Here's my conundrum. I like wearing a wetsuit on the swim because it makes me faster. But I run VERY warm, and in addition to adding sighting to my normal stroke pattern, every 20 strokes or so I also have to forfeit a stroke to use one of my arms to open the neck of my wetsuit to flush in some new cool water so I don't feel super warm and uncomfortable.
This might be expected to occur in borderline water temperatures, like this year's 70.3 Santa Rosa which was nearly a no-wetsuit swim, but I experience it even in "normal" wetsuit water temperatures, including at 70.3 Oceanside (which was like 63F / 17C).
What do I do? Just suck it up and flush the suit like I've been doing? Switch to a swimskin? Switch to a sleeveless wetsuit?
For some more context, I currently wear the Roka Maverick, but this was an issue with my old Blueseventy suit as well. I'm ~6'1" (184cm) and ~170lb (77kg), so while I could lose a little weight, it's not like I'm carrying tons of extra insulation.
Thanks in advance for the help and advice.
This might be expected to occur in borderline water temperatures, like this year's 70.3 Santa Rosa which was nearly a no-wetsuit swim, but I experience it even in "normal" wetsuit water temperatures, including at 70.3 Oceanside (which was like 63F / 17C).
What do I do? Just suck it up and flush the suit like I've been doing? Switch to a swimskin? Switch to a sleeveless wetsuit?
For some more context, I currently wear the Roka Maverick, but this was an issue with my old Blueseventy suit as well. I'm ~6'1" (184cm) and ~170lb (77kg), so while I could lose a little weight, it's not like I'm carrying tons of extra insulation.
Thanks in advance for the help and advice.