Getting the wetsuit off over the timing chip thingy...
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Just make sure the chip and strap are under the wetsuit at the ankle... Some folks try to put it on OVER the suit, so when they pull off the suit, the strap goes flying and is nowhere to be found!
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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.
Ditto,
Put on your wetsuit then rollup the leg a little and then strap on your chip, then roll the leg back down over it.
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jhudalla posted 1 year ago.
Dang, now that's an idea... I usually just put it on as comfy-tight as possible around my ankle with the added security of a safety pin so I can wrench on the wetsuit without worry.
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Socket posted 1 year ago.
+1 for under. Saw a few people this Sunday struggling with the chip. My fiance noticed at my first race that it might get stuck taking off the wetsuit so I should put the chip on under it. Amazing how the simple things seem to evade us sometimes :-)
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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.
Socket wrote:
+1 for under. Saw a few people this Sunday struggling with the chip. My fiance noticed at my first race that it might get stuck taking off the wetsuit so I should put the chip on under it. Amazing how the simple things seem to evade us sometimes :-)
Are ya saying I'm simple or evasive? ;-D
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miner06 posted 1 year ago.
How did the race go? Any luck with the wetsuit and the timing chip?
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Socket posted 1 year ago.
beads1985 wrote:
Are ya saying I'm simple or evasive? ;-D
Evasive? Never ;-)
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dollfin04 posted 1 year ago.
Socket wrote:
+1 for under. Saw a few people this Sunday struggling with the chip. My fiance noticed at my first race that it might get stuck taking off the wetsuit so I should put the chip on under it. Amazing how the simple things seem to evade us sometimes :-)
haha....I had the same problem the first time I used my wetsuit. My hubby calls them my blond streaks. :) But thanks to you guys I remembered to put it on underneath the wetsuit this time around. :)
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grlawguy posted 1 year ago.
Race went well. Thanks for asking! I followed everyones' advice and put the wetsuit over the chippy thing and worked like a charm. I also applied liberal amounts of body glide to the ankles and the suit came off without any hitches. For my first OLY and 2nd ever OWS with a wetsuit, my T1 time was a respectable (I think) 1:30. I had a good relaxed swim, good T1, good bike, good T2, and then bonked on the run. Nevertheless, met my three main goals: (1) finish; (2) finish in under 3 hrs (2:59:25); and (3) have a good swim and finish under :30 min (28:00). And, now I know I need to work on my race nutrition and, of course, run more. On to my next OLY!
Thanks again for the helpful advice!
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iamtb13 posted 1 year ago.
1:30 is a very good T1 time in a wetsuit! Nice work!! You can check that box off.
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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.
Good Job!! Glad things you learned worked out for you.
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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.
trigirltina2 wrote:
Great times.. Practice makes perfet!
Or it gets you to Carnegie Hall ;-)
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So, I bought a wetsuit for my first OLY which is this Sat. (6/21). I have practiced getting the wetsuit on and off (and on and off and so on and so on). Hardest part: getting the wetsuit off at the ankles. Bought the body glide --works great. But then I remembered the timing chip and strap. I know its not the big, but will it cause any problems in removing the wetsuit? Any thoughts/tips? Or is this a nonissue? Thanks.