What do you wear?

[Kimmyt]

Thanks for the encouragement gals. I'm normally not a shy person, but as an almost-40-year-old woman who gets mistaken for a small boy too many times... it starts to get to you!
("Scuze me son, are you lost? Oh, uh... sorry about that ma'am.")

I have a swim scheduled for tomorrow morning and a brick workout on Sunday. I'll wear the suit for both and report back to ya'll!

Darling, I don't think ANYONE will mistake you for a small boy in that outfit!

[Tri Girl]

No kidding- you look fantastic! I think the first time you wear something like that in public you're bound to feel self conscious (I did, for sure!). Then you realize there are all sorts of sizes out there and that it truly doesn't matter what you look like. As a participant, I've never looked at other athletes and thought- "they really shouldn't be wearing that". I might feel like "I" shouldn't be wearing it, but never think that of others. Now, I admit I think "people shouldn't be wearing that in public" when I'm out among the general public (shame on me, I know)- but never at triathlons/running races because we're all fit (no matter size) and we're all out there doing it.
I think you look GREAT!!!! Very flattering to your figure- and you look very feminine!!! Now, go out there, rock that race, then come back here and tell us all about it! We'll be cheering you on virtually!

[Bluetree]

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

I tested out the suit this weekend in all three disciplines and really liked it. I purchased the XS, S and M so I could test the fit and return the ones that didn't work. I found the Small to work best. The Craft suit IS a bit longer in the torso than other brands I tried, which was a big plus. The fabric was stretchy, but not slick like bathing-suit lycra and very comfortable.

On Saturday, I overslept and rolled out of bed at 5:30am. Dressing in the dark, I neglected to closely check which of the three suits I pulled on. I mistakenly cut the tags off the Medium, put it on and drove to the gym for swimming. On my first lap I realized my mistake, when I kicked off and found the water pressure doing strange things to the top portion! Oops. Luckily, no one else was in the pool at the time so I was able to complete my 2 miles without incident. (More on that later)

This morning, I tried on the Small version (my correct size) and did a full brick workout. Of course, I did it in the gym because I am Wussy California Girl who cannot venture out in 48° weather without dressing like an eskimo. In the gym, I did a full hour on the spin bike, switched out my shoes and ran the full 5K on the treadmill. After a painfully slow mile of jelly legs, my stride finally came back and I finished the run in about 37 minutes. The suit was great. I was comfortable on the bike (although more than an hour would be tough on the girly bits) and the suit held me together on the run as well. It wicks away the sweat well and there were no "hot spots" I noticed. All in all, I was pretty happy with it.

My next question is... Does anyone want to buy a Craft suit in size medium, worn once?