Product Description : The Swift offers everything you need on one lightweight race-ready belt I bought this belt and it has been my biggest nightmare. It has elastic so it bounces like crazy. Then the water bottle leaks all over you and when you have gatorade that is no fun. Then that stupid clip to put your number for races is just a neusance than helpful. This is the worst belt and I wish I had read reviews before I bought it. I fought with it evey run until I finally bought another belt. I am going to burn this belt for all the angst it gave me. I use this belt during supported runs and races (the bib clips work great) so I don't have to hit every water stop, and it works perfectly for this. The mesh pocket is small and I doubt it would fit any cell phone currently in existence, but it easily holds keys or a couple of gels. The 8 oz. bottle is big enough to skip a water stop or two before I have to refill and still small enough that it doesn't add much weight. The only minor gripe is that the belt is primarily a race belt construction rather than a run belt, so it is narrower and more elastic. Some people may find this makes a full bottle a little too floppy, but I get used to it pretty quickly and once I get warmed up and my stride smooths out I don't even notice it's there. While the belt fits great and holds the flask securely, the pocket is too small for anything significant. (Read: Cell phone and keys won't fit.) So I find it useless for me and am forced to wear ANOTHER waist pack with this to hold that stuff (man, I miss Nathan's old 10k waist pack).Worst part, however, is the water bottle. It leaks around the threads and is difficult to close securely, thus you end up with sports drink all over your backside. Not a nice feeling during a 13-mile run!I'm switching back to just a waist pack with the FuelBelt Wedge Bottle with Clip (found here on Amazon) because the flask is so much better.
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