A running path: in a running vest; running

“Runners,” a Redditor asked the members of r/london a couple of months ago, “Why are you all wearing running vests now?”.

The site user, who says she’s noticed joggers donning the equipment for five and 10k runs, added: “I live in zone 2, it’s hardly the Alps.”

They’re not alone. Women’s Health recently wrote about the “running vest police”: a small but vocal group of runners who feel that wearing the garment, which often contains water “bladders” or carb-rich gels, should only be used for “real” long runs or runners who speed along at what they feel is a decent pace.

I could mock their judgemental comments, but I’ll be honest; I am a recovering ego runner, who previously figured that the longer I could go without the addition, the more “serious” I was. Mind you, I am the definition of a hobbyist.

That mistake meant it took me far longer than it should........

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