Every
runner knows how it is to run in pitch dark in winter time. The change you get
hit by a car or sprain your ankle by missing something on the road becomes more
realistic than ever. But if you want to go out instead of running inside on a
running belt you have to undergo these challenges. But if you are running
barefoot in the dark it’s even more challenging.
When you are running barefoot it
becomes a second nature to scan the road to avoid dead animals, snails, glass and
stones, something what is very difficult in the dark.
But thanks
to the invention of the LED light a headlamp can solve all your problems!!
Recently I
bought the Fenix HL26R head light to try out if it works for me. And I am very
pleased with it!!! The lamp is specially designed for runners, its light weight
and has some great light beams to illuminate the road.
The lamp
has two different light beams in several luminance levels.
Floodlight
The floodlight
is used for close-range lightning and has three different modes, high, low and
SOS mode. The floodlight gives enough light for walking in the dark or to do a
job and have your hands free. For running in my opinion it’s not enough light
to see everything you want.
Spotlight
The
spotlight is perfect for running and it has four modes, low, mid, high and
burst mode. Even on the low mode you have perfect visibility during running,
and with the high mode you can speed up your run without any problems with
visibility of the road. The burst mode you can activate by pressing the
spotlight button for 1,5 seconds in any mode and it will turn on for 90
seconds. This mode is so bright that you can blind cars and they are forced to
slow down. You can lite the sun for 90 seconds with one push on a button!!
Battery
I always
run with the spotlight in high mode and regularly I turn on the burst mode if
cars are speeding and they won’t slow down. I have charged the battery one time
and I have run over 6 hours and the battery is still not empty. The
level of the battery is indicated by blue lights on the lamp.
Comfort
The lamp
weights nothing, you hardly notice there is something on your head. I always
wear a cap or a hat if I am running so I don’t feel the headband at all.
Conclusion
A great
attribute for a little money and it brings you more comfort and safety during
running in the dark. The quality is fine and the lamps feels robust, until now
no complains but I just have this lamp for a few weeks.
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