Kit Check

Following in the great photographic tradition of cutting heads off, here's a quick visual kit check for winter running. It's 1st November, technically Autumn, but it's cold. Right? Anyway, to the kit:-

1) Trainers: Mizuno Wave Riders. They feel comfy. And they're light. That's good enough for me.

2) Shorts: Columbia walking shorts zipped off from walking trousers. Lots of pockets for keys, mobile phone (safety first) and MP3 player. And they dry quickly.

3) MP3 player: Creative MuVo N200, currently loaded with Bloc Party: Intimacy and Kaiser Chiefs: Off With Their Heads (bit like the photo). 

4) Gloves: Odlo lightweights/glove liners. Super soft with tip top absorbency for palm sweat and snot.

5) Watch: Polar F5 heart rate monitor. I only use it as a stopwatch. Can't be bothered with the strap on. The chest strap ;o)

6) Merino Base Layer: Icebreaker. Lush and warm and light. It's too cold for just a t-shirt. Brrrr.

7) Kith & Kids t-shirt: GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY. THEY ARE ACE!

And what you can't see 8) sports bra, 9) hat.

So, maybe it's not totally true to say the only piece of kit you need for running is a decent pair of trainers, but the rest of it can be any old stuff. Doesn't need to be running-specific.

You wanna see the hat?