I have to admit, I love new gear. It represents all the untold adventure that fills me with excitement… and it happens to be new, shiny, colorful, and it makes my old shoes jealous.

So now that Fall is officially here, it means two things:

• Go into the closet and get out last years running clothes
• Go to Sports Basement and indulge… buyers remorse? Nah, I’ll run off the guilt later.

Buying new fall clothes isn’t for dummies, however. You don’t want it to rip/chaffe/pull/pinch in the wrong spots. That’s a lot of clothing to worry about. So, I’ve put together a list of my favorite running clothes for Fall (luckily I live in San Francisco, so I get to try out Fall clothes year round).

I love jackets. They make me happy (it’s the little things).

Here’s one for the rain: Marmot PreCip Rain Jacket

I have this jacket in blue, and it’s lasted me several years. Marmot does a great job of making it so light weight that you barely notice you’re wearing a jacket. It’s also tough, I always come home dry even after a hail storm!

You’ve probably seen me wearing my Puma Hoody. It’s warm, reflective, and pink! Puma Hoodie

When you’re running in spandex, I don’t care what anyone says, looking stylish is necessary. Thankfully, Nike has this nailed. Enter the Nike Women’s Core Tech Running Capri

My fall shoes this season are the Nike Lunar Glide. At first test, they gave me a decent blister on my left ankle, but all first dates with shoes are awkward. After we got over the nervousness, my Lunar Glides and I feel into a nice rhythm, and they’ve been good to me ever since.


Lastly, I must apologize to the men out there, I don’t really have the ability to review your products, but I did find a nice fall clothing guide at Runner’s World: RW Gear Extravaganza. If you can’t find anything there, but still have the itch to go shopping, any of your female friends will welcome the gift of new running apparel for fall!