If you're going to walk a bit further and want to take things with you, it's handy to have something for that, of course. This can be very small, for example, with a handheld, where you only put your key and take some drinks with you. The other extreme is a large running backpack where you can take things with you for more than 24 hours.
Running Belts
However, there is still a useful intermediate form. The running belt, not to be confused with a drinking belt, which is more of a bottle holder. There are very narrow ones that just fit a bar, and that's it. Since the invention of the SPIbelt or Flipbelt, many improvements have been made, and some brands have belts that partly compete with trail vests. Compressport is one of those brands with a nice collection of belts. Three versions, each with their own purpose.
Compressport Free Belt Mini
This belt weighs just 59 grams and is 8 centimeters tall. It opens 360 degrees from the top to store items. Perfect for shorter runs. Pack your Clif Bar, your house key, and maybe a gel. At 8 centimeters tall, it's actually too small for a soft flask or your smartphone. He sits lower than Free Belt and the Free Belt PRO and is designed to prevent compression of the abdominal area during longer distances. The belt does have loops for carrying your poles or running poles.
Compressport Free Belt
The running belt where it all started. The standard model running belt in this series. This belt weighs 60 grams and is 12.5 centimeters high. This height also allows you to easily carry a phone or soft flask Take it with you. Even a well-packable jacket will fit. For most runners, this will be the most ideal solution.
Compressport Free Belt Pro
And then there's the largest of the three belts: the Compressport Free Belt Pro. The alternative to a racing vest or running backpack. If you're going beyond the marathon and want to take a lot with you. Food, drinks, phone, poles, headlamp, raincoat, and maybe even a thermal blanketI've also used it with two soft flasks, one in the front and one in the back. I do notice that when the back one is full of 500 or 600 ml, it bounces a bit. It sits low enough that you can easily wear a vest over it if you're really going the extra mile. It weighs 70 grams and is 16 centimeters high.
Free Belts Size Chart
The Compressport Free Belts come in three sizes. So measure yourself carefully and choose the right size. It shouldn't pinch while riding, but it shouldn't sag either.
Alternatives
Is this not quite the belt for you? We also have beautiful belts from Camelbak and Nathan. Another alternative is the Postural tops from Compressport. These are shirts with a Free Belt. Ideal. Read our review of those shirts here.
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