My nordic ski coach in HS always said that there is a reason they sell socks in pairs of three.
My nordic ski coach in HS always said that there is a reason they sell socks in pairs of three.
Tape/nipguard your nipples in damp/cold conditions, men.
Run in pajama pants, or wear them under your sweatpants for double warmth.
yeahyeahyay wrote:
Runderwear, for those windswept days. Beats having to lose a glove "down there."
If it's warm enough to take off a glove, it's not cold.
The problem with this thread is that given the wide audience, "cold weather" can mean anywhere from 30 above to maybe 20 below. I grew up in Buffalo and spent a full winter in Vermont and two in Ithaca, but I think about 5 below was my lowest, with some additional wind chill. Fourty years ago it was sweatpants; more recently, it's tow pair of tights when it's really cold. This author is on to something very important, and not to be laughed at: if you are a male, protect your crotch.My trick was to simply take a large handkerchief, hang it over the waistband of the tights, and stuff it down the front. It worked fine. Socks over the hands; as others have pointed out, no need to use fingers. I never saw any need to cover my face in the temps I ran in and reject the Vaseline advice. I'm not sure I've ever run in frigid temps in shoes with mesh tops, but while I've often had trouble with toes in cold weather when outdoors not running, I've never had toe numbness while running. I speculate that the movement and the constant impact of the feet keeps the feet sufficiently warm even in very cold weather.And for God's sake, wear a simple knit hat. Every time I showed up for the sunday morning run and it was 20 degrees, there was always one guy with no hat. I'd get cold just looking at him. Good luck.
John ODonnell wrote:
I reject the Vaseline advice.
Care to elaborate?
aslan wrote:
John ODonnell wrote:I reject the Vaseline advice.
Care to elaborate?
I'll take a stab. Last time I looked, vaseline was a petroleum based substance & perhaps some people don't want petroleum absorbed into their skin?
I moved from the high Sierras to the Monterey Peninsula. I suggest that others do the same. It is about 40F to 70F 95% of the year. Running on 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach without a shirt and watching the waves crash on the beaches and rocks beats slipping on the ice.
Vaseline has been widely used for rashes on babies' behinds for longer than most posters on LetsRun have been walking, so I think it's pretty safe for topical use.
That said, I use Bag Balm instead. Bag Balm also has a petrolatum base, but it includes lanolin, which has a waxy consistency. As a result, Bag Balm feels waxy and warm when you put it on instead of cold and greasy, like Vaseline. I use it on my hands and wrists on cold days and on really cold days, I put some on my ears, face, and throat. Bag Balm can be found in most drug stores, feed stores, PetSmart, and Co-ops. It was originally made for dairy cows in 1899... hence the name Bag Balm, but Vermont farmers found it worked on chapped hands as well and have been using it for a hundred years.
When it's really cold, double over thick socks to use as mittens.
When it's really cold, double over thick socks to use as mittens.