I’m participating in a sprint triathlon, not as a serious competitor. Is there any adjustment I can make to my usual seat position (up/down, forward/back) to put more load on muscles I won’t use as much running (hamstrings), saving the running muscles (like quads) more for the run?
I’m familiar with the different geometry of tri bikes, and I’m not going to get one for a race I’m doing for fun (in fact, I’m riding my mountain bike). I’m just wondering if there’s some easy adjustment I can make to what I have.
Just go for a good cycling position, and do some “brick” training ahead of time (10 minutes on a bike, 5 min running, repeat until collapse).
On the day, change down for the last mile and spin your legs. Also stretch them by standing on the pedals for a bit.
2nd the Brick training but I would bike whatever the race distance is then run at least a mile.
Definitely get some smooth, high pressure tires if you don’t have them already. I have heard of people having good results with an aero bar on a mountain bike. If you want to try an aero bar (less than $100) you may also want to move the seat forward to open up the angle between your legs and torso. Otherwise I am not sure if moving the seat forward would do any good.