New Swim Duds
Found a new wetsuit for the upcoming Capital of Texas Triathlon on Memorial Day. As I said in yesterday's post the shoulders just didn't have enough room. From what I read yesterday online, this is a common problem for the single piece suits. I stopped by a second-hand sporting goods store and they had quite a few suits. I tried three on and ended up with an older version of the current
O'Neill Hammer Spring wetsuit. A very snug suit with some wear but my shoulders felt little resistance with repeated arm movements. I don't have the benefit of the full suit, but I think that'll be ok for the temperature I'll be swimming in this year (+67). And best of all it was only $29.00.
Iron Wil posted the Top Ten Things not to do in a Wetsuit, yesterday. I added this one to her list.
If it reads "S", it's a small
and if you're an "L" and get it on,
two or maybe three other individuals
will need to get you out of it.
No lie, I was about fifteen seconds away from the embarassing situation of having to ask the guys at the desk for some help. Didn't even see the "S" until after I had the suit off.
Also on my list of new gear are a pair of TYR Hydrovision Metalized goggles. I tried them at Barton Springs yesterday and they were very Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay. I wouldn't necessarily wear them in the pool as the TYR Socket Rockets work great, but for the head bobbing that happens during the triathlon, the Hydrovision does provide more visibillity.
Labels: Hydrovision, O'Neill, Socket Rocket, TYR, wetsuit
Barton Springs Morning
The steam coming off Barton Springs this morning.
I decided this morning to get another wetsuit. I was bummed as the one I have fit great, except in the shoulders. Another half inch added and it would've been neoprene nirvana. Without that extra half inch it felt like I was pushing a stretchy band so after a few thousand strokes, my arms were shot.
I swam the first 2,000 feet this morning with the wetsuit on and the second 2,000 with it off. Amazing difference. New wetsuit...no doubt about it.
Labels: Barton Springs, swimming, wetsuit
