Article by Matt Kolat
Inov8 Airlite Professional Shorts ( £65)
Introduction
Welcome to a different Inov8 evaluate at Highway Path Run. At present we’re having a better have a look at Inov8’s Airlite Professional, a 2-1 quick with numerous storage and facet venting.
Match
As at all times I opted for measurement Giant. It suits me very properly, with an athletic match across the waist and backside and unfastened across the thigh, good match. For reference I’m 6 foot tall (182cm), 12.9 stone / 82 kg / 180 kilos. I choose my working shorts on the common finish of suits – neither unfastened nor tight.
What I preferred
Options. I might describe the Airlite as a characteristic wealthy product. It’s meant for Path working nevertheless as a result of very blended climate we just lately had the place I reside I’ve examined them on street runs as properly (and suffice to say they carried out greater than appropriately.
To begin with the pockets. Airlite has a completely safe pocket within the again:
There’s a characteristic permitting to connect keys to an orange colored loop. It’s simple to connect the keys, however eradicating them whereas sporting the shorts – is kind of tough. I might advocate Inov8 to reinforce this by introducing a small, plastic carabiner.The rear pocket is giant sufficient to slot in a big smartphone (my Iphone 16 Professional Max suits with somewhat little bit of area left).
Within the entrance there are two very giant stash pockets every of which might maintain a 500ml bottle with out concern.
Let’s return to the again for a second the place we’ve one other two stash pockets on the edges, which might slot in a handful of gels or a windbreaker for instance. And on high of that we’ve two sturdy loops which might maintain trekking polls. Ye,s these shorts are just about a alternative for a hydration vest for shorter adventures.
Supplies. To begin with the shorts weigh 80gs – that is very gentle.
Contained in the shorts there’s a liner however not the standard minimalistic fashion one however fairly an extended one which seems like a sporty boxer quick. The supplies are comfortable and the match is on the looser finish (as within the liner doesn’t really feel compressive or tight). The outer shell of the quick is unfastened and permits for glorious air circulation, through a number of vents on the facet of the shorts.
Please discover the vents on the image above the place my hand is resting on the shorts.
The material itself is Polartec Energy Dry, and right here is how Inov8 describes it:
“Premium cloth that’s engineered to ship superior moisture wicking. Constructed utilizing bi-component cloth know-how, the inside pulls moisture away out of your pores and skin to the outside floor, the place it disperses and is shortly launched.
This course of occurs constantly, stopping the garment from changing into saturated and
serving to to manage your physique temperature. The Polartec® Energy Dry® cloth is odour
resistant too, which means it doesn’t should be washed as typically throughout heavy coaching blocs.”
Can’t say I disagree with the above claims however due to the twin layer development of the Airlites, whatever the cloth used, it is going to by no means really feel as air-flowy and lightweight as a premium pair of splits.
What I didn’t like
Actually I want Inov8 would cost extra for the Arilite Professional, they’re so good it’s exhausting to consider they’re priced at £65. I jest in fact, there’s nothing notably worthy of mentioning right here, maybe restricted colors accessible (just one) however that’s an especially minor drawback to have.
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Maciej ‘Matt’ Kolat- 39 years outdated, hailing from Poland however pounding Scottish pavements and trails since 2007. Primarily runs shorter distances on pavement 5-10 km and reserves longer runs for lovely Scottish Glens. Matt’s opinion generally might differ from different RTR testers as he’s the slowest of the bunch (5k at 25:38). Matt additionally makes use of working as a strategy to keep wholesome having shed 106 lbs to this point (and counting).
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