Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread (Page 19)

borsenik9 - 2009-11-04 9:05 PM ....just hoping that if we do swim friday morning that i can get the wetsuit dried before saturday morning
ben

Ben, my thoughts, and they are just mine, is that your wetsuit should be wet Saturday morning.   The theory on a wetsuit is to let water in and trap it next to your body so that your body warms the thin layer of water up and holds the warm water next to your skin to keep you warm as opposed to the current continually flowing new cold water over your skin.  That is the difference in a "wetsuit" and a "drysuit" which is designed to keep the water out.

I keep my wetsuit wet the night before and try to keep it warm.  You want it wet.  YOu just want it wet with warm water.  Otherwise, your body has to warm up the water that goes into the suit when you get in th river.

Sometimes when scuba diving in cold water I have taken warm water in a thermos  jug and poured it into the suit just before getting in the cold water.

I am in for the friday mroning swim.  Can someone post the details again on where exactly we are meeting.  Address?  Thanks!!

I think I found the address.  Is this it?

Blockade Runner  275 Waynick Blvd,  Wrightsville Beach.

I'll be at the practice swim in the morning along with JungleJenn, David_Tris, and CincyTodd.  :-)

My wife and I will be there for the swim.  She isn't racing, but was going to do the swim for fun.  Maybe we can take her SUV to the finish before the swim.

See you guys there.  I'll be the guy in a wetsuit, swim cap, and goggles. 

Sooo how was the swim. I would have come this but I would not have made it to work on time. How did the water feel

Good seeing everyone at the swim this morning.  :-)  Air and water were cold.  I'm using a sleeveless wetsuit and warmed up after swimming about 5 minutes or so.  Cold when getting out of the water.  Feet were numb walking to the car.  I will take time to do a full clothing change and start the bike as dry as possible.