Race-day checklist

Before you go

• Photo ID, and your race licence if the race asks for one
• Athlete guide read: start times, rules, cut-offs, what's at the aid stations
• Race number and stickers (helmet, bike, bags)
• Timing chip and strap
• Your race plan: pace band or race card, fuel timings Print one from therace-day planner.

Race morning

• A race breakfast you've tried in training How much:carb loading calculator.
• Water bottle for the start area
• Charged watch, and a heart rate strap if you use one
• Sunscreen
• Anti-chafe balm
• Track pump to set tyre pressure in transition
• An old warm layer you can leave at the start
• Tissues or toilet paper (start-area toilets run out)

Swim

• Wetsuit Allowed or required depends on the water temperature on the day.
• Goggles, plus a spare pair (clear and tinted)
• Swim cap (usually handed out with your number)
• Lubricant for the wetsuit neck
• Earplugs (optional)

Bike

• Bike, serviced, with tyres and brakes checked
• Helmet (it must be buckled before you take the bike off the rack)
• Bike shoes
• Sunglasses
• Bottles filled with your drink mix
• Gels and bars for the bike, taped down or in a top-tube bag
• Spare tube or tubeless plugs, tyre levers, CO₂ or a mini pump
• Multitool
• Bike computer, charged, with the course loaded

Run

• Run shoes Elastic laces make transitions quicker.
• Socks
• Race belt with your number
• Cap or visor
• Gels or chews for the run
• Electrolyte tablets or a salty drink mix

Transition bags

• Swim-to-bike and bike-to-run bags packed and labelled the night before
• Morning clothes bag for the start

After the finish

• Dry, warm clothes and a towel
• Flip-flops or comfy shoes
• A snack and a drink for after
• Phone and a payment card

Rules differ by race (wetsuits, helmets, what's allowed in transition), so check your athlete guide. Ticks are saved in this browser only.