I'm signed up for my first sprint tri at the end of April. If all goes well I hope to do a few more sprints (there's a summer series where I live, a sprint every weekend in June/July/August), then do a half-Iron at the end of the summer. If THAT goes well, I'd consider trying for something longer next year.

The one at the end of April is a pool swim, so no need for a wetsuit. But I was in a local store the other day and came across a QR tri-specific wetsuit in my size on sale for $130 -- 50% off. Only thing is, it was full (long sleeves and long legs).

So my question is, given the above goals, would a full wetsuit be overkill? Do those of you with wetsuits wear full suits, long johns or short johns? Do you vary it according to race length? Any opinions on QR wetsuits? I'm not sure what the model was but it retailed for like $260 or $270.

Thanks for your advice!!!