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Craft · Winter Running 2026
Craft winter running: visible and warm
Craft's winter collection: Lumen keeps you visible in the dark, Subz keeps you warm when temperatures drop below zero.
Try it
Which layer for which temperature?
Dress so that you feel slightly cold when you set off. After the first few minutes you warm up, and with too many layers you soon start sweating. In the dark, add a reflective layer, for example the Reflective Shorts over your tights.
| Temperature | Base layer | On top | Head and neck |
|---|---|---|---|
| above 5 °C | Active Extreme X Long Sleeve | Packable Wind Jacket or Subz Jersey | not needed |
| 0 to 5 °C | Active Extreme X Long Sleeve | Subz Vest 5 or Subz Light Jacket | Subz Bandana |
| below 0 °C | Active Extreme X Long Sleeve | Subz Jacket 4 | Subz Bandana |
| wind and snow | Active Extreme X Long Sleeve | Subz Jacket 4 | Subz Thermal Hood with balaclava |
Lumen · Visibility
Lumen: be seen, even when it is dark
Lumen is made to keep you visible whatever the light. The reflective print bounces back the light of headlights and head torches and looks stylish rather than technical. The Packable Wind Jacket protects you from the wind and turns into a vest in a few moves. You can wear the Reflective Shorts on their own or over your tights.
Lumen highlights
Subz · Warmth
Subz: stay warm when temperatures drop
Subz was created in the Nordic winter landscape. The insulation sits where you need it, for example on the windward front, while the back and sleeves breathe. This lets you hold your pace even below zero. The Subz Jacket 4 and the Subz Vest 5 combine a windproof front with light insulation. The Subz Thermal Hood with an integrated balaclava protects your head and neck, and the Subz Bandana completes the range.
Subz highlights
Vest & base layer
Add-ons: running vest and base layer
For long sessions, the Light Hydration Vest carries everything you need close to your body: seven pockets, two of them at the front for 500 ml soft flasks. Underneath goes a base layer that wicks moisture away from your skin. The Active Extreme X CN Long Sleeve for women and men fits close, is thin and light and goes under any Lumen or Subz jacket.
Vest and base layer
Technology
What's inside the materials
Reflective fabric
The Packable Wind Jacket and the Reflective Shorts are made of light, reflective fabric.
3-layer front
Subz Jacket 4 and Vest 5 combine a windproof front with light insulation, the back and sleeves are made of jersey.
PrimaLoft insulation
The Subz Light Jacket and the Subz Shorts 4 are lined with thin, brushed PrimaLoft.
Coolmax Air
The Active Extreme X base layer uses Coolmax Air to regulate temperature and wick moisture outwards.
What Craft is good for
Strong at: layers for endurance sports in the cold, with base layer, insulating mid layer and windproof outer layer from one brand. According to Craft, the three-layer principle has been the basis of all its collections since the 1970s.
Not the focus: weather protection for long tours in constant rain. For that, look at hardshells with a high water column.
Fit: Lumen and Subz fit close and light and are cut for speed (according to the product descriptions at SportFits).
Why Craft
In the early 1970s, the Swede Anders Bengtson developed a new kind of sports underwear that releases moisture quickly. This gave rise to the three-layer principle on which Craft still builds all its collections today. The brand is still based in Borås, Sweden, and Craft equips the Norwegian biathlon and cross-country skiing team, among others.
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Where the information comes from
As of October 2026.
Product and material information according to the manufacturer Craft and the product pages in the SportFits shop. Brand history according to the Craft brand page at SportFits. The temperature ranges in the layer guide are a recommendation by the editorial team, not a manufacturer specification.
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