This is one of my favorite times of year in my neighborhood. The cherry blossom trees reached peak bloom in cotton candy brights and are starting to drop their petals, showering the ground with bright pink confetti. It is such a happy look, like the streets are getting prepared for my favorite time of year: summer. The golden hours in the evening are stretching later into the day and I’m starting to feel the heat baking off the asphalt as I head out for evening runs. The seasons are in transition. Everything is in bloom and I want to feel that too. 

When people hear the word “transition” in sport, a lot of minds go to triathlon. After all, triathlon has a dedicated “zone” for transitioning between the three sports. While the transition zone is hectic, a swarm of bodies ripping off wetsuits or unclipping from pedals, there is a routine to the transition that avid triathletes nail down.