Multi-Sport Transition Calculator
Transition planning for adventure racing (paddle/bike/run).
Inputs
Results
Total time lost (min)
82.5
Per transition (min)19
Transition time (min)76
Brick effect (%)17
Brick time loss (min)1.5
Paddle transition extra (min)5
Transition efficiency (0-100)38
Gear items to manage11
Practice sessions/week6
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter Number of transitions, Experience Level, and First-timer.
- Set Novice, Intermediate racer, and Experienced.
- Adjust Elite, Gear changes per transition as needed.
- Review the Total time lost (min) result.
- Use Per transition (min) and Transition time (min) to inform your decision.
How the result changes with Number of transitions
| Number of transitions | Total time lost (min) |
|---|---|
| 2.9 | 61.6 |
| 7.65 | 151.9 |
| 13 | 253.5 |
| 18 | 348.5 |
What each input means
- Number of transitions
- Total sport-to-sport transitions in the race.
- Experience Level
- Your adventure racing experience.
- Gear changes per transition
- Average items to change per transition (shoes, helmet, PFD, etc.).
- Bike-to-run distance (km)
- Distance of run legs following bike legs.
- Run-to-bike distance (km)
- Distance of bike legs following run legs.
- Paddle legs
- Number of kayak/canoe/raft legs in the race.
What each result means
- Total time lost (min)
- Total race time lost to transitions and brick effects combined.
- Per transition (min)
- Average time per transition including gear changes.
- Transition time (min)
- Total time spent in transition zones.
- Brick effect (%)
- Pace slowdown in first 1.5 km after bike-to-run switch.
- Brick time loss (min)
- Time lost due to leg fatigue switching disciplines.
- Paddle transition extra (min)
- Extra time from paddle-leg transitions (wet gear, muscle group switch).
- Transition efficiency (0-100)
- Score rating your transition speed and organization.
- Gear items to manage
- Total number of gear items across all disciplines.
- Practice sessions/week
- Recommended transition practice sessions per week in training.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersNumber of transitions = 4, Experience Level = 3, Gear changes per transition = 3, Bike-to-run distance (km) = 20 = 6 input(s) provided
- Calculate Total time lostTotal time lost = totalTransitionMin + brickTimeLossMin + paddleTransitionExtraMin82.5 = 82.5
- Calculate Per transitionPer transition = baseTransitionMin + gearChangeTimeMin19 = 19
- Calculate Transition timeTransition time = perTransitionMin * numTransitions76 = 76
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