Another bargain

[Jay66UK]

Argos have one of their regular sales on. They have an excellent LED illuminated hi-vis running vest, ideal for winter, at £12.99 from £19.99.

Very lightweight and “minimal” with adjustable side straps. Cheaper than gym membership or a treadmill...

argos.co.uk/product/7547432

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Nifty bit of kit. I'll be having one. Cheers Jay. 🍻👍

[David_G]

Cheers Jay, looks like a good investment. 🙂 I might be able to use it with my motorbike gear too, just to get even more use out of it?! 👍 Time will tell anyway. 🙂🤞

[LoungeLizaard Graduate10]

It’s like having a personal shopper! 🤣 - with all my kids, work & now running.... I don’t get a lot of time, but I check out all your recommendations!!

Brilliant stuff mate - I’ll be ordering one for delivery from the pool tomorrow ☀️ 👍 🏝

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

You’re a fountain of ‘running gear on sale’ knowledge, Jay! Bet you’re the best dressed runner out there! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

“All the gear, no idea”!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

😅🤣😅

[misswobble Graduate10]

I see you’re intending running right through winter then 🙂 You’re gonna need a headtorch as well if you’ve not already got one 🏃‍♂️

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Nope..what should I be looking for in a running head torch? 📝

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

If you’re street running you won’t need anything as powerful as say for camping or trail running at night. Lumens! Is what you’re looking at. I have the cheapo - but fits like a glove - LED Lenser Neon. It stays put brilliantly, has a rear red lighting which will flash, and a front light which will also flash I have got it over any number of headbands, hats and hoods

However, in certain dark streets it’s not brilliant at ground level It’s ok for me as I don’t tend to run trails on my own in the dark 😁. If I did I would look for more lumens. Silva and Alpkit are good sites to check out. Petzl is another good make Apparently. Looks very much like mine

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

You’re a bad influence...purchased!

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

What did you plump for?

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

LED Lenser Neo in orange...

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

😁that was going to be my next question - lighting to be able to run in pitch black (no streetlights where I live!)

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Equi-geek]

You would need to check out Silva and Alpkit web sites for details. One of them has a really good explanation as to what you’ll need, with photos. To give you the best idea what to get. Shedding some light on the matter 😁. My led Lenser wouldn’t be powerful enough I don’t think. It’s a running light , and does it all,but I think a light with a bigger visibility splay would be needed for you Mine is very comfortable and small.

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Yes, some seem to cast a strong but narrow beam, but I’d need something that cast a wide puddle of light. Thanks for the recommendations, I’ll look those up 😁👍

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Equi-geek]

The More lumens the higher the cost

If you are near a proper running shop I know that Silva do sessions where you can try before you buy They go out with groups of runners after dark, from the shop and back

[mountaindreamer Graduate10]

Oooo Jay, you and your tempting bargains! 😃❤️ Like the Garmin, I’m probably going to regret passing on this one later, but for now I think I’ll only be running on pavements with street lights when it’s dark...

[Chrisj31]

How do you find all these Jay?

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to Chrisj31]

By having far too much time on my hands and planning for future runs. “How am I going to keep this going through winter? It will cost HOW MUCH to join a gym? What are the alternatives?”

[misswobble Graduate10]

I keep running through winter. No change 🏃‍♀️ save for clothing 🙂

I run roads at night but even on some main roads it’s dark in places You can carry a small torch. They come with a handy wrist strap and can be held in your hand