Bricks or Transition workouts

Some call them Bricks, some call them T-runs.  This may seem like second nature to those in the sport for more than a couple years but if you’re just getting started you may not have thought about it.  Running immediately after a bike ride not only teaches you what it feels like to run on tired legs, it also trains your aerobic system to make a necessary switch.  I remember the first year or two I was involved in triathlon I would get a major chest pains and tightness in my lungs for the first 10 minutes of a run off the bike.  Such a horrible feeling.  Gradually your body will adapt and make the switch from cycling to running much easier if you train it properly.  T-runs don’t have to be long, even 20 minutes will help in a big way.  Running until you ‘find you run legs’ is the most important part of a T-run.  This may not happen your first few times out, but eventually you’ll get to a point where it doesn’t take long at all to find your legs…most of the time.  It’s up to you and your coach how long you want to make your long T-runs.