I recently travelled to Under Armour’s Baltimore HQ and got a tour of the company’s Lighthouse product innovation lab. We got to see some interesting new gear that included leggings that moisturise the skin and a fabric that never gets warm but it was the Under Armour Breeze T – a running shirt that the company claimed could dry after a serious workout in just six minutes – that really stood out. As you’ll know sweat-wicking claims are ten-a-penny in sports gear so when I got one of the shirts I immediately put that claim to the test. Hit play to see if it really worked or turned out to be a damp squib.
Under Armour Breeze T tested
How does the Breeze T quick-drying tech work?
Under Armour partnered with water proofing experts Gore-tex to create the Breeze T using a new fabric innovation that mixes 90 per cent Polyester with 10% EPTFE (that’s expanded polytetrafluoroethylene but you knew that right?).
It’s a material with next-level wicking and fast drying properties and in the Breeze T, what you get is an incredibly soft and superbly light layer that’s one of the most comfortable I’ve ever worn. If a little more see-through than I’d normally look for. As a result, I think it’s well suited to being a base layer option, particularly for ultras where you might sit still at an aid station for 15 mins and it’s important not to get the wet-cold chill to the core that you can get from some tees.
How much?
There’s a long sleeve version of the Breeze T that’ll cost you £60.00 and the short sleeve number is £50.00.
