They have a program where you can rent a suit for $50 I believe ( I think they still do this, I did this a few years ago) and you get it for a week. You can then use it as credit to buy a new suit with the the store. I think they also have nights (Tue nights?) where you can rent one for $5 for the hour... . not sure if they still do that.
I bought a long sleeved Blue Seventy suit. http://blueseventy.com/
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| Sam wearing my Blue Seventy |
I then bought a sleeveless XTerra through their promotions- they also have sales. That was good to me for a few years. http://www.xterraplanet.com/
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| Coming out of the water Racine 70.3 in 2010- sleeveless suit |
This year for Triple T I had heard horror stories of how cold the water was going to be so last minute decided I needed a long sleeved one again (and it was cold, first day 55degree water, it was only a 250m swim and some went without wetsuits- I did not- I went for my new long sleeved). I went with the Orca 3.8 I decided based on what was on clearance on TriSports http://www.trisports.com/ and basically what was available in my size (ok fine, I also love whales, so the name Orca kinda convinced me a bit too) The size seems to be right, but really really tough to put on. Super tight around the legs, and hard to yank up all the way in the crotch area. It really turns into a tug of war (I ripped it once already- but repaired it with suit repair). Not to mention the battle with a broken finger to put the damn thing on. The buoyancy is nice, and I don't feel super constricted and can move my arms pretty well through the water. Hopefully it was worth the purchase! http://www.orca.com/category/3-8/
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| Coming out of the water Day #1 of American Triple T- yeah, pretty sure I was the last one out of the water (but not the last one on the course!) |
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