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Brick training tips Bricks are the cornerstone of multi-sports training. That’s the specifity of the sport ! We strongly recommend that you test at least one “brick training” prior to taking part in your first Schiniathlon (although we know most of you hadn’t practiced at all for the 1st Edition !). The transition from one event to another is the greatest challenge posed by the sport, and you will notice it even over a short-distance event. Bricks are trainings that are made of 2 sports. The most commonly practiced one is the Bike+Run one. The swim+bike is easier to cope with, since different groups of muscles are involved. As for the bike to run transition, your first impression, getting off the bike, is that your legs just won’t run ! It will feel like your feet are just pounding the ground, motionless and heavy, rather than propulsing you ahead and fast – veeeery frustrating !It takes a few minutes for your mind and body to adjust until it feels like running again. Preparing for a sprint-multi-sports challenge, you should aim to have a run of 10-15 minutes (no speed objective) immediately after the end of a bike ride (minimum 30-40mn). Don’t be tempted to rest : just drop your bike and start running straight away. Go easy : the purpose of a brick is not to build endurance, but merely to help your body learn to accept the transition from bike to run. If you want to practice the swim+bike brick, the distances again are a matter of personal preference – but since swimming and biking are low-impact activities are less taxing time than running, you might want to do a full swim (say the 750m swim distance) followed by a 10km bike ride. For those of you looking for additional brick-technique, more specific than here, there are a few websites to help you out there : |