Comments on: Making a Spectacle of Myself

By: Day 75: Back To Running « Moore Pressure

Day 75: Back To Running « Moore Pressure — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:51:03 +0000

[...] and 43°, respectively. I may finally have to wear pants, which means I’ll need to find some reflective gear to wear since the reflective ankle bracelets I’ve been wearing probably won’t work well [...]

By: moorereason

moorereason — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:37:48 +0000

I’ve done almost all my running at night, and the only thing I’ve used (so far) is a pair of reflective ankle bracelet things. I happened upon them on the Wal-mart sporting goods clearance shelf. I think they cost me less than $4. They’ve worked great, but I haven’t used them with pants yet — only shorts. If I start wearing pants, I may need to come up with another plan.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:32:07 +0000

Yeah, I saw Half-Fast link to something like that today. Looks like a great idea. Thanks for the link!

By: JVP

JVP — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:16:44 +0000

Oh, I do wear a headlamp too. Like I said, I’m a nerd.

By: JVP

JVP — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:04:02 +0000

This doesn’t exactly fit the bill of what you described, but I recently picked up this vest at my local Dick’s Sporting Goods. I’ve been very happy with it. The thing I like is that It’s very lightweight and mesh-y, so it doesn’t impact the temperature of my clothing. And it’s made for running so it doesn’t restrict your movement. I can wear it in any weather and during any season. And I’m not stuck deciding between comfort or safety as I might be if my most reflective clothes didn’t quite fit the weather of the day.

I did a “test run” (yes I’m a nerd) where my wife graciously sat in the car with the headlights on, and she was shocked at how well the vest lit up, even when I ran over 0.1 mile down the street.