Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I’ve genuinely only got one base layer and when I put it on last weekend, it struck me that I’ve had it for YEARS now and have worn it for everything from Parkrun to the Castle to Castle 100 miler with Rat Race!

It’s been rained on, sweated in, covered in mud and wash over and over yet it still works perfectly! It genuinely smells fine too! Maybe I’m just naturally lovely?!

So it got me thinking… what kit DO YOU HAVE that’s lasted way longer than it should have yet remains your GO TO item?!

I want to know! Share yours in the comments below!

FYI… I’m sat typing this post in a pair of ancient Karrimor shorts and have Papa Pepper’s old bandana framed on my wall (after decades it’s now too frayed to tie!)

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