im thinking abt growing a bit of a beard. how much time will it cost me in the swim?haha
Seals have whiskers and they can swim fast, right? Should be no problem then.
I hear John Cobb is testing a special face speedsuit which will save bearded athletes 0.1s over 40km on the bike 
haha. i thought beards were cool now anyway. only athletes u ever see with em are tennis players.
Nah, don’t do it. Sean Eadie has a beard looks bad with a helmet.
Yeah but it didnt stop him winning the world championship.
it’ll be a short clippered beard not a colonel sanders/jello biafra job like sean eady.
I’m not sure about beards, but it was a well known fact in the 1970’s that a properly trimmed 'stache decreased wind/water-resistance and led to faster times both in running and swimming:
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It’s abotu the engine, right? So, less time shaving = more time for training = faster races. That’s what I’ve been doing. Besides, a study of aerodynamics shows that a closely trimmed beard disturbs the airflow around the face in such a manner as to increase the overall stability of the rider/bike combination and decrease the airflow disruption behind the helmet.
Now mullets on the other hand are entirely different story.
Mullet MUllet MULLET MMMUUULLLLEEEETTTT
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You mean he won a world champoionship with a wooden leg???
Arrrrgh, where’s me parrot??? Arrrrgh.
I think that Mark Spitz said that the 'stache helped keep the water out of his mouth when swimming butterfly so it could actually increase your speed.