Recommend me a highly reflective running jacket for my wife please

[broona]

Just after something with more than a couple of reflective stripes, some funny areas to run around us as we're borderline countryside.

Something like this would be ideal but unfortunately out of stock in her usual size 8/10 - https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/zakti-flash-forward-running-jacket-p15640.aspx/silver

Preferably less than £100, cheers.

 

[broona]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-womens-run-reflective-jacket/

Thank you, 1 brilliant, 1 terrible review, typical, lol!

 

[broona]

Thanks for the replies, I'll have a look through some of the links, the Proviz stuff looks good.

 

[broona]

Thanks again for the replies, as a cyclist myself I know you generally get what you pay for when it comes to material quality, hence when I actually get by backside into gear and ride my road bike, I wear a £250 Sportful Fiandre Extreme NeoShell jacket, and if my wife wants to buy herself something similar, she's more than welcome to, lol!

As it's going to be a Christmas present and be used predominantly throughout the darker, colder winter months, I've ordered her the Proviz PixElite Running jacket - http://www.provizsports.com/en-gb/pixelite-tech-running-jacket-womens.html, came in at £63 delivered with a free light up arm band as they've got 15% off site wide at the minute.

When the summer comes around again, I'll look into some of the vest, sash, light options, but hopefully she'll be generally running in daylight by then.

 

[broona]

The Proviz PixElite has arrived, looks good and fits well in her normal size 10, it's a soft shell type material with the reflective bits stitched in, so it should be a lot more breathable but still warm enough until the lighter nights get here.

 

[broona]

You mentioned you used a Sportful Fiandre Extreme NeoShell jacket - do these manage to shift all of the sweat/moisture from running ?
or, do you nonetheless have a damp base level (polypro) shirt ...

my reference point for running is a non-breathable (Montagne) Pertex Featherlite Jacket w/pit slits, which I currenly use if it raining or very windy/cold.
(last Sunday case in point)
If the Neoshell works for running, it should also be good for cycling too where I find I sweat less.


Any other recommendations for goto wind/water yet breathable jackets ?

I use the Neoshell for cycling so I can't comment on its effectiveness for running, but it keeps me warm and dry from both the outside and the inside, it's very good at wicking sweat, I normally wear it with a HH Warm Freeze base layer down to about 3°C.