I took my "new" Blue Seventy Helix wetsuit for a its inaugural dip in Lake Spivey the other day. I haven't been swimming with a wetsuit for at least a month so I thought I'd better give it a try before the water temperature gets too high. I came close to my Ironman 100m pace goal on the 1.17 mile swim to the dam averaging 2:00 per 100m. The 1.07 mile return trip was a bit slower at 2:15 per 100m. It's difficult to gauge how much my new wetsuit helped, if at all. My old suit is broken in and I could definitely notice some distinct differences between the two suits. The upper portion of the Helix, and especially the sleeves, is very thin. Like a thick, sticky Under-Armor shirt. I felt more restricted in the new-er suit and it took forever to get the sleeves situated properly. Once they were on though, it felt fine.
Susan followed me in the kayak with a noodle (the blue float) and some Gatorade juiced-up with Perpetuem.
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| Taking a break before my return swim |
I took a few pictures of the
inside of my wetsuit which better illustrate the different panels that make up the construction of the Helix.
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| The front of the wetsuit with the various panels in orange and black |
The Helix has a top to bottom to close zipper, opposite from my Reaction wetsuit.
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| The back of the wetsuit with the backwards zipper, key holder, and name plate area |
The sleeves are constructed of orange and black panels. The black panels on the sleeves are very thin which makes them very flexible.
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| The sleeves with panels of varied thicknesses |
Thanks for reading.
