arm sleeves

When it's cold, I'll usually wear shirts with integrated sleeves built in.

Arm sleeves make sense to me when riding a bike (their original use), where you may be out a very long time and the temperature changes a great deal, and you have big pockets in your jersey to put the arm sleeves in once you take them off. I've never seen much point as a runner. As the previous poster indicated, wear a long-sleeved shirt.

TheGreatPlantini wrote:

When it's cold, I'll usually wear shirts with integrated sleeves built in.

Wow! When did they starting making these? Where can I buy one?

my bad i forgot to mention this is for races not training. I often do what the person above said when I'm training but when racing and its around 40 degrees, this is when i am looking to get some arm sleeves. I am just unsure of what kind i need ( I don't know if compression is the right type, or if i want heat ones or not. Only racing a 5k so I'm guessing they won't heat up too much but i am unsure )

Don't get compression sleeves. They're too hard to take off.

Just search for "arm warmers" on Amazon. Cycling ones are pretty nice but kind of expensive. Running ones (you can tell by the brand--Asics, Brooks, etc.) are typically a lot cheaper, though not quite as nice. You can also cut the ends off of old soccer socks if you have those.

In marathons or long road races I typically wear cheap arm warmers that I don't mind throwing away. Usually I toss them after about 4 miles.

If it's cold enough that I know I won't want to throw the arm warmers away, then I'll just wear a long-sleeved top under my singlet.

I own some from CEP and they are great. Dont go cheap; the thick ones will chafe under your arms. They sont need to be super thick, either, for a race. You will generate a ton of body heat, and you will be glad to have your shoulders exposed unless it is actually freezing.

I have used cheap $7 Brooks arm warmers for cold weather marathons. Works out well as you can remove them and ditch them, vs. rolling up sleeves and being uncomfortable.

Like one poster said, don't get compression cause they will be too hard to take off when you want to roll them down. But if you are buying ones designed for cycling, make sure they fit pretty snug. You don't move your arms too much on a bike but with running, the start rolling down pretty quickly if they are too big.

they are great for runs with a cool start but that will heat up quickly.

I like arm sleeves much more than long sleeved shirts. Start off a run with the arm warmers on, if you need them, then just take the things off and tuck em in your waist band once it warms up. You can put em back on too, if you get cold again.

Let me be honest with you, unless your a chick you look like a dick-head.