Rainy Triathlon
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vanjames posted 1 year ago.
Are you not wearing your trisuit/shirt/shorts under your wetsuit?Maybe have a jacket at T1 (thinking the clear plastic kind with the velcro closure). You could wear leg/knee warmers under you wetsuit as well.
I typically don't change/add anything for rainy triathlons and have done one in torrential rains. I wouldn't be adding anything to your legs. Unless it is very cold you should warm up naturally.
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fitnessman03 posted 1 year ago.
Are leg warmers adequate for water use? And is it a hassle to take off the wetsuit without pulling the leg warmers off?
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vanjames posted 1 year ago.
If they are under a wetsuit you should be fine. On their own they will casue drag. Put your tri short/suit bottoms over the top of the leg/knee warmer before putting on your wetsuit so when you strip it off you won't pull it down.
It must be pretty cold to be considering that stuff.
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fitnessman03 posted 1 year ago.
Well honestly, this is California, so we are wimps when it is some what cold. But there is a 75% chance of rain and the weather will be in the high 50's, low 60's. Maybe some wind as well.
You think I will be fine with just my tri suit and some leg warmers?
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brittda posted 1 year ago.
well I PERSONALLY would wear shorts in 50's but thats just me--
I would think wearing them (leg warmers) under your wetsuit would work just fine however if you think you will need them.
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jmruns430 posted 1 year ago.
I would bring some plastic garbage bags to transition to keep your running shoes (and socks) and anything else you want dry (clothes for afterwards), dry.
What race are you doing? How long is it? If it's a sprint then cold and wet may not be that big of a deal, if its HIM, then you may want a lightweight wind/rain jacket to bike in. I wouldn't wear tights with that warm, but leg warmers may be appropriate.
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JamieM posted 1 year ago.
Personally I'd go with shorts and have a jacket or long sleeve jersey to put on in transition. I find that my legs are fine on the bike, it's my upper body that gets cold because it's not working as hard.
And I don't think I'd want to bike in wet leg warmers, I would think they would slide down.
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Riverbrady posted 1 year ago.
Although keep in mind that leg warmers under a wetsuit will be soaking wet when you pull that wetsuit off.
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Ironmom posted 1 year ago.
I would not use leg warmers unless it was going to be much colder. For one thing, once your legs warm up they might be too hot, and for another thing they will probably slide down if wet.
I've done up to a HIM in 42 degrees and raining. I wore my tri-suit and zipped a thin waterproof tight (non-flappy) jacket over it in T1. Everything was fine except my feet got frozen. If I was going to do that distance again in those conditions, I would consider putting booties on my feet. I had lots of problems in the run because of my feet not thawing out (they were numb) and pain afterwards from running on them like that.
If it is just cold and not raining, I'd go with arm warmers and my tri suit, which is what I did at IMFL last year (I think it was 41 degrees at the start of the bike).
If it was shorter than HIM at the temperatures you're talking about, I'd just go in my tri suit.
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watrbg2 posted 1 year ago.
At IM WI last year (55 and rain all day) I would have given anything for a thin, waterproof jacket. I did put on a long sleeve bike jersey in T1 but it wasn't long before it was wet and I was cold.
As Ironmom said booties would have been nice to help prevent the frozen feet and problems on the run.
I find that if I can keep my core and feet warm and dry, my arms, legs and hands are fine.
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Got a question about equipment and apparel in case of a rainy triathlon.
What is the best to use during an event, i.e. fast for transitions. Right now I have my Tri suit, but I was thinking of a pullover of some sort. I think an underarmour would take too long to put on after the swim, but if you guys know of anything better, please let me know.
Also, is there a brand or type of tights that you recommend I could use as well.
Any input would be much appreciated!
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