As summer draws to a close – well, if you could call it summer – your early morning and late evening runs will start to get cooler, so you’ll need some in-between kit to see you through to hats-and-gloves weather. These long-sleeved tees are light

Nike Men's Long Sleeve Denier Differential 1/2 Zip Top (£38)Yes, it's officially spring and yes, the days are getting longer but that doesn't mean the British weather is getting any more reliable. This long-sleeved top is a good halfway-house option

.Contact www.1000mile.co.uk; 01923 242 233Sugoi Wired - £76Sugoi receives full marks for innovation with the Wired long-sleeved shirt. You pop your MP3 player into the pocket on the sleeve, strap it down with the elastic buckle, and then the headphone cable

and very warm. The sleeves have thumb-holes, but the material feels very synthetic and isn’t especially soft.Contact: 0115 960 8797; www.hellyhansen.comPeak Performance Base Long Sleeve – £35Hot spots: Soft, figure-hugging, very stretchy fabric is brushed

or light jacket Blister patches, emergency money, optional energy gels, maybe in small bumbag Old disposable long-sleeved top and leggings for keeping warm at the start, energy drink for before the start, optional dustbin liner with head and armholes

.patagonia.com Sub Zero Factor 1 Long Sleeve, £26, 172g A skin-tight, lightweight base layer that’s versatile enough to be worn in both warm and cool conditions. The polymide fabric wicks extremely well to keep you dry, and the ribbed fabric traps warm air next

Most runners who are considering their first triathlon can cope with the cycling aspect of the event. It's the swimming that scares the life out of them. But it shouldn't, as long as they know the basics. "Gifted swimmers simply have a better

A long-sleeved jacket could be the most expensive and under-utilised piece of kit in your running wardrobe. If it's fully waterproof, it doesn't breathe. If it really breathes, it isn't waterproof. Even if it does a good job of both, it's too warm

, suggested I'd stumbled upon the best way to train - in the pool - for open water.Skinner and others had noted that many top short-course swimmers swam far slower in longer events. When he compared video footage of short-course and long-course specialists

effective of the women's thermals, it actually performed just as well as the Ronhill, with a temperature difference of 4°CContact www.newbalance.co.uk;0800 389 1055.Falke Ergonomic Pro Long-Sleeved Shirt – £33Falke Says "The functional, loose cut creates