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Running jackets - worth it?

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Mave Oct 2012 1:16pm, 9 Oct 2012 152 posts	Quote Pin Mave I have seen a couple of Ronhill jackets on the cheap: the aspiration and the vizion windlight. Are they worth purchasing? I have a high-vis jacket I wear in the dark and a light waterproof I wear in the pouring rain. Really, a new jacket should supercede this old waterproof. Are either any good at actually keeping you dry?
DeeGee Oct 2012 1:17pm, 9 Oct 2012 12,907 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee I don't think any running jacket is any good at keeping you dry, is it?
DeeGee Oct 2012 1:18pm, 9 Oct 2012 12,908 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee No matter how technical the fabric they just can't cope with the sweat that a runner produces.
Mave Oct 2012 1:19pm, 9 Oct 2012 154 posts	Quote Pin Mave Dry from the outside I mean really. If its that cold (e.g. deep winter training) I don't tend to sweat that much anyways.
icemaiden Oct 2012 1:21pm, 9 Oct 2012 3,452 posts	Quote Pin icemaiden If it is both cold and raining I'd give it a miss actually. Cold is OK, rain is OK, but both together no thanks.
Mave Oct 2012 1:22pm, 9 Oct 2012 155 posts	Quote Pin Mave I don't mind it once I'm out. Its the getting out bit that I struggle with.
jono82 Oct 2012 1:33pm, 9 Oct 2012 10,017 posts	Quote Pin jono82 Hiya mave - I'd say that a waterproof jacket has to contain gortex, these jackets are probably only suited to very wet and cold weather . Otherwise running jackets at the best are only shower proof - so we know on a decent run we are going to get wet.
Velociraptor Oct 2012 1:34pm, 9 Oct 2012 21,835 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I'd be inclined to spend a bit extra on an OMM Kamleika jacket for really manky weather. Keeps the rain out reliably and doesn't rustle
Big Al Widepants Oct 2012 1:40pm, 9 Oct 2012 4,331 posts	Quote Pin Big Al Widepants I have a fantastic old Altura cycling jacket made from fabric that is deemed too heavy for running jackets to be made from these days. If you can find something more usually used for hill-walking, I'd go for that.
Meglet Oct 2012 1:49pm, 9 Oct 2012 11,102 posts	Quote Pin Meglet I have a nice Ronhill jacket that is waterproof, but unless it's sub-zero it's far too hot for running in. I go for a long sleeved top and a windproof gilet if the weather is bad.