Unfortunately I don’t look much like this model. I am more smiley, though.
Hurrah – the clocks have changed, the sun is shining, evening rowing is GO and summer is just around the corner! It’s early days, I know, but I’m excited about the season so I want to tell you already about a cool (in every sense) top that I lived in during last year’s fabulously warm summer season.
Sports clothing range Odlo kindly gave me one of their new Evolution X-Light range to try out – and I was seriously glad of it. Sprints on a muggy evening aren’t fun when you’re drenched in sweat, so their baselayer singlet rapidly became the only top I would wear for rowing on a hot day. All my usual favourites just felt heavy and sweaty in comparison.
The top is featherlight – a medium size weighs just 75g – and it wicks like a dream. Apparently it has silver ion technology to stop it getting whiffy, but I didn’t put that to the test as it was chucked in the washing machine after each outing. It washes really well and dries in record time.
If I’m being picky, I can’t say I love the salmon pink color – it’s a little more orangey than the picture would suggest – and the fit is a bit straight-up-and-down for my own physique – but those really are minor details as the fabric is so great.
Now all I need is for the temperatures to rise so I can start wearing it again.
Odlo singlet Evolution X-light, £30, from Odlo
