Tried my new wetsuit out at the Y. Water temp around 80. Works very well, but too
warm to do much of a workout. Question: What water temp would be the line for wetsuit
or no wetsuit? Is there a temp set by the event?
In most tri’s shoes are not required for the run. However shoes (like wetsuits) do provide safety and competitive advantage to those who wear them. And with the exception of the Barefoot Running Society, I doubt there are many folks who grouse about them shoed runners.
+1 @ Barebutt Swimming Society
shoes are more analogous to goggles than to wetsuits since
both shoes and goggles 1) are worn to a prevent physical harm
that cannot be mitigated by training and 2) are worn even though
they carry competitive disadvantages, such as time lost during
T1 and T2 to put on shoes, and a loss (?) of stream line in the
case of goggles. goggles also correct vision.
the weak link might be the non-textile swim cap, which is selected
and donned for heat retention and speed. there are other
inconsistencies. some mechanical alterations are ok, such as
shaving, while others are not, such as skin grafts to web toes
or fingers or bone lengthening or shortening.
maybe the division between amateur and professional athletes
is a good analogy. personally, i do not have much invested in
the putative issue, it's just fun to mull over controversies.
In most tri’s shoes are not required for the run. However shoes (like wetsuits) do provide safety and competitive advantage to those who wear them. And with the exception of the Barefoot Running Society, I doubt there are many folks who grouse about them shoed runners.
+1 @ Barebutt Swimming Society
shoes are more analogous to goggles than to wetsuits since
both shoes and goggles 1) are worn to a prevent physical harm
that cannot be mitigated by training and 2) are worn even though
they carry competitive disadvantages, such as time lost during
T1 and T2 to put on shoes, and a loss (?) of stream line in the
case of goggles. goggles also correct vision.
the weak link might be the non-textile swim cap, which is selected
and donned for heat retention and speed. there are other
inconsistencies. some mechanical alterations are ok, such as
shaving, while others are not, such as skin grafts to web toes
or fingers or bone lengthening or shortening.
maybe the division between amateur and professional athletes
is a good analogy. personally, i do not have much invested in
the putative issue, it's just fun to mull over controversies.
