What is a triathlon race belt?
Race number belts – the name says it all, a race number belt is just an adjustable belt that displays your race number during the run. This piece of gear is pretty nice to have during a triathlon because you don’t need to worry about changing clothes or riding with your number on.
What is a racing belt?
A race belt is an adjustable waist belt that allows you to attach your race number to it so it’s always displayed. Some race belts have storage for small items or bottles for water or sports drink.
What do you need for a triathlon?
Triathlon Checklist
- Tri suit or swimsuit.
- Wetsuit.
- Cap.
- Goggles.
- Antifog solution for goggles.
- Bodyglide (skin lubricant)
- Pre-race sandals or other footwear.
- Towel.
Do I need a triathlon race belt?
You don’t need a race number belt, but it is quicker. If you plan on putting on a shirt after the swim anyway, don’t worry about the belt, but yes you use the same bib throughout the bike and run.
How does a tri belt work?
A triathlon belt is a race bib number holder that is worn during races in order to hold your race number. The point of wearing a triathlon belt is so that you do not have to pin your race number onto your trisuit thereby poking holes into the material and potentially ruining a piece of kit you paid a lot of money for.
Do I need a race belt?
Do you wear socks in triathlon?
Most pro triathletes don’t wear socks for sprint and Olympic distance events and are wearing some for longer events. However, over a full Ironman distance, it is rather insignificant. The comfort of socks over such a big distance is, for most people, well worth those couple of seconds.
How much should you eat during a triathlon?
Eating and drinking during events During Olympic distance and sprint distance triathlon racing, athletes should aim to consume between 30-60g of carbohydrate each hour. This can be achieved through a combination of sports drinks, carbohydrate gels and through solid forms of carbohydrate e.g. Sports bars or muesli bars.
Can you swim any stroke in a triathlon?
Athletes can use any triathlon swimming stroke or technique they wish. These include treading water or floating, which are useful skills to have in open water swimming where there are no lane ropes or solid objects to hold on to for rest.