Adventure Racing #16: Tips for Transitions

One of the most important skills to master in adventure racing, and yet one of the most neglected, transitions count! Here are a number of tips that should be drilled as much as any other discipline, and can have a dramatic effect on your finish position. No, that's not an exaggeration. Watch, digest, execute. :) 00:00 Intro 00:44 Practice your transitions 01:34 Know what you're doing 02:13 A well organised gear box 02:52 Food in transition 03:37 Have a specific sequence 04:16 Flip the croc flop 04:47 Inflate the kayak early 05:46 Meal preparation 06:43 Bike preparation 07:23 Look out for no 1 08:15 Direct communication 09:06 Allocate team tasks 09:40 Prioritise map preparation 10:58 Foot care 11:24 Sleeping in transition 13:17 Don't sit down! 13:56 Transition is not a break 14:35 Never surrender in transition 16:07 Two critical checks 18:01 In summary Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/aronar   / aronar   PODCASTS: There are audio-only versions of all episodes appearing at https://aronar.podomatic.com/​ as per requests. Something to absorb when you're out on that run and want to revise your pre-race tips ;) Images courtesy of Bruce Viaene & Legendary Randy Ericksen.