Dgconner154 wrote:
ericlambi wrote:
Dgconner154 wrote:
some_devil wrote:
I'm in. Not sure what to do with the run / swim thing and the shoes as well. Any suggestions?
My plan is to swim in my shoes. I have an old pair of Inov-8 tri shoes that drain really well and I know I can wear them without socks. Not planning to use a wetsuit.
I am not racing it, logistics were too difficult for me with needing a helper. I have done SOS regular edition . . . experimented swimming in a pair of Nike Frees (which I used for the event) and quickly abandoned the idea. Most people stuff them down their shorts. I actually stuffed mine up my short legs. I have read that most of the best Swim-Run people do keep their shoes on though, so whatever works for you.
Was it just too awkward/difficult to swim with them on?
I'm in for SOS Cape Cod.
Coming up w/ a few of the regular SOS crowd for the inaugural event.
Since, due to the craptacular website that the regular SOS uses for registration, I didn't get into the original event for this year.
GRRRRR.
Anyway - the vast majority of SOS vets stuff their run shoes into their kit somehow, rather than swim with them on.
My go-to is the 1 down the front, 1 down the back. Some stuff them into legs of tri shorts.
Some down the front or back of a 1-piece trisuit.
YMMV.
My first SOS was in '07, and I tried doing the last swim w/ my shoes on (Nike Free's, btw), and it SUCKED.
That said - I have seen folks swim (right by me) with their shoes on, so practice doing both ways, and determine what works best for you.
Unless it's frigid, you wouldn't want to have to deal w/ a wetsuit.
If it's cold, one of those swim/run suits would probably be ideal.
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