I Know People Have Done Entire Races In Wetsuits

Skibum232 · July 31, 2009, 1:09am

We were doing a swim workout over the weekend and one of our usual lane mates brought out his new Xterra to break in for Austin and later Kona cause the lucky jerk reaffirmed all our faith in lottery system earlier this year.

Well after we were joking around as he was taking it off and he remarked that it gets hot enough in that suit that there is no way he’d ever forget to take it off.

My buddy Deuce was quick to say that he has seen photos of people finishing the run in wetsuits and a huge ‘discussion’ came about if it was true or BS and of course if there was evidence. Essentially ‘I heard that this one guy finished in a wetsuit’ wouldn’t cut it.

I personally know I’ve seen photos of a lady wearing a wetsuit but don’t know when/where I saw them. Does anyone know who the heck that was. We already won the cheat discussion thanks to our old friend f**man, BUT wetsuit woman is who we are fighting about now.

Can a guy get some help from the ST Historians on this one?

mohole15 · July 31, 2009, 1:40am

Never seen it happen, but if it did, wouldn’t be surprised to see the purple menace’s logo on the suit.

Jason

xraycharlie · July 31, 2009, 1:51am

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=1912058;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;

Post #17.

xraycharlie · July 31, 2009, 1:55am

Also found this when I was searching:

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=1343818;search_string=bike%20in%20wetsuit%20%24800;#1343818
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olddude · July 31, 2009, 2:15am

I wasn’t there but I was told in the early or mid 90’s there was a tri
north of Houston at Lake Conroe(early season). Was cold and hailed
so most people with wetsuits rode and ran in them

Former_User · July 31, 2009, 2:28am

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/…_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;

Post #17.
Holy shit! can you imagine the time saved at T1?

P2SLowry · July 31, 2009, 2:41am

…brought out his new Xterra to break in for Austin and later Kona…
A little off of your topic but unless I’m mistaken, Kona is a non-wetsuit race. I even looked up Longhorn and it is iffy.

mistressk · July 31, 2009, 2:59am

http://citycoach.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/all-dressed-in.html

the lady in the “wetsuit” commented (last one on page) that it was actually some kind of trisuit. no help there.

cheers!

-mistress k

pennib · July 31, 2009, 3:15am

Never seen it happen, but if it did, wouldn’t be surprised to see the purple menace’s logo on the suit.

Jason
too funny! But you know you’re right!

byates1 · July 31, 2009, 2:12pm

i was thinking on the bike the other day that riding in the dead of winter in one might work,

but then, i really have no interest in riding outside in the dead of winter, surfing snow takes precedence.

merlin2375 · July 31, 2009, 2:24pm

wow.

baxnelly · July 31, 2009, 2:51pm

http://citycoach.typepad.com/weblog/2008/07/all-dressed-in.html

the lady in the “wetsuit” commented (last one on page) that it was actually some kind of trisuit. no help there.

cheers!

-mistress k
Yeah right…and I suppose this guy is intentionally wearing his helmet like this too because of improved aerodynamics.

xraycharlie · July 31, 2009, 2:59pm

That guy is actually an entomologist researching bike/bug collisions. After he matches and records the speed of whatever insect he meets, he does a quick acceleration/uptilt of his head to collect the specimen.