 |
| This should be avoided while running, otherwise all the gels will slip out! |
Soon it will be that time again, the season highlight is approaching and many of you are starting one of the upcoming long distances. Here are some of my experiences with clothing choices over the years. Maybe one or the other tips will help you:
Wear two-piece!
The Abdominal area may not constricted too tight This applies to both trousers (keyword: compression) and bib number straps. If both are too tight around the stomach, it is guaranteed to cause digestive problems mentioned above - trust me!
Clothes have to look great
Big and / or heavy athletes wear headsweats and everyone else can also wear closed hats. With the former, it is important that the increased body heat produced by them can escape upwards. Without a headgear I would not recommend it either. Otherwise you will sweat in your eyes, and anything that prevents or distracts you from putting one foot in front of the other slows you down. Incidentally, this also applies to Sunglasses which always slide down on the nose when cycling and want to be pushed up again by hand! You leave the aero position every time you push your glasses up again with your hand, and you can do that quickly over 100 times while cycling!
Your clothing should be somewhere a pocket
Last but not least, for all Garmin owners
It has the advantage that you don't have to take the watch with you for swimming, where it is partly not waterproof.
bang in!
krelli