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RunninUgly

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May 8, 2011 8:30 PM

Head lamp suggestions

Hey everyone. With the day's getting hotter in N. Florida I am going to be doing most of my runs at night. Just looking for some suggestions on a good and afordable head lamp.

Thanks!

Jim

Upcoming Races:

Warrior 5k 11 Sep 11-doing this with a couple friends. It will be their first race.

Jacksonville Marine Corps Half Marathon- 1 Oct 11

Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge- 7-8 Jan 12

"Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never

dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push

through the obstruction." William James

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dwm082
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1. May 9, 2011 1:33 AM (in response to RunninUgly)
Re: Head lamp suggestions

I'm partial to the Black Diamond Sprinter (lists for $79, but can be found on Amazon.com for closer to $60). It has a good balance for me of brightness and burn time, and it has a flashing red LED built into the back for added visibility on the street. The main drawback is the price. Others have recommended the Petzl Tikka line, which comes more affordably.

Here's a nice blog post comparing various Black Diamond headlamps:

http://www.runningandrambling.com/2010/01/comparison-review-black-diamond.html

Here's a link to several headlamp reviews (many by the same blogger linked to above), but on a different blog:

http://www.feedthehabit.com/tag/headlamps/

Here are a couple of links to older threads about headlamps:

http://community.active.com/message/405512#405512

http://community.active.com/message/538735#538735

http://community.active.com/message/545788#545788

http://community.active.com/thread/75934/running-in-the-dark-flashlight-headlamp-other/0/0

Hope that helps.

Don

2012 Race Schedule

Providence Marathon (4:48:55)

Buffalo Half-Marathon (2:03:16)

Chicago Marathon (October 7)

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Surfing_Vol
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2. May 10, 2011 10:30 AM (in response to RunninUgly)
Re: Head lamp suggestions

I have two headlamps, a Petzl and a Black Diamond. Both are amply bright and have survived rain. Scour the internet and you can find good headlamps in the $30 price range (steepandcheap.com is a good source if you don't mind waiting for a headlamp to show up for sale).

However, I seldom wear them when running on familiar roads and trails. Only once has it been so dark that I couldn't see where I was running.

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RunninUgly
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3. May 10, 2011 1:34 PM (in response to RunninUgly)
Re: Head lamp suggestions

Thanks for the advice everyone!

Jim

Upcoming Races:

Warrior 5k 11 Sep 11-doing this with a couple friends. It will be their first race.

Jacksonville Marine Corps Half Marathon- 1 Oct 11

Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge- 7-8 Jan 12

"Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never

dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push

through the obstruction." William James

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