I can tell you that getting a top over a wet body after the swim is not fun. Well, maybe for the spectators.

And while the speedos have fallen out of common use, there are still a few out there, so go with what you're comfortable with.

whats the distance? that might be your first concern. but i see it here and there and while its not common i think you can get away with it. i say go for it.

If you are ok with it then do it.

I couldn´t imagine running in a speedo or biking in one. I bet it would transform into a thong so easy that it scares me.

Totally. For FL 70.3 I did that and about 5 min into the bike I realized I had lost the gu out of my back pockets while trying to put it on in transition.

Who knows, if I like it I may get an actual tri speedo and just reside myself to being "that guy". I just think its funny. I will get a chuckle when I look at my race photos. I wonder if I could find a british flag speedo...

Dude,

If you can pull off the Faris look, go for it.

If your top is a tight tri top then wear that under your wetsuit, or if you are not wearing a wetsuit wear the top.
A tri top is meant to wear in the water.

We set our goals high over here!

I say rock the speedo! One of my best buddies sports the look in every race.
Although, word to the wise, if your inner thighs rub together when you run add alot of body glide to the equation. I wore a speedo in a half iron on a bet that my mean girlfriend challenged me with and holy lord... not one of my better races.
Remember you're supporting the Children's Tumor Foundation while wearing the top. Thats worth a couple of looks.

Hey, if you can pull off a Faris, then heck yeah, we chicks will dig it :D On the other side...there's a guy who, for whatever reason, runs in his speedo down one of the busiest streets in the area, and I find that quite humurous. If I looked like Natascha, then I would consider it...but I don't want my junk flying around out there...do you?

I just watched a race where a 45+ guy with all the chest hair in the world raced in a bright, bright, bright speedo. He wasn't out of shape, but he also wasn't the total image of an Olympic swimmer, runner, etc. People noticed him in his speedo, giggled, and then watched him finish 4th in the entire race.

Wear what you are comfortable in, it is your race.

For me, I generally do swim training in the speedo or square cut and race in a tri suit. I tried the tri short and top and while the shorts were great, putting on that top while wet was just a pain.

Jak sa mas!

Ahh, the old speedo days, still got one with the little pad waiting patiently in my drawer, begging to be put to use again. AAAAARGH, no, I can't do it! The last time it saw the sun was sometime in the early 90's at St. Anthony's in Tampa. Got the pics though, and no, I'm not posting them.

I probably shouldn't mention my 1980s era David Lee Roth looking spandex running tights. Had leopard strips... maybe more of a Duran Duran look. At the time I thought it was really cool.

Thank goodness YouTube didn't exist back then.