1095miles – running blog

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money Retailing at around £65, packing down to the size of an apple and weighing in at less than 100g, I give you the North Face Hydrogen Jacket. The jacket is constructed from Ripstop nylon with an impermeable waterproof [and allegedly breathable] coating. To the front is a [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money I’ve had this baselayer top for a good while and have used it as a baselayer for cycling. It’s an interesting fabric. It’s supposed to aid air flow and ventilation and it’s absolutely amazing at doing so. Somehow Nike have made it feel like the fabric directs [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money Sporting a reflective logo on the right hand glove and costing around £8 from a range of online retailers, it’s no wonder you see the elites wear them for a few miles and drop them when they’ve finished with them! These gloves are a true bargain in [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money I’ve picked up a couple of these over the last few months. One yellow, one orange. They’re a mix of fairly standard running wear type microfibre, a quick drying fabric, which is coupled with bands of lightweight mesh in the side panels. All of the seams are [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money Skins compression wear has always intrigued me. It is, without a shadow of a doubt, premium price running gear. It also claims to be very scientifically designed to get the best of an athlete. Being neither at my best, nor an athlete I’ll find it hard to [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money I’m not one to lay down £12 on a pair of socks without thinking ‘have I finally lost it?’. The speed demon sock seemed to make sense though. It’s a lightweight sock material with added fuzzy padding around the forefoot and heel areas. Have a look at [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money This is a truly expensive item when you look at how much material you actually get for £60! It’s as light as a feather, and probably competes well with Saffron, gram for gram The Gilet has a single zip up pocket to the rear and some reflective [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money First impressions are that this cap is right on the limit of resting on the ears, with my small head. If you have a very small head, steer clear, it’ll rub and annoy/hurt. Beyond that, it appears well made, with a stiff peak, reflective piping and reflective [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money The Brooks Nightlife range of running specific gear are heavily emblazoned with incredibly effective reflective bands. The cap also claims to be resistant to rain, which it appears to be, looking at the material. Most of the range is available in a choice of either yellow, pink [...]

Ratings Overall Ease of use Value for money Now this review is going to seem like I want everyone to buy this cap. Like Gore have paid me to say all of this. Let me assure you, they haven’t. They probably should The reason? I absolutely adore the thing. It has been my most well [...]