Relays?

[Artisan]

I did a tri about two weeks ago and my swim was a nightmare. There is another tri I'd like to do in about 2 weeks. How do relay teams work during a tri? Can I have a friend that swims like a fish do just the swim and I do both the bike and the run?

[rocknrollgirl]

usually it is a team of three.

[maillotpois]

I have done 3 - 4 as the cyclist many years ago. Our team came in third in the mixed relay our first tri - we had a former Olympic water polo guy as our swimmer, me as the cyclist - fast on a flat/rolly course, and a sub 4 hr marathoner as our runner. ;) It was pretty fun. As I recall from looking at the results, it always seemed to be a team of 3 people.

[KSH]

Why not switch to duathlons? Then you can bike and run and be happy. :)

[HillSlugger]

I've seen relays that allow only two racers, but generally you can't do consecutive legs of the triathlon.