Hi. I tried the Ooomph distance shorts for the first time this year, 'cause they were on sale for $20 at Wildflower. I'd say they are neither my favorite nor my least favorite of the tri shorts I've trained in. Supposedly these shorts have more padding than other brands; but I've trained in many brands and I find the Oomph padding just average, not the most substantial, not the least. (Actually I do not know of any tri shorts where there is substantial enough padding to overcome an uncomfortable saddle! My saddle is really comfy for me.) If you do try the Oomph shorts, size up for sure. I am usually a medium but got a large in Oomph and they are still (as someone here said) fairly tight at the waist/hips. I guess, on balance, I would *not* pay full price for these Oomph shorts. For full price I would be willing to lay down money only on two very high quality brands, Sugoi or Desoto (although I hear 2XU and Craft have good tri shorts and I just haven't tried either of those yet). I noticed the blue colored Desoto Rapida tri short is on sale for a great price here on TE (though the Desoto's I have are unisex rather than women's, so I haven't tried this particular one).