I am currently trying to be a triathlete. I have a competitive swimming background. Using my wetsuit is really bugging me. My stroke feels funny and the fit isn't good sometimes allows too much water in or so I think. I am aware of the advantages triathletes list for using a wetsuit. For a 1/2 mile swim would a "swimmer" still use a wetsuit? I guess I am just looking for support to not use the wetsuit. Thanks
Thank you. Wow, its hard for me to swallow that wearing that "big diaper" could save 30".
You're welcome! If you average 24 mph on the bike, it would take 30 minutes to do the bike. Add your time for a 3 mile run, say 20 minutes, and you've got 50 minutes of biking and running. Thirty seconds is nothing. Fresh legs on that bike are everything.
Whether you wear a wetsuit or not, save the legs!! Swimmers are bad about kicking too much and wasting their legs. Be smart on the swim and it will serve as a great warm-up for the bike and the run. Non-swimmers will be fatigued after the swim and it will cost them on the bike and run.
Honestly, I never wore a wetsuit if the water temp was over 74. If your body does not handle cold water well, definitely wear one if the temp is under 74. Absolutely if it is under 70, unless you are Lynn Cox or a Navy Seal.
When is your triathlon? What are the distances?
Thank you. Wow, its hard for me to swallow that wearing that "big diaper" could save 30".
You're welcome! If you average 24 mph on the bike, it would take 30 minutes to do the bike. Add your time for a 3 mile run, say 20 minutes, and you've got 50 minutes of biking and running. Thirty seconds is nothing. Fresh legs on that bike are everything.
Whether you wear a wetsuit or not, save the legs!! Swimmers are bad about kicking too much and wasting their legs. Be smart on the swim and it will serve as a great warm-up for the bike and the run. Non-swimmers will be fatigued after the swim and it will cost them on the bike and run.
Honestly, I never wore a wetsuit if the water temp was over 74. If your body does not handle cold water well, definitely wear one if the temp is under 74. Absolutely if it is under 70, unless you are Lynn Cox or a Navy Seal.
When is your triathlon? What are the distances?
