Home› Racing Forum 🏎

What do I do with my wetsuit in T1?

Catherine JadotCatherine Jadot
in Racing Forum 🏎

re-post from the dahsboard. 

Catherine JadotSo my first IM is next weekend... start to get nervous... After the swim, in T1, in which bag am i supposed to put my wetsuit? The T1 bag? So I should empty everything that's in it first and then take care of the wetsuit? (trying to visualize T1) Thx

2 days ago • Like • Comment


robin sarner likes this

  • Steve Swanlund Yup' grab your bag from the rows, run to the tent, dump your bag and put on what you have packed, when you have what you want for the bike, put everything that you have either shed or don't need on the bike into the bag, sinch it up and hand it to a volunteer.

    2 days ago

  • Rich StraussThis would be a great topic to park in the Race Execution forum, as a formal thread, so it won't be immediately lost on the Dashboard. Thanks!2 days ago

Comments

  • GMAN 19030GMAN 19030
    Simple. Goes in your bike gear bag.
  • Coach RichCoach Rich
    Catherine,

    Thanks for posting. My point was that before every Ironman we always see questions about gear bags, what goes where, how transitions work, etc. My intent was that we could park these questions and answers in one place for everyone to reference.

    So...does anyone have any other questions about the logistics of Ironman events?
  • steve Beyersteve Beyer
    If you dismount your bike with the shoes still clipped in (never done that but have been practicing recently), do they just leave them on the bike or put them in your T2 bag with your helmet etc.? And does anyone put their name or bib number somewhere inside the shoes, because they can kind off pop off easily when dragging on the ground, and I'm envisioning that happening en-route to the rack and not getting a shoe back.
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    Posted By <a href='http://members.endurancenation.us/ActivityFeed/tabid/61/userid/3077/Default.aspx' class='af-profile-link'>steve Beyer</a> on 14 Sep 2014 09:08 PM
    If you dismount your bike with the shoes still clipped in (never done that but have been practicing recently), do they just leave them on the bike or put them in your T2 bag with your helmet etc.? And does anyone put their name or bib number somewhere inside the shoes, because they can kind off pop off easily when dragging on the ground, and I'm envisioning that happening en-route to the rack and not getting a shoe back.
    IMs Ive done, they leave the shoes on the bike. I write my # on each shoe. Even so, I lost a new one 2 yrs ago @ IM Canada. I tell the bike catcher, "If the shoe falls off, slip it on an aerobar."
  • steve Beyersteve Beyer
    Thanks Al image
  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    I agree with Al that it's ideal to leave shoes on the bike.

    The way my race last weekend went, though, was that I ended up dismounting wearing my shoes. (I didn't take them off in time before riding up the helix at Wisconsin.) That said, it was totally no big deal. They got stuck in my run gear bag by a volunteer, just like the wetsuit gets stuck into the bike gear bag.

    It's one of the great ways to speed up your transition to let the volunteers put stuff into the bags for you. In my experience, they are very excited and willing to help.
  • Coach RichCoach Rich

    Related to transitions, bags, etc, is something I saw/heard of twice at IMWI: athletes putting a Starbucks card in their T1 and T2 bags and handing it to the volunteers who are helping them in the tent. I thought that was a very good, cool idea. 

  • Dino SartiDino Sarti
    You spend all day leap frogging bags. Empty one and then fill it with whatever you don't want from the previous leg.
  • Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak

    Just to back this up a little.  Know where you transition bag is racked.  Walk through the transition from where you will be coming out of the water know the exact rack and walk through to the change tent.  Don't count on it but a volunteer may have your bag as you come from the swim. 

    Depending upon when you come out of the water you may have lots or very little space in the change tent.  Again find a spot and this might or might not include a chair, put your goggles, swim cap and wetsuit in a pile and dump out contents of t1 bag and start your process for the bike.  When completed I've always had a volunteer say go I will put your swim stuff in your t1 bag, again this may or may not happen depending on your swim time. 

    Don't stress about this too much you will be able to see the whole transition set up when you drop your bags and bike off. 

    Gordon

  • Nate ParadyNate Parady
    For the 3 i've done, I have always just left my wetsuit on top of my T1 Bag. I dismount with my bike shoes on so this is not an issue for me.

    Love the idea of putting a gift card in the T1 and T2 bag. That is great Karma. I might just have to do that.
  • GMAN 19030GMAN 19030
    I would never, ever entrust a volunteer with making sure my $600 wetsuit makes its way into my gear bag. I take everything out and put everything in.
Sign In or Register to comment.