T1 Question (for guys)

Swim with it on.  I was thinking of doing that at Timberman, not using a wetsuit and just swimming in my one piece tri suit.

I think I can speak here since I have some pretty fast T1 and T2 times.

I wear a two piece tri suit like the one in my avatar. I wear it the whole time.... that is what they are designed for, when I come out of the water, I run to the bike put on helmet, glasses and run with my bike to the mat, hop on peddal with my feet on the shoes and when I get up to a good speed (around 15) I slip my feet in my shoes, strap them down and off I go.

Your tri top is supposed to be worn for all 3 parts of the race.

I like to race with a one piece suit and it works very well. But I'll use a 2 piece suit for Timberman and I am going to swim with the top on.

<<<< Look at my avatar - that's how I swim, bike and run

You should see the looks he gets when he exits the water and he's towing the bike behind him!

Z-dog - 2006-08-09 1:09 AM I was wondering about this. Time to hit the pool in all my clothes My Zoot shirt has a tight mesh back and some small pockets in the back. Do you think these will cause drag in the H20 ?

The one I have causes some drag, Desoto. I will usually fold the top down into my shorts and pull it up later in the race (looks like a singlet but a lot tighter). I usually pull it up when starting the run....on the bike I just leave it down and go without a shirt.

Just swim with it on.  If it's a true Tri-specific top the pockets will only give you minimal drag.  I wear the QR fast top for races and, if for some reason wetsuits are not allowed (i.e. warm water conditions) I find it doesn't slow me down much.  The time wasted trying to put a shirt on in T1 has a higher impact on your time than a little drag in the water.