Hi Everyone! I'm a 45 year old female who has just signed up for her first ever triathlon taking place this summer. I've been reading so much that my eyeballs hurt and I figured it would be easier to just post my questions straight up.
I signed up for 2 triathlons that will take place during the summer. One is a lake swim and the other is an ocean swim (New Jersey). Both don't require (but one will allow) wetsuits because the water is always too warm. After much research, I purchased a Desoto Liftfoil swim skin/tri suit. Desoto's website says it can be worn as both a swim skin and tri-suit. I received it yesterday and tried it on. Holy Hannah, it's tight! My question is how do you wear this thing? Am I supposed to wear something underneath it or am I supposed to wear this for the swim, bike, run and nothing else. I can't imagine being able to fit anything underneath this suit. I purchased a size small, but now I ordered a medium so that I can compare the sizing difference and I'll return one of the two. The zipper is far apart on the back and I was unable to zip it up myself however, I was able to unzip it myself.
Any advice you can provide to me, would be so greatly appreciated. I feel as if I've entered this confusing world of triathlons and as a control freak, I need to have myself as prepared as possible early on. Running is my strong point, swimming is not. I am practicing the swimming 3 times a week, so hopefully I'll be more confident by summer. Thank you in advance for you time and help!
I signed up for 2 triathlons that will take place during the summer. One is a lake swim and the other is an ocean swim (New Jersey). Both don't require (but one will allow) wetsuits because the water is always too warm. After much research, I purchased a Desoto Liftfoil swim skin/tri suit. Desoto's website says it can be worn as both a swim skin and tri-suit. I received it yesterday and tried it on. Holy Hannah, it's tight! My question is how do you wear this thing? Am I supposed to wear something underneath it or am I supposed to wear this for the swim, bike, run and nothing else. I can't imagine being able to fit anything underneath this suit. I purchased a size small, but now I ordered a medium so that I can compare the sizing difference and I'll return one of the two. The zipper is far apart on the back and I was unable to zip it up myself however, I was able to unzip it myself.
Any advice you can provide to me, would be so greatly appreciated. I feel as if I've entered this confusing world of triathlons and as a control freak, I need to have myself as prepared as possible early on. Running is my strong point, swimming is not. I am practicing the swimming 3 times a week, so hopefully I'll be more confident by summer. Thank you in advance for you time and help!