Training update 17th Dec

Well, last nights wetsuit test wasn't a great success. Once I got it on and started swimming it felt like a python was getting tighter and tighter around my chest and wind pipe, very worrying.
I tried to swim in short sets in a staedy fashion but before long the breathlessness returned. Surly the suit is to small I thought. All the movement was fine, I just struggled to breath, which is not what you want when taking on a 2.4 mile sea swim.
I got home and broke the news, carefully, to Joanne who to be fair was very understanding. To send it back wasn't really an option, not without being a bit devious. I decided to Google wetsuit breathing problems.
I was by no means alone with my concerns. many people on many forums had experienced the same problem. It turns out that the suit is probably the right size.
I just need to spend more time putting it on properly and getting all the right bits pulled up so they make a little slack around the chest area.
Another trick is to spend a little time in the suit before getting in the water so that your body adjusts to breathing in it. All in all, lots of good advice and I feel a bit more confident about it. The over riding message was " It takes time to get used to and adjust."
Great.