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A brick session is a training set that involves more than one discipline\/sport back-to-back. The most common example in triathlon<\/a> is the bike\/run brick, where a bike session will be followed by a run.<\/strong><\/p> An example could be a 30min road bike ride followed by a 10min run straight away after (you can steadily build up the duration and intensity as your triathlon\/duathlon career progresses).<\/p> A tri-suit<\/a><\/strong> is a great piece of kit for brick sessions as you won\u2019t need to change clothing, while a brick session will also help you practise swapping your bike shoes<\/a><\/strong> for running shoes<\/a><\/strong> at speed in preparation for race day. Alternatively, you can cycle in your running shoes.<\/p> An often-neglected brick session is the swim-to-bike brick, which is logistically tougher, but can be done by cycling to the pool, swimming and then cycling again soon afterwards. <\/p> Again, this will ready you for the unique challenges of race day when you go from swimming horizontally to riding in a vertical position, which can often lead to dizziness<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p> Key benefits of a brick session include readying the body\u2019s physiology\/muscular adaptation for the unusual combination of performing one discipline after another<\/a><\/strong> on race day (and avoiding the dreaded \u2018jelly legs<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 at the start of the run leg) and teaching you how to run when already fatigued.<\/p> Other multisport benefits include speed, strength and endurance, while performing bricks in training will help build your mental confidence for race day.<\/p>