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Showcase: Winter Running
Hitting the road
Running is proven as a recession-buster among sports at retail (see View from
the industry on p16 for evidence). It is a sport that carries no minimum spend
or maximum age, club memberships are optional and the running season never
ends. Here are some of the most important products helping runners forge
their way through the snow storms and gales this winter
2XU Run Jacket adidas Brooks
2XU claims its commitment to zoning the body
with the right fabrications in the right anatomical
adistar Gore Wind Nightlife Jacket
Jacket
The Brooks Nightlife jacket is designed to help
cars see runners from every
The adistar Gore Wind
angle. The jacket is
Jacket represents the top
made from
of the adidas range.
technical fabrics
adidas promises that
to provide water
the jacket is made
resistance and
with 'formotion',
breathability,
for better fit and
and it comes in
greater comfort
high-visibility,
while in motion.
contrasting
Climacool and
colours, which
regions is incorporated into this minimal-bulk,
mesh fabric are
are accented
micro-climate Run Jacket.
designed to
with 360° of
The wind and rain resistant Vapor+ front panel
combine for
3M
has mesh panels for breathability, plus stretch
ventilation, and
Scotchlite.
and thermo fabric for moisture management. The
a breathable
The Nightlife
jacket also comes with reflective panels, a
ClimaProof shell should keep wind, rain and
jacket comes in
concealed zip pocket for keys and an MP3
snow out, so the runner stays dry and
men’s and women’s
Pocket.
comfortable in even the harshest conditions.
models.
RRP: £70 www.2xushop.co.uk
RRP £95 www.adidas.com/running
RRP: £65 www.brooksrunning.co.uk
1000 Mile Asics Buff Reflective Buff
Ultimate Runner’s ARD Long sleeve
Intended to
Glove
be fun,
The ARD Long sleeve top is designed with a
functional
feminine fit, and it comes with ultra lightweight
The Ultimate
and versatile
mesh fabric for
Runner’s Glove is
headwear,
breathability.
designed to
Reflective
The top features
combine absolute
Buff is just
discrete
wind protection
like the
zippered
with outstanding
Original Buff,
valuables
breathability. It is
but with the
pockets, and it
made from
addition of
is finished
Windlocker material
two retro-
with
for high heat
reflective
strategically
insulation and
stripes of 3M Scotchlite. The wearer can be seen
positioned
breathability. 1000
up to 150 metres away when light hits the
reflectivity
Mile says the gloves
stripes. There are seven Reflective designs to
for visibility
are anti-pilling,
choose from, and Buff is small enough to be
in most
abrasion-resistant and have high moisture
comfortably worn underneath a helmet and to be
weather
diffusion, while anti-bacterial fibre helps regulate
kept in a pocket.
conditions.
body temperature and blocks odours.
RRP: £9.99 www.1000mile.co.uk
RRP: £40.00 www.asics.co.uk
RRP: £13.99 (Trade £6.75)
www.buffwear.co.uk
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