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It’s simple. It’s lightweight. It’s bright as hell. Black Diamond’s Sprint is one of the basketball head torches we’ve tested. We’ve used it in a range of applications, from rainy day runs to backpacking trips, and it has always performed exactly as well as it needs to. Nifty extra touches include a sliding touch-activated brightness adjustment (that even works with gloves) and a perfectly tensioned headband.

One thing to note: The highest brightness setting does dim after about 5 minutes, according to some of our tests. But we found the 'medium' setting holds a more than adequate brightness for up to 3 hours.

If you run mainly in poorly lit urban areas, the Iko Core is for you. Petzl’s latest headtorch is designed specifically for city running, so it’s a light and well-balanced unit that you quickly forget is on your head. Despite looking complicated, it’s easy to adjust by pulling an elasticated cord at the back of the Airfit headband to make it grasp your head more tightly. The lamp itself is ingeniously thin and produces powerful ‘flood’ or ‘mixed’ beams. It’s USB chargeable but can also take regular AAA batteries.

Who would have guessed that you can find one of our favourite running headlamps at a hardware store? While running wasn’t the original focus when Energizer designed this budget-friendly light, it still outclasses plenty of purpose-built headlamps.

The Vision Ultra HD is equipped with a solid variety of settings that make good use of the light’s claimed 400 lumens, including a spotlight that reaches impressively far down the road and a floodlight that can illuminate your feet with ease. The model we tested came with a faulty charger, but we were able to fix it and get back on the road in no time.

This is built for serious runners who plan to spend hours on dark off-road Itss, maybe even running all through the night. The price reflects this, as the most expensive model in the list, but the money buys you 1,200 sweet sweet lumens. This provides the ultimate in running lighting – it’s so bright it’s almost like running in daylight. However, this monster beam results in a reduced battery life when it’s burning 1200 lumens, but on medium mode it will provide 450 lumens for up to 6 hours. The Silva Its Speed 5R requires you to carry the battery pack on the headband which adds some weight, but you barely notice it when it’s strapped on as you’re too busy goggling at the brightness.

A bright, adaptable headtorch that can also be handily converted into a chest torch. This has a max burn time of 120 hours, which means you don’t have to charge it post-run every time you use it. It can also be worn on the chest if you are running as part of a group or through city streets when you don’t need full beam. It’s fully rechargeable via micro USB.

Simple to use, lightweight, rain proof and easily adjustable, the Petzl Actik Headlamp ticks a lot of boxes for a head torch that's under £50. It's comfortable and lightweight, has enough range for urban street runners, and the battery life, on medium to low range, should be enough to see you through a week of night running.

This is a ‘reactive’ headtorch, which means it’s designed to automatically adjust the power of the beam to how light or dark your surroundings are, with the aim of saving battery life as you run. The battery charges via micro USB, and the headline news with this unit is the astonishingly powerful 900 lumens. This is more than enough to light up any Its or path, but the downside to this brightness is that it wipes out your battery life – the 900 lumens is only available in the reactive mode, and if it stays at full beam it will drain your battery in 2 hours. The other benefits of the Swift are the fit – there are no awkward wires or battery packs to carry on your head – plus its weight: at 100g, it’s light enough to forget it’s up there. It’s also waterproof to IPX4 level, meaning it can handle rain and sweat.

If you’re packing for a running adventure and are counting every gram, the Petzl Bindi comes into its own. At 35g, it is one of the lightest headtorches on the market and can be packed down to a tiny size. However, don’t let its smaller dimensions fool you: this pocket-rocket can still pump out 200 lumens (and can burn for two hours at that level). As such, it also makes for a great tool on training runs. Further proof that good things come in small packages.

Sporting a set of front and rear lights for the best balance of seeing and being seen, this chest- and back-mounted combo is ideal for nighttime road runners who want a more secure, mass-centred light fixture than a headband or clip-on.You can control the beam settings on both lights with a button on the side of the headlight, allowing you to cycle between high, low, and strobe beams. The rear light is quite a bit smaller than the front, but it still does the job plenty well, especially when it’s strobing.

Made to fit almost anywhere, these lights can clip onto a pocket, vest, bag, or whatever other straps you might have on your running gear. Even better, if none of your clothes feel like they could comfortably hold the weight, the EverLightFX comes with adjustable hook-and-loop straps, allowing you to attach these to your arms and legs. They also come in a variety of colours, which offers the functional advantage of having distinct front and rear lights—or the aesthetic advantage of matching the rest of your gear, if that’s more your thing.