Ladies: hairdos for raceday

I suspect my hair is longer than yours, but for race day, I am all about the braids.  My hair is long enough I can do a ponytail and then braid it - for shorter hair, french braids may be the only way to go.

I can't do a ponytail for race day (run or tri) because the hair sticks to the back of my neck, and a braid takes care of that  If my hair were shorter, I'd be up a creek.

a big beehive,

nope, braids are the way to go, I've done a sort of french braid thingy the night before and slept in it so I don't have to think about it in the morning.  I have ridiculously fine hair so have to use a tiny rubber band to secure it as I find proper hair thingies just fall out.

I put mine in a ponytail at the right height for my helmet/hat.  I braid it really tight so that it won't fall out and then I run in a hat to keep the "flyaways" out of my face. 

Ponytail, and if it slides down a bit, oh well. Once my hair gets wet, it's a disaster anyway, since it's naturally curly- not corkscrew curls, but enough that when it dries on its own, it turns into a frizzy mess.

I just got my hair cut, though and now it's too short for all of it to go into a ponytail - so I will probably just rock a headband or a visor on the run.

swim cap

helmet

hat

No hair issues to worry about then.

I am in the same boat as you.  Very thick and curly, but not nice curls.  When my hair gets wet, it is a sight!  I am really torn now as I want to cut is shorter but am worried about not being able to pull it back. 

Always a problem!

I have a black stretchy headband thing from Lululemon (expensive yoga store) that is probably about 1 1/2 inches wide, and wore it the other night during my run. Worked well.

I put it in a ponytail that's the right height for my bike helmet.  I grab a hat in T2 and fix it while I am running and put the hat on. 

My hair isn't long enough to braid.  That seems to be the best way to have it stay where you want from what I've seen of other people.

I do a french braid, either one or pigtails, one of each side. 

My hair is curly as well and not the cute type, and very fine.  If I did not baid it, it would be unmanagable for the race.

This is what I do.
I start the race with a hair tie around my wrist so I'm not searching for it in T1.
Low ponytail for the bike.
Higher ponytail for the run.

I have the awesome combination of hair that is mid neck length and gets frizzy curly when it air drys.  I tie the top half back and look like a total nerd with no head gear so (as another lady said above): swim cap, helmet, visor.

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I have the awesome combination of hair that is mid neck length and gets frizzy curly when it air drys.  I tie the top half back and look like a total nerd with no head gear so (as another lady said above): swim cap, helmet, visor.

ETA: Now it's getting longer and I can have a short ponytail

*guy POV*

Ponytails are hawt....

I was also hoping to see some joke pics with 1980's style Jersey girl hair dont'... 

I prefer a Brazilian....

....Oops, wrong hairdo

And he would be correct...