**RUNNERS** Looking for suggestions on running jackets.

Mother got me a few jackets from the Activ line at Old Navy as actual running jackets can be quite expensive but would like a Running Room jacket since they have a pretty good selection of colors, have handy zippered pockets, good ventilation and are made to ensure visibility as well as is a windbreaker and is somewhat rain repellent.

It depends on weather where you're at in general as well as your body temperature..Mine runs a little high so I'll wear a long sleeve or even t-shirt and have a light jacket (if anything) with either good vents which can be zippered or openings in the fabric for ventilation, either one works. As far a s a hood goes...If you're planning to run in rain or snow, skip the hood and go for a baseball cap with a moisture-wicking cap of some kind, earmuffs or whatever for your ears if you need it.

In either case, whatever you choose (doesn't have to be high-end) go for something which ensures you have some form of visibility for safety reasons, and make sure your base layer is moisture-wicking - second layer can be something like fleece and your third and outermost layer is something that serves as a windbreaker.

If anyone wants further ideas on winter running, feel free to PM me. The key is to dress warm enough but not too warm - try to aim for dressing as though it's 10 degrees warmer than actual temperature because trust me; you WILL warm-up soon enough and if you over-dress you're screwed for the whole run.

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Personnally I hate them

I go for a running top, shorts and thats it. I find any of the jackets I have tried just get you too hot, make you sweat buckets and slow you down

During winter when it gets too cold, i use UnderArmour gear under my shorts/top.

So, I have been running for years and like to run outside. I have trained for marathons throughout the winter. It gets pretty cold here in the winter (like I learned you really can't run too long outside at 14 degrees F b4 your water bottles freeze shut). I usually only layer pieces and really don't wear a running jacket. I have found them to be too hot (even sub 20). I would recommend getting a couple really good wicking fleece pieces - no hoods, I use a hat. I have some Under Armour base layer pieces that I only use if it is below 30.
Under Armour, Nike, LLBean, Title Nine all have good layering pieces and jackets too if you prefer. Happy Running!

I was born and raised in northern Ohio so i kinda know what the weather is like there. Now I live in Kentucky so it's not as cold here. I have several of the cold gear jackets that Under Armour makes that i wear which are pretty good for both kinds of weather.

I live in MA and it can get pretty cold here...last winter I went to the gym more than being outside but I have 2 jackets-one from Old Navy that works well and one that I just got at an Adidas last weekend and haven't had a chance to test it out yet. Both have the holes for your thumbs which I love, especially when I'm running.

here's the old navy one: the only picture I could find said it's a girls' which I know when I got it it wasn't but it was in March or earlier


Here is the adidas one (although I got a different color)


I love anything from Adidas, Columbia or Northface. I have a really old Northface one too that I haven't used in forever cause it's so old I don't want to wash it anymore than I need to

haha it seemed to not like the word d i ck it's from that sporting goods store replace the 4 **** with d ic k lol hehe it censored me, i feel like a rebel lmao
or if you got to d1ck's sporting goods (spelled right not with a 1) it's product: Nike Women's Cold Weather Running Hoodie
Item Number: 13148678