Article by Dominique Winebaum and Sam Winebaum
Brooks Run Seen 2025 Assortment Evaluation – Girls’s Tight ($130) and Half-Zip ($110), Males’s 5” 2-in-1 Brief (on sale for $55 from $85) and Thermal Hoodie ($130)
Brooks launched the Run Seen Assortment in 2020, its excessive visibility line of attire, and previous to that, the 2019 Nighlife assortment that actually made you glow at the hours of darkness!
This third iteration of the Run Seen Assortment options the identical core applied sciences – extremely contrasting colours, fluorescence, and 3M™ Scotchlite™reflective materials.
But, visibility parts have been tweaked and the Fluoro Flash colour is now orange (from yellow). A major replace is the brand new gentle heat and breathable GO2™ cloth for the Half-Zip and the Heat GO2™ thermal cloth for the Thermal Hoodie. The upshot is a a lot lighter, extra breathable, and softer garment than prior editions.
Please learn on for our in-depth evaluate of this newest version of the Run Seen Assortment.
The brand new breathable GO2™ cloth offers “gentle heat” and feels softer towards the pores and skin – extra particulars in regards to the cloth for the “Half-Zip” (proven above) and “Thermal Hoodie” (proven under) below their respective sections.
You possibly can simply layer up beneath the Thermal Hoodie so as to add heat to your high layer. The Run Seen Assortment additionally contains an insulated vest, a working jacket, and thermal gloves
– it’s price perusing the Assortment to determine find out how to greatest meet your wants and funds.
We now have the identical core expertise enhancing visibility in low gentle and at the hours of darkness as within the 2022 Run Seen Assortment:
Although the core expertise for the Run Seen Assortment is unchanged, the 3M™ Scotchlite™ Carbon Black stretch reflectivity from prior editions has been modified. In lieu of being Carbon Black, stretchy, with one or two of the perimeters sewn into the material, the strips of 3M™ Scotchlite™ are items of silver reflective materials caught onto the material.
Reflectivity stays optimized, but after one chilly wash, one of many reflective materials within the backside of the again of my tight, began to peel.
The method of including reflectivity has been simplified from a producing standpoint and the reflective materials is totally different. My concern revolves on the potential peeling of the reflective strips over time as they don’t seem to be sewn into the material in any means, as proven under on the underside of my tight. After one other run, this strip of reflective materials has come utterly undone.
Run Seen Tight 2.0 ($130)
The Run Seen Tights mix visibility, heat, compression, and storage – multi function! They’re extraordinarily snug with a buttery really feel with a real to dimension match. The reflective parts don’t overwhelm the design, however are strategically positioned in areas of movement – 4 strips per leg.
I like the heat of the brand new Fluoro Flash orange colour contrasting with the black most important colour of the tight and the skinny line of orange extending alongside the facet of the legs – each a stylistic and contrasting function that require some alignment whenever you put in your tight.
Directions are offered “to clean individually in chilly water, take away promptly, and tumble dry low to assist stop colour switch inside the garment.” Likewise, it is strongly recommended to tumble dry in low warmth, however I personally choose hanging them on a drying rack as I generally do for all my working excessive efficiency gear.
Along with the excessive visibility options of the tight – contrasting colours, Fluoro Flash orange, and 3M™Scotchlite™ Reflective strips – the tights are extraordinarily snug and extremely practical, particularly relating to storage.
I actually recognize storing my cellphone in one of many drop-in thigh pockets and the “turn-and-lock” pocket at the back of the waistband. A drawcord could be pulled from the entrance of the waistband to safe the waistband, if wanted.
I get pleasure from carrying the tight for his or her excessive visibility options, even in full daylight as it’s all the time a plus to get observed from a distance when working on the facet of a street, and equally for his or her general excessive efficiency. A legitimate concern is the potential peeling of the 3M™ Scochtlite™ reflective materials over time given it’s a basic function. The worth level at $130 is in line for a excessive efficiency product with the added worth of creating you extremely seen when working at nightfall, daybreak, and at the hours of darkness.
