87 days until IM Louisville....tick, tick, tick! Foot has been bum for several months now. It is some sort of metatarsalalgia caused by one of the bones being too long. After two months of nearly not running, I relented and got the cortisone shot. No gory details, just the fact that it friggin HURT!
So, back to IM Louisville. Always hot and wetsuits have never been legal there because it is always above the 78 degree marker. My husband said it was crazy to swim in just tri gear, and he is right. There is too much advantage to be gained with a speed suit.
The Velocity 0.02 is not a neoprene wetsuit, but a slick, non-permeable, extremely durable suit comprised of the fastest material and coating available on the market. The NANO-SCS coating, with a drag coefficient of 0.02 (the lowest available), is used continuously throughout the speedsuit. The Velocity 0.02 has a seamless front, contains no Lycra and is meant to fit snugly - especially at the chest, waist and hips - over tri gear. It is supposed to take about five minutes to put on and requires assistance zipping up. However, it (theoretically) will take less than five seconds to peel off with the easy exit flip-up zipper. I'd been looking at it and a suit made by Speedo. This one tended to be a bit more affordable. Plus, my full suit (that I love) is also Xterra.
Xterra is always running some sort of promotion. They had a deal on the speedsuits last May, so we bought the Velocity 0.02. Went off their size chart, which was to say I needed a large. After trying it on, I feel as though I've completed an Ironman just getting into the thing. For real. I've always been big in the shoulders. It nearly leaves my breasts hanging out in the front. It will be interesting to see if it loosens up in the water. Will have to wait for an open water swim for that. They tend to fall apart in chlorine.
So, back to IM Louisville. Always hot and wetsuits have never been legal there because it is always above the 78 degree marker. My husband said it was crazy to swim in just tri gear, and he is right. There is too much advantage to be gained with a speed suit.
The Velocity 0.02 is not a neoprene wetsuit, but a slick, non-permeable, extremely durable suit comprised of the fastest material and coating available on the market. The NANO-SCS coating, with a drag coefficient of 0.02 (the lowest available), is used continuously throughout the speedsuit. The Velocity 0.02 has a seamless front, contains no Lycra and is meant to fit snugly - especially at the chest, waist and hips - over tri gear. It is supposed to take about five minutes to put on and requires assistance zipping up. However, it (theoretically) will take less than five seconds to peel off with the easy exit flip-up zipper. I'd been looking at it and a suit made by Speedo. This one tended to be a bit more affordable. Plus, my full suit (that I love) is also Xterra.
Xterra is always running some sort of promotion. They had a deal on the speedsuits last May, so we bought the Velocity 0.02. Went off their size chart, which was to say I needed a large. After trying it on, I feel as though I've completed an Ironman just getting into the thing. For real. I've always been big in the shoulders. It nearly leaves my breasts hanging out in the front. It will be interesting to see if it loosens up in the water. Will have to wait for an open water swim for that. They tend to fall apart in chlorine.
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