Triathlon travel & race day checklist

Pack once. Arrive race-ready. Use this checklist to organise your equipment before travelling and to make a final check before race day.

Start by adding your name, race and race date to the download. Tick items as they go into your bags, and use the notes area for venue-specific details, travel times, transition arrangements and your weather plan.

Swim

• Anti-fog solution
• Tri suit or race suit
• Body glide or wetsuit lubricant
• Swimsuit
• Swim cap
• Swim skin for a non-wetsuit swim
• Two pairs of goggles
• Wetsuit

Bike

• Bike
• Helmet and visor
• Chain lubricant
• Inner tubes
• CO2 cartridges
• Socks
• Cycling shoes
• Sunglasses
• Cycling kit
• Tyre levers
• Floor pump
• Tools to build your bike

Run

• Race belt
• Running kit
• Hat or visor
• Socks
• Running shoes
• Sunglasses

Clothing

• Flip-flops or sandals
• Rain gear
• Jacket or gilet
• Underwear, bras, socks and sleepwear
• Post-race clothing
• Casual clothing
• Pre-race clothing
• Towel

Nutrition and hydration

The original checklist includes the following products and equipment. Tailor this to your practised race nutrition plan; the list does not mean you need every product.

• CurraNZ
• PH capsules, tabs and sachets
• OTE energy bars
• Torq energy sachets
• Torq and KMC energy gels
• UPerform protein powder
• Kendal Mint Cakes
• Two water bottles
• Running vest
• Hydration bladder
• Two soft flasks

Technology

• Travel adapters
• Recovery massage gun
• Di2 or electronic-shifting battery
• Heart-rate monitor chest strap
• Bike computer
• Laptop and charger
• Charging cables
• Watch and charger
• Head torch for transition

Travel and miscellaneous items

• Anti-chafe product and Vaseline
• Spare batteries appropriate to your devices
• Passport, wallet and any required travel or health documents
• Transition bag and race-day backpack
• Sun protection
• Elastic bands and zip-lock bags
• Talc or baby powder, if you use it
• Towel and wash kit
• Your personal medication and prescribed inhalers
• Directions to the race

The original sheet also has prompts for painkillers, vitamins and COVID documents. Treat these as personal or trip-specific checks, not recommendations to take medication or a statement of current travel requirements.

Make the final check event-specific

Check the organiser’s athlete guide and your carrier’s baggage rules, including any restrictions on CO2 cartridges. Add anything specific to your bike, course, accommodation or weather. Keep your race execution plan with your travel documents.