Wetsuit has arrived....

[rocknrollgirl]

OK...so my Xterra vortex arrived today. The DH purchased it for me on ebay, got a great deal. So....

As advised, I was mentally prepared for tight, and I knew to wear little gloves while putting it on, to avoid finger pokes.

So after dinner, and a small medicinal amount of red wine, I went upstairs, put on my tri shorts and started to "slip" it on. I got it up to about my knees, desperately trying not to tug, completely paranoid that I am going to tear it.

Ugg...pull...swear...what the heck...Ok..it is supposed to be tight, tight is good, don't want to bob like an apple...Ok..stuck at hips...Uggg...pull....don't pull to hard....squirm...uggg...need...more...wine....

OK, it is up to my waist...alley ooooppp....arms in...Can't breathe, can't breathe....don't panic, tight is good....tight is good...need...more...wine...

Trot downstairs to get inspected. I feel a little bit like Randy from the Christmas Story...can't put my arms down....

But I do look like a super hero, and it does seem to fit, but holy cow is it tight. It came off a lot easier than it went on.

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!

pictures will follow this weekend as promised.

[Bluetree]

Congrats RnR!
we'll have to start a new thread... "Show Us Your Wetsuits!"

P.S. Now you know why the swim leg comes first... can you imagine what the transition area would look like if the swim leg was last?!

[rocknrollgirl]

ROTHLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!


HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what a visual!

[Wahine]

I'm pretty certain that putting on your wetsuit counts as your warm-up. Maybe a workout. Heck, maybe it should be considered a separate discipline and the sport should be called Quandrathlon.

Congrats on the supersuit, you'll feel sooooooo fast.

[Tri Girl]

Congrats on your westuit!!! Sounds like you had the triathlete's pre-swim workout trying to get it on! I always feel like a superhero in mine- just call me Neoprene Queen... Glad you got it, that it fits, and that you like it!

Wahine- couldn't agree with you more!!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Man, doesn't a wetsuit that tight cut off your circulation or something?

I shoehorned into one ONCE. DH had to literally hold the suit up while I jumped up and down to work my flab into it. Not fun. (pre-bike days)