First Triathlon - Women’s Tri Suit vs. Shorts & Top
Hi everyone!
As the title says, I’m planning on doing my first tri this summer (Olympic distance). I may end up trying a sprint sometime before the Olympic but we will see!
For background: I’m an ex-competitive swimmer, very amateur biker, and solidly OK runner. I don’t plan on wearing a wetsuit unless it’s mandatory, because I always feel like it’s restrictive while swimming, but I do already have one just in case.
So, my question is: what would you recommend I go with for wearing during my tris this summer?
Originally I was leaning towards shorts from Coeur, and the 2XU Aero Tri Crop (or their Core Tri Tank), but I’m a but concerned at how the top will fare during the swim if I don’t wear a wetsuit on top, as most of the reviews seem to be from people who wore it under a wetsuit.
My backup is the Core Trisuit from 2XU (the Coeur one is out of budget unfortunately), but I’m hesitant to buy a tri suit so early, especially if I enjoy tris and would like to go further distances next year, I’d likely want to buy another more higher quality trisuit. I also think I will like the less-padding aspect of Coeur trishorts & trisuits more.
Would appreciate any suggestions!! Thank you!