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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.
There are a number of posts on this.
It is all about the bricks.
Practice bike to run transitions= brick :D
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RV posted 1 year ago.
Basically do as mentioned - do transition runs off the bike. Meaning run 15 minutes immediately after your ride. Bricks are typically longer runs - but the short runs gets you and your body used to the 'heavy' feeling and how after a few minutes (sometimes up to 10 min) you will start to find your legs.
Also having a more forward saddle position can help save the legs as does a higher cadence on the bike: 90+.
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VTIRON posted 1 year ago.
So, there you have it, practice, practice and do it some more.
After some training time you should approach[+10 to 15 SEC]
of your 5K per minute pace times for a sprint tri. Good Luck and that feeling of cement will go away.
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Riverbrady posted 1 year ago.
The other thing to note...don't go completely out on the bike. You have to save energy for the run.
Bricks, and getting used to the transition will shorten the time. There will generally always be a period right after transition where they feel tired/dead/whatever for a little bit as you're busy transitioning your tired muscled into a running form.
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
I think most is covered above... practice it, higher cadence (and using easier to pedal gears), not going all out on the bike...
Another thing to look at is your hydration and nutrition on the bike, as they can help or hurt this.
And some words of encouragment: It does get better. In fact, running feels better to me know off the bike than without it, as my legs have come to crave that low-impact warmup. :)
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theTRIguy posted 1 year ago.
when you get off the bike, take lots of little strides, not big ones. tends to get the legs into the new 'pattern'.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Routine running off the bike..period.
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after i bike my legs are dead and i dont see how i would be able to run after it. how do u "save the legs" for the run?