11 Things Smart Triathletes Should NOT Do On Race Day
From Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice by TriVelo Coaching
February 11, 2026 · 56 min · Season 1
About this episode
The episode discusses nine race-day mistakes that smart triathletes avoid to enhance their performance.
In this episode, we break down nine race-day mistakes smart triathletes avoid. We cover pacing, data, nutrition, transitions, equipment choices, and more If you want to stop giving away free time and finally race to your potential, this is your race-day playbook. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - The SMARTEST Triathletes Do This 07:50 - Smart Data 20:20 - Nutrition Mistakes 25:20 - Drafting: Okay or Not? 32:45 - Transition Mistakes 38:40 - Flying Mount Worth It? 43:30 - How To Have More Confidence 45:50 - Getting the Race Peak Right 48:20 - Smart Athlete Checklist 51:10 - Gratitude If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information…
People in this episode
Host: TriVelo Coaching
Topics covered
- race-day mistakes
- pacing
- nutrition
- transitions
- equipment choices
- confidence
Keywords
- triathlon
- Ironman
- race day
- mistakes
- nutrition
- pacing
- transitions
- equipment
More episodes of Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice
- He Fixed Years of Cramping With ONE Change - Matthew Marquardt · June 5, 2026 · 1h 9m
- 38 Years of Triathlon Training Lessons in 67 Minutes · June 2, 2026 · 1h 13m
- How Grace Thek Finally Solved her Constant Injuries · May 26, 2026 · 1h 19m
- How He Added 100 Watts in Just 18 Months · May 19, 2026 · 38 min
- New 3 x Australian Champion: Claudia Hollingsworth · May 13, 2026 · 1h 17m
- AFL Captain Reacts to Pro-Cycling.. with Max Gawn · April 30, 2026 · 1h 4m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice podcast page.