All3sports Blog 7 Pre-Race Triathlete Superstitions

From Serena Williams not changing her socks during a tournament to Michael Jordan wearing his UNC shorts under his uniform to Brian Urlacher eating two chocolate chip cookies before every game, superstitions have always been a part of sports. Triathletes are no different, but instead of calling them supersitions, they prefer to refer to them as rituals. We asked our All3Sports.com All Ages team for their pre-race superstitions or rituals. These are some of our favorites.1. Listening to the same song before every raceTwo favorites: Lisa Brooks - I want to say thank youOasis - What's the story morning glory2. Walking the T1 & T2 entrance and exit a specific number of times3. Looking through the race bag three times4. Eating a specific dinner every timeo Sushio Hot cerealo 1-2 glasses of wine5. Wearing a green rubber band on their right wrist6. A few specific exerciseso 4 cartwheels to start off warming upo 3 high-knee jumps just before the start7. Others avoid specific thingso No beer or wine a week before the raceo No hibachiDo you share any of these rituals? What other superstitions do you have? Are you willing to share them? Please do so in the comments section below.