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My favorite running jacket is a New York City Marathon coat.

It's black, high-tech, full of reflective piping, warm and comfortable.

I bought a few years ago before going for a run in Central Park. I was completely unprepared for the snow that was falling.

When running in New York, I change and lock up my stuff at the offices of the New York Road Runner's Club, located right on Central Park. There was some discounted gear from the previous fall's race, and I decided to buy the coat.

Although it's great, I feel a bit guilty every time I put it on, because it leaves the impression that I actually ran one of the world's greatest races. Every time I see someone while I'm wearing it, I want to explain the whole story.

So I mostly wear it in the winter, when most of my runs are in the dark and no one can see the stitched New York Marathon logo.

I probably should just run the race. It would remove all this angst.