25\% for each week that you are tapering. If you’re doing a sprint triathlon, you won’t need weeks and weeks of tapering when a few days will do.
How can I improve my tri?
How to improve at triathlon
- Triathlete and triathlon coach Helen Murray has six top tips on how to improve at triathlon and nail a personal best.
- Get a coach.
- Ditch the gadgets.
- Don’t skip recovery days.
- Have a checklist and plan ahead.
- Know how to mend a puncture.
- Practice the little skills.
What should I do during taper week?
Drop leg or lower body weight training and spinning at the beginning of your taper period. You can keep upper body weight training for another week. For swimming, reduce the volume of yardage in swimming by 20 to 30 percent during the first two weeks of tapering. At the end of Week 2, drop it altogether.