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Ended up with the t-shirt and shorts in blue and orange (not first choice), vest in grey and black, shorts in black and red and two pairs of socks. All for £24.95, and an extra 3p for the bag!
All the gear seems very good quality, as I'd expect.
My point is, that maybe you may be able to do the same thing with the running gear.
Bought some of the leggings again (they're a different design from last year's) but look like they'll do the business. Didn't like the look of the shorts.
Oh, and got a t-shirt, too. Wanted small, but they only had medium left. I'll just have to eat some more
And a very nice lady with a trolley full of food allowed me in front of her to pay, which was really very, very sweet of her.
Camberley/Blackwater had loads of stuff there at 14:00 - obviously not too many runners in the area (or only rich ones...)
Jacket for 9.99 seems amazing value - turns into a gilet as well. Refeltctive piping, vents, high collar with a zip baffle. All the zip toggles wrapped in paper for protection. Elasticated waist, and a secret squirrel key pocket in one of the pockets.
Watch out Nike !
The stuff seems pretty good quality and at that price it fairly made this Scotsman happy!
got me a jacket, all in one suit and some socks, some prosciutto ham and 2 boxes of (imitayion) jaffa cakes.
Their snicker-esque bars are v good though.
not much stock left except the lycra long shorts and running trousers. Very few vests left and 2 medium jackets. I wanted large.
So i got a vest and 2 pairs of shorts. Running 4 times a week you cannot have 2 much running gear.
also got Mr A-C two pairs of shorts and myself some of the capri pants - sizing is not so generous as other makes, but they're comfy & match the top I bought last time they were in.
Lots of various size shorts and running jackets left, and quite a few stopwatches.
The shorts (not the lycra ones) are probably a bit longer than the average running variety but that's fine by me - less chance of "jogger's inner thigh"! The tops are quite clingy but fit nicely. The vest is a lot more white than it appeared in the packaging and is fairly transparent - it will be very obvious when I'm wearing micropore tape! Lots of nice touches, such as more open mesh around the armpits and lots of reflective trim, that you have no right to expect on gear this cheap.
Long live Crane Sports! I just wish some other retailer could sell this stuff all year round.
I think the jacket is fantastic value, it even looks okay (by the time I got to Aldi last time they were doing a runners special I could only get the fluo yellow ones... great for on a bike but I would think twice about wearing it to the shops!!!)
Got some socks but one had a burst seam in the toe...
All in all blooming great stuff, though...
BTW, is any of the food stuff any good (other than the jaffa cakes and mini eggs???) Might stock up on cheap essentials...
I thought the sizes were a little tight too!
I recommend Aldi's Hazlenut Chocolate Bar. Yummy!!
Might get that tri-suit thingy too. Met a fellow aldi-shopper in there, who has probably talked me into going on a triathlon training sesh. Don't really want to pay £51 (ta Hilly) just in case I still can't swim any good!!
Also bought the Sprengel truffle chocolates in the long thin box for £1.99. Oh my god! Amazing. Will get more of those when I pop back tomoz. Yum.
Not too sure about the trainers, but then again if you have a neutral running style they may well be fine!
According to mrs c. - I didn't manage to eat any of them this time ! Grrrrr !