Looking for opinions on cold weather running jackets.

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Question:

Hi gang,I would like to hear opinions on running jackets for winter running. Quality,warmth,windproof,waterproof,breathable,etc. I’m hooked on HIND but am having trouble finding them here,anything else close to theses? Thanks

Response:

Hi gang,I would like to hear opinions on running jackets for winter running.

Ig it’s only cold and not raining/snowing I’d prefer some sort of polarlite jacket with wind stopper front protection; if it rains/snows, I’d go for goretex or similar. Have a nice run. Alex.

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I have a cross country skiing jacket with a wind proof front and a breathable (don’t know the proper word) back which works great for me. Jarno — The woods are lovely, dark and deep But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep. - Robert Frost

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I’m not familiar with Hind, but I’ve been using an REI Switchback gore-tex jacket to run in +40 to -15F (+5 to -25C) temperatures. I’ll use something lighter for warmer temperatures above freezing. Dot

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I’ve had good success with the Mountain Equipment Coop’s cycling jacket. It has good ventilation thru pit zips, and does not hold in (much) moisture. It is not waterproof, despite some vague claim of being water resistant or something. I still wear it in the rain, because I’d get soaked without it, or soak myself with GoreTex. The Running Room has a similar jacket. I also have a Sugoi jacket which I bought entirely because I liked the look. It is a similar fabric, with venting through the back. The two things extra good about it are a generous pattern of reflective material, and a two way zipper. The zipper allows you to unzip from the top as you heat up, and also from the bottom to get a lot of ventilation. Venting from the top only eventually ends up ballooning out, and falling off the shoulders. Any of the big brands seem to make quite good jackets – many friends are in Nike and NB jackets. Despite their huge marketing budget and hype, they make some excellent technical clothing. I couldn’t run in GoreTex, I would overheat and sweat to death – but others can. d

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I have a ASICS gore tex jacket that is very wind and water proof. However, unless it is down to around 10 degree, it is just too heavy. I have a NIKE micro fiber jacket that does really good in 10-30 degree windy and moderate percipitation conditions. A nice compromise seems to be a NIKE clima-fit jacket I have, seems to breath better than the gore tex and just as water repellant. The key to any cold weather gear is proper clothing underneath.

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I have a ASICS gore tex jacket that is very wind and water proof. However, unless it is down to around 10 degree, it is just too heavy.

Goretex is a wonderful invention, but it seems IMHO to be better suited to golfing or downhill skiing than running:-) The key to any cold weather gear is proper clothing underneath.

Abso-bleep-lutely! And if I may – and if I may not – plug a product, I can recommend the Norwegian Brynje Super Thermo underwear: the mesh may look like it could never work, but it provides the best, the least hot, protection against the elements (and there is a windproofed section in the under- pants:-)). Many of the other polypropylene clothes seem better suited to trekking and other longer periods of wear than relatively short and intense activity. When the wind is especially strong or it is very cold – which is usually in winter when it

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