Ironman Texas (Page 75)

It is not as much about the price as whether it will make any difference for me personally.  I am trying to either convince myself that it will make the non-wetsuit swim better.  Obviously "better" is hard to define in this case, but I guess I am looking for feedback from folks that have one on what it does for them.

I opted against the speedsuit because I would think the time spent taking it off in T1 would negate the time it saved on the swim.  Remember the time saved on the swim wearing a speedsuit isn't like the time you save wearing a wetsuit.  A wetsuit can save you several minutes, it's very easy to remove and you're probably already wearing your bike-ready clothes underneath it.  A speedsuit might save you a minute.  That could mean something if you're vying for a Kona slot and that's assuming you can change out of it in less time than it saved on the swim.

Do you think you can take off the speedsuit and put on another top in less than a minute while wet?

De Soto does make a speedsuit that can be worn the entire race but the chamois pad is just like regular tri shorts so I wouldn't bike 112 miles in it.

Those who purchased a Torque and tested out are averaging about 5 seconds per hundred. The other bump actually comes in transition (that's why I bought mine) as you can wear your outfit underneath and save a bunch of time in T1. In IMCOZ I think my T1 time was 2 minutes thanks to the torque. You're still right though, even a 3-4 minute bump is the concern of those trying to PR or get a slot. 3-4 minutes for those looking to finish isn't worth the money.

mman - 2011-05-06 12:30 PM

dodgersmom - 2011-05-06 11:18 AM

Does anyone besides me know that the are grossly undertrained? I've been battling a foot injury since February, so running volume is very low. I've gotten long rides in, but still not enough total mileage. And I swim slowly. The run will have a lot of walking for me. If I am sub 15 hours, I'll be glad.

Same boat as you. Very little running due to achilles injury. Maybe see you on the walk???

Im going to freeze if this ends up being no-wetsuit.

That's a joke right? I'm most looking forward to the sans-wetsuit swim. I'm more comfortable without one anyways.

Just be glad you're not doing IMSG tomorrow - now that's a cold swim, wetsuit or not.

I called them 2 weeks ago to confirm and the sales lady told me they had a few more rooms"open up".  She asked if I would let people know, but they would not ne getting the rate I have.  I know hotels jack up proces on demand weekends, but it is unsettleing they are bumping people to jack the prices up.

Unfortunately not a joke. All of the lap swim times at my pool follow the arthritic class, and the Y caters to them. If the temp is below 85, they cancel the class. The pool is always above 85 and no ventilation.

Basically, I am used to swimming in a hot tub that is in a sauna.

Temp this morning for CB&I Tri in Lake Woodlands was 77.9.

<------raises hand;  I really wanted to not be a clyde for the race, but I would need to starve myself. I have been under 200 after some huge weekends, but end of the week I was back to 205ish.  Your perfect race weight is the weight you are at your best race (I think that is how Matt Fitzgerald put it). 

Ok, so most of you will still be in town Sunday afternoon. Come help out a good cause and great fellowship with other triathletes & BTers!

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=251260&posts=1#M3487350

We should try to get a bunch of people to buy bags of ice to throw over the bridge on friday night.

That should drop the water temp a little.

I'm not as fast as TJ but I tested out the suit this past Thursday in the pool and I noticed the same improvement ~2-3s/100.

Ironman St George hit 91 degrees for almost 2 hours with 10% humidity. Drop out rate was 18%.

I know there are some nice climbs and it looks like the wind showed up later in the day in IMSG, but the heat/humidity will be worse for us before the swim is over. I hope everyone is prepared. Including myself!

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KDXZ/2011/5/7/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&MR=1

TJ - for us MOPer's is there a more affordable atlernative srtictly to wear over our tri outfit to make T1 easier?  Maybe your store carries something that many would be willing to spend about 1/2 the trorque cost?  Thanks!