Run Seen Girls’s Half-Zip ($110)
The half-zip is a cushty working high with highly-visible options; a garment that’s greatest paired with a backside from the Run Seen Assortment to maximise visibility when working in low-light or at night time.
True to dimension, the half-zip could be worn by itself or as a top-layer over a light-weight t-shirt. Made with the brand new breathable and light-weight heat GO2™ cloth, the half-zip feels gentle towards the pores and skin and has a light-weight really feel.
The breathability issue is sort of good and I observed that it wanted fewer washes in between wears.
Particulars embody a small safe zip pocket, thumbholes, and watch home windows. I used to be stunned how helpful a watch window could be as I not have to tug again my sleeve to begin and cease my watch. Small particulars make an enormous distinction!
In fact, the Run Seen options are the primary draw to the half-zip, but I might put on it for different causes as properly.
Whereas I haven’t got, them however have had prior editions, pairing the Hoodie with the Run Seen Insulated Vest 2.0 or Run Seen Jacket 2.0 ($180) for colder and breezier runs could make for a excessive efficiency and excessive visibility mixture over a broad vary of circumstances.
Sam: Each fall Brooks releases a broad assortment of attire and footwear for women and men in extremely seen contrasting colours and with copious 3M reflective parts to maintain runners secure in winter’s dim mornings and afternoons and for these night time runs.
Run Seen Thermal Hoodie 2.0 ($130)
Historically, Run Seen has featured white most important colours with black and optic yellow contrasting parts.
This 12 months they transfer to Ecru/Fluoro Flash/Black in a lighter weight extra inside texture cloth than my 2022 model. It’s for positive seen as even in daylight I discover automobiles clearly slowing down and taking notice as I method even in daylight.
The Hoodie has thumb slots for added heat in addition to a nifty watch window on the each sleeves though when you’ve got a small diameter watch such because the Coros Tempo 4 proven above and use the thumb holes the watch can get hidden. The hood could be neatly rolled up and held with a snap strap when not wanted
The Thermal Hoodie is a lighter weight hoodie, and lighter and softer than their prior Run Seen hoodies which had been type of rubbery stretchy and denser, if hotter. It options from what I can inform, but extra reflective protection than earlier than in a cannot miss brilliant model. Its efficiency has been wonderful.
Run Seen 5″ 2-in-1 Brief 2.0 ($85 now $55.25 35% off)
I additionally examined the Run Seen 5″ 2-1 Shorts. They’re notable for his or her tremendous gentle, undoubtedly non compressive lengthy liner and outer shell and naturally visibility. As with the hoodie, they’ve a small zip pocket.
Whereas I haven’t got them, however have had prior editions, pairing the Hoodie with the Run Seen Insulated Vest 2.0 or Run Seen Jacket 2.0 ($180) for colder and breezier runs could make for a excessive efficiency and excessive visibility mixture over a broad vary of circumstances.
Brooks Run Seen 2025
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Dominique has run for over 45 years, persistently about 25 miles per week at paces between 11 and 12 minute miles and as soon as every week down within the mid 9 minute miles. She races hardly ever, however all the time surprises extra exhausting core runners in her age group when she does. She has a 1985 marathon PR of three:16 in her second marathon which on the time put her on the highest 10 Swiss ladies’s lists. An avid hiker and trekker, she has been round Mont Blanc 3 occasions, hiked Chamonix to Zermatt, and Tour des Combins and Queyras, and accomplished the 48 New Hampshire 4000 footers. She is the mom of two grown kids, each runners publish school, and in addition enjoys nordic and alpine snowboarding, tennis, and gardening.
Sam is the Editor and Founding father of Highway Path Run. He’s in his 60’s with 2025 Sam’s 54th 12 months of working roads and trails. He has a many years previous 2:28 marathon PR. As of late he runs halves within the simply sub 1:43 vary. if he will get very, very fortunate. Sam trains 30-40 miles per week principally at average paces on the roads and trails of New Hampshire and Park Metropolis, Utah be it on the run, mountain climbing or on nordic skis. He’s 5’9” tall and weighs about 160 lbs, if he isn’t having fun with too many positive New England IPA’s.
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