There is little else as frustrating in triathlon than to see someone you just passed in the last leg, leave transition ahead of you. It’s not a crazy idea to actually practice your transition procedures. I try to make it so that I’m taking off, and putting on as little clothing as possible in the transitions. If you don’t have a tri singlet that you can swim in, see if you can come up with something that you can swim, ride, and run in. I try to make it so that the only thing I have to put on, and take off in the two transitions is my shoes. You’re always wet, or sweaty. That moisture might as well be glue. Taking clothing off, or putting it onto a wet body is futile and time consuming. A lot of times, in sprints, I’ll wear just a spandex jammer, and nothing else throughout the race (shoes and helmet obviously). Out of the water, and a few seconds to put on cycling shoes (no socks) and helmet. Off the bike, just a few seconds to put on running shoes (no socks). My compiled transition time from both transitions is usually less than one minute total. — Dan