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Jessica Downey

This hiking fleece is my favorite winter running layer — just ask my washing machine

Jessica Downey wearing the Columbia Arctic Crest Hybrid Technical Fleece Jacket.

I’m going to hold your hands when I say this: you don’t need different apparel and accessories for every form of exercise you do or want to try. While not every piece of kit works for every activity, some well-designed garments translate surprisingly well across sports.

This winter, I put that theory to the test. When temperatures dropped so low that I could see my breath before I’d even left the house, and my usual running base layers and jackets weren’t cutting it, I reached for one of my Columbia hiking fleeces on a whim and headed out for a run.

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