during the day, at night, white kit shows up just as well in motorists' headlights. Most high-tech winter kit includes reflective panels but you could also customise existing kit with adhesive high-vis strips. Stick them onto the busiest parts of your

Running on a British winter’s day can be a temperature-regulation lottery. If you look out of the window before a run and notice frost glistening on the lawn, it’s tempting to pull on several layers of your warmest kit. Be blinded by bright sunshine

It is said that 30 to 40 per cent of body heat is lost through the head, and in the warm summer months, that is a welcome fact when you are out on the run. However, come the winter, ice-bound ears and a frozen bonce are a danger. So here are three

Layering running tops is the best way to stay comfortable in cold conditions and manufacturers are starting to offer three-in-one kit solutions. We test the best.Crane SportsIncludes Winter Running Jacket £12,L/S Running Top £6.99,Seamless Running

Don’t let the wind break you – get kitted out in this gale-proof gear and run through all the seasonsSalomon Sonic Skin Jacket, £140 At first glance, this top-end jacket doesn’t appear comfortable, with a boxy look and quite stiff material. Once on

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

Now that your unused bottles of sun cream have been packed away for another year, it’s time to start kitting yourself out for the winter running season. As with other types of kit, jackets have become increasingly high tech in recent years

Base layers have nowhere to hide in the climate chamber at Nottingham Trent University's School of Biomedical and Natural Sciences. NTU's chamber, with a temperature range of –20°C to +40°C was a perfect testing ground. Our testers had temperature gauges taped to their arms and c...

.Best for Wet off-road days.Contact 0161 366 8207; www.hillyclothing.co.ukLewisKit Merino Wool Padley £10 Fibre content: 42% merino wool, 42% acrylic, 14% nylon, 2% elastaneThey say This loop-piled thermal winter sock provides cushioning and shock absorption

Some runners are suspicious of tights. Not only do they show off your womanly curves (or manly bulges), but they are perceived to keep you a bit too warm, so that heat exhaustion becomes more of a threat than at the height of summer