Its the most (stressful) time of the year! Christmas Holiday Shopping season! It makes you ask yourself how much someone really means to you. In case you need a bit of helping hand, I am here to provide. Some picks from our collection, some picks from outside of our world. Hope it helps and if it doesn't, just get them a chess set and they'll have a good time.

Satisfy TheRocker

Anyone who has immaculate taste like me knows that Satisfy’s TheRocker shoe is sleek, chic and ready for Peaks. Even people with less immaculate tastes know this. You should buy some for the trail runner in your life, or even for the street-wear hypebeast in your life. Trademark Rippy upper is breathable and secures the foot like a hug from your bestie. The midsole bounces like the jelly in your Christmas dinner trifle. What’s not to love. You should buy me the Falcon coloured ones. Or the Shadow coloured ones.

£240 from Runlimited.co or in-store

SOAR Silk Merino Neck Warmer

2026 prediction is that neck warmers will be an ‘In’ accessory. SOAR make a lovely one in their uber-soft Silk Merino blend. It’s beautiful. Get one to run in and one for casual wear.

£45 from Runlimited.co or in-store

A bag of lovely Coffee

Everyone bangs on about coffee for Christmas gifting. But it does make a nice gift for someone (as long as you KNOW they won’t also be gifted a further five bags of beans by other folks in their life). There are loads of options but you don’t need to be James Hoffman to figure out the good Joe from the bad Joe. Take your pick: Origin, Local Knowledge, Last Rep… all are lovely. How about a nice handmade cup from Ben’s (of Local Knowledge fame) mum? Or a funky translucent piece from Last Rep? Very 70s. 

Socks

Christmas is nothing without socks. NOTHING. If you like someone, don’t get them cruddy ones, get them some nice ones. Like the new SUMS Merinos, or any SUMS. Or the Bandit Lite Run 2-pack are also lovely. Take your pick, grab a few to fill those stockings with some sock-ings…

£various from Runlimited.co and in-store

Lamiri Harissa

Ever given someone Harissa as a gift? No, well now you can. Jonty’s mate Sam from Nomeatdisco turned us onto Lamiri. They make the good stuff, sourced straight from Tunisia from the brand’s connects out there, but with a brand born in London. Spicy stuff. Don’t eat it before a run. Or do. They also launched a fiery collab of branded merch with North African design studio, Fichier Caché, complete with white tees that would look especially cool if you happened to spill some Harissa down the front like I probably would. 

Available direct from Lamiri

Runlimited Soft Pace Zip-Thru Hoodie

Perfect for when you’ve eaten your Christmas dinner, had one or two too many Lucky Saint, had an argument with your sister and go out for a wandering adventure to clear the head. Or good after a run the rest of the year, too. Versatile!

£80 from Runlimited.co and in-store

Running Belt

Probably might be maybe the most-useful-runners-don’t-know-they-need-until-they-have-one-and-then-don’t-know-how-they-ever-could-live-with-out-it item on the planet, maybe. Find out for yourself and cop one for gifting and get back to me! The Salomon Pulse Belt is a bargain at just 32 squid. The Satisfy Space-O Belt is just as good and a more boutique version. 

Available at Runlimited.co and in-store

Gait Analysis

Your mate says he would start running with you but his shoes aren’t right. Or every time he tries, his calf hurts. Or it’s his cat’s birthday. Book him a gait analysis and, for free, you could solve at least two of these excuses, potentially three if we get to chatting with him and find out he actually doesn’t have a cat. Did we say it’s free? Kick in a little gift card and you could have them running in no time.

Free to book at Runlimited.co

Stubble&Co Bag

Running=travel=budget airlines=limited luggage space=packing light=space efficiency=Stubble&Co bag=rough, tough, ready to rumble!

Available direct from Stubble&Co

Perfume Discovery Set

If you’ve been chronically suffering with an ailment called “online” like I have been, then you’ll know fragrances are kinda hyped right now. Instead of being an auter of all scented things, instead of guessing what someone may like, pick up a unisex scent flight from a niche little parfumerie. This one from the Swedes at Nineteen Sixty-Nine is clean and comes recommended after I spent a day in Voo Store in Berlin gleefully sniffing every g*d-damn one. Or This one from Cra-Yon, who also are half-Swedish, but are fully- Vegan. Or the Penhaligon ones are nice, but you’d have to upgrade to the full-size bottles to get the funky animal-head shaped bottle lids, I’m afraid. Who said runners are sweaty and stinky? Not me!

Salomon x Mental Athletic Bob Sunhat

It’s mad. It’s fun. Perfect for festive-spirit-sillies and trail running in the sun. Talk about dynamic. Grab one - I bet everyone wants to try it on at the dinner table. Come to think of it, gimme that, lemme try!

£60 from Runlimited.co

Some Cool Magazines

Running is inherently uncool and we love that for us. It’s actually cool to be uncool. Tangentially related, but it seems that Magazines are having a cool moment back in the spotlight. How cool would it be to gift someone a cool magazine? That’s cool! Mental Athletic is cool. Like a cool coffee table book with images. Like The Wind is also cool, with loads of insightful stories and contributors who can only be described as ‘very cool’.

Available direct from Mental Athletic and Like The Wind Magazine

Hyperice Hypervolt Go 2

Every year you read on all the tech blogs that these massage guns make a great gift blah blah blah but yes they are good and yes everyone wants one, and no, no-one will actually tell you that until they open it and thank you heartily and genuinely with tears of joy streaming down their face.

£129 from Runlimted.co

Runlimited Glitch Tee

Boxy fit, soft cotton, nice graphics. Can’t lose, can ya? (“No! You can’t!” I hear you all shout in unison)

£40 from Runlimited.co or in-store

-Writing by Liam Dee