Triathletes must or should have.

1. A ton of energy, enthusiasm and the drive to finish.

2. Properly fitting swim suit, boys and girls. Boys we would encourage you not to wear beach swim shorts. You know the ones. They have palm trees on them and the reach down to your knees. They are going to weigh a ton!

3 Girls are allowed to wear a one piece speedo for the entire event, race bib number needs to be worn on the front. You can buy race belts from Impala bicycles or the Running Room.

4. Boys need to wear a t-shirt and also must have the race bib number pin on the front or also wear a race belt. Dry weave shirts are encouraged.

5. A water bottle for your bike. There are no water stops on the bike route.

6. Quick to put on socks, preferrable ankle socks. Not soccer socks.

7. Helmet that fits right and sunglasses, we think they make you go faster and look cooler.

8. Shoes that are quick to get on. Get lace locks put on your running shoes. The Running Room or other sport store should have them. They are fast and require no tieing of laces! Your shoes should and need to be running shoes. Not cross trainers, basketball shoes, soccer shoes etc.

9. Right a positive saying and masking tap and stick it on your bike so when you are feeling a little down you can refer to that.

10. Visualize yourself finishing and crossing that line! Then visualize your friends when you ask them later that day, "Hey what did you do today, play xbox?" Then whip our your medal and say, "nanana boo boo look what I got!"