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I might have a friend pop in with some better advice for you, but as far as I know, women do the races the same as men by wearing a tri-suit under the wet suit, and not a bathing suit. 

When you get out of the water you'll start stripping off the wetsuit down to your waist as you run out of the lake and up the hill to the bike.  When you get to the bike, then pull it off your legs, put on your socks and shoes and get moving! 

Hey....I was asked to stop by and give my two cents on what to wear during a tri with a wetsuit.  I've only worn a wetsuit once (although just got one so will wear one to all of them this season!).  I wore a one piece trisuit underneath and then, as Willie says, took off the wetsuit and wore the trisuit for the rest of the race.  It was a cold day so I put a long-sleeved tech shirt over it for the bike and run, although if it were warm I would just wear the trisuit (with a sport bra underneath it)--read any thread about bras and you will see I recommend the Goddess Bra for its quick drying properties, and its adjustability.  Anyway, I hope that helps.  If you want any more info feel free to PM me or post in my inspires or whatever!  And good luck!!

--Leslie

Mark,

I was just looking at the Training Center software that comes with the 305, and on that you can have multiple users.  Although the watch just has data that looks like it's for one person, before you go to upload, you simply switch user names in the software, then it will upload to that person's data & history.  I hardly ever go back to look at the history on the watch, I always look at the uploads on the PC, so this is much more valuable anyway.

Squishy - You'll keep getting better as time goes on and you keep training.  Even the most basic training plan for a Sprint has a max swim workout of 1600 yds, and the more advanced go up to 2200 or 3300 yards for a Sprint.  The reason is so that an 800 or 1000 yard swim doesn't drain you during the race and you're ready to go for the bike.

I looked at it that I wanted to come out of the water feeling that I put in a good effort, so I'd be a little out of breath, but not so much that I was ready to puke!  On the other hand, I also didn't want to come out feeling like it was a breeze because that would tell me I didn't try hard enough.

By race time, you want to feel that the distance is not an issue, and the only variable will be your effort for your speed.  As you continue the training, before long you'll shrug off an 800 yard swim as just another piece of your workout!

I'm finally getting back into a routine again.  Swam twice last week and once on the trainer.  Yesterday I rode the trainer for 30 mins, and this morning swam 1600 yds.

Other than a couple of annoying little injuries that slowed me down, I've found it much harder to do indoor training this year.  Last year I enjoyed it, but then after spending much of the year outside, I've found it hard to go back in this year for the bike and treadmill.  So I just keep saying to myself - It's a long season....

Squishy - That's cool about the bikefitter's recommendations.  I tell you, a bike fitter who knows what he's talking about is worth his weight in gold.

Good luck getting back into training.  Don't try to make up for lost ground all at once, just ramp it back up at a pace and volume that's comfortable.