Race may be non-wetsuit legal, what do you do?
09-02-10, 05:32 AM
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Race may be non-wetsuit legal, what do you do?
So next weeks upcoming Nations Tri may be non-wetsuit legal because the water temp now is 85 degrees. So what do you do? I normally wear a tri-top and tri-shorts under my wetsuit, should I maybe swim in both? Or try and put the tri-top on in transition (which will probably be a pain in the ass because its tight and hard to put on when I am dry, let alone soaked)! Anyone?
09-02-10, 08:29 AM
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That's what trisuits, tri tops, and tri shorts are designed for, so yes you should swim in both. Number one rule of transition is never try to pull anything on over a wet body, no exceptions.
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Wear your tri clothing and have fun. You may want to check and see if speedsuits are legal for that race.
09-02-10, 11:04 AM
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May I make the note that they are trying to illegalize speedsuits in all triathlons, so even if they are legal for this one, I would not recommend spending the money on one.
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To the OP- at 85 degrees you would not want to be in a wetsuit as it will be hot enough to sizzle your unit off.
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Thanks for the tips all, I figured I could just wear my tri-top but I wasn't sure if it would end up a hindrance. Definitely not gonna go the speed suit route, as every race I've done in the past 3 years has been wetsuit legal except this one, no worth the money for theoretically one race. I'm slow anyway hehehe.
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I just wear what I'm normally planning on wearing under the suit, even if it adds a little drag, it'll more than make up for it. Just head to a tri and watch how slow people are when they try to pull tight clothing over wet skin, it's pretty entertaining.
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My first year of doing Tri's I wore a running jersey that I would put on as I was getting on the bike. It was one of the dumbest things I've ever done.
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