Equipment Series: Cold Legs?

November 25, 2010 0 By Jakob

One of the great things about triathlon is that you get to have loads of gadgets and stuff, which is just all about doing the sport. In this update I’ll talk about my most recent visit to sports retailer Decathlon and what I got out of that.

So, I had a gift card for Decathlon more than a year ago, but since I don’t pass the shop all that often and generally prefer spending my time on other things than hanging out in a store, I just hadn’t used it until now. I had a pair of winter running tights already, but now that the temperature is heading for 0 degrees Celsius on morning runs I will train with them so often that I need another pair to train in clean clothes – and I like that.

At Decathlon they usually don’thave much for me. Odd, as they have equipment for pretty much any sport. Seem they always just miss it. This time, though, they hit it spot on!

I found a pair of Kalenji running tights that are exactly right and tight in all the places they need to be tight. At the same time they’re really warm, so a run in 0 degrees celsius is no problem. At the same time the price seems lower that most premium brands efforts, and I can’t say that I find my premium tights all that much better than my cheaper Kalenji.

So far I’ve had two or three morning runs in my new Kalenji tights and all have been excellent!