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How to address the vexed question of running gear? It is perhaps only a vexed question for me because I am a cheapskate. In the past I have only ever run in t-shirt, daps and jeans. The very same t-shirt, daps and jeans that I would in all probability, be wearing to the pub afterwards.

My researches indicate that a pair of men's running Capri's can cost anywhere between 50 and 100 dollars . Now I'm sure that these pants have advantages in so far as they are lighter than jeans and better adapted to the temperatures you are likely to be running in. But do they make all that much of a difference? I can't see how they would.

There are also many kinds of running headgear ( most of which resemble baseball caps ) with cool visors etc attached. Wouldn't you keep cooler if you didn't wear a hat at all?

I am convinced of the need for a cheap plastic wristwatch. The kind you pick up for a dollar with a 24 hour guarantee. That way you can look at your wrist from time to time and assess the duration of your remaining torment.

I also believe in the efficacy of knee supports. They can help absorb shock and keep you feeling comfortable and pain free over a longer distance.

Other than that........well of course an AmeriCymru t-shirt

Does anyone have any advice on the subject of running attire? Clearly I have a somewhat 'punk' attitude to the whole subject but I'm willing to listen to reason.

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