Suppose to rain all this week and i HATE the treadmill. I usually run on trials and wanted to get everyone’s experiences with running in the rain (speed, easy runs, long runs etc).
Suppose to rain all this week and i HATE the treadmill. I usually run on trials and wanted to get everyone’s experiences with running in the rain (speed, easy runs, long runs etc).
Rain isn’t bad. Snowing and 20 degrees was a little rough for my 12 miler. If you can, swap around important days to work with the weather, but I wouldn’t miss a day because of the weather really. Ice is a good enough reason to use a treadmill though. Go out in the rain and for the first few days do easy runs because it is already enough of a mental challenge to get out the door. If you could keep up hard workouts in the rain, that would be respectable. Treadmills are good though because you can get the benefits of uphill running without the negatives of downhill running. Good luck
What, are you made of sugar? You're not going to melt. Now get out and do your training.
This one time in the 90s, I did a 12-mile long run during the most torrential downpour I'd ever seen. Buckets, sonny. There was a hurricane off the coast and we were far enough away to get no wind, but lemme tell you it poured so hard that the area lost power for 3 days and there were no cars driving anywhere. Did it stop me from getting my miles? No it did not.
Hmm ... reading again... most of your running is on trails ... okay, some trails can get awfully sloppy if it's been raining hard. But that’s why God made grass athletic fields, all-weather tracks, rail trails, and doggone roads for crying out loud.
Unpaved roads are especially your friend. Use your noggin. And go make your dreams become reality.
Running in the rain is great!
Also treadmill running is great!
How can anyone hate the treadmill?
People really considered not running due to the rain?
Depends on how hard it rains. My rain runs have always been really awesome. Unless you step in a puddle. Then game over.
Road and dreadmill when the trails are too soft to run
Usually run more on feel than the clock if it's properly wet
And I usually wear shoes that are less prone to taking water in, currently speedgoat 4s
Running in the rain is natural and part of the overall running experience. It is one factor that makes running a sport and not simply exercise. Accept the challenge with a few caveats: Don't run in a thunderstorm; Don't run in a hurricane; Don't run when it is raining so hard the water pelts your eyes and you can't see.
Starting a run in the rain can be tough.... once out there, rain runs can be the most fun ever! I like to wear a brimmed hat to keep out of my eyes, but otherwise just run! Trail shoes become key if you’re on real trails (and of course use good judgement, there are trials that should not be attempted in the rain if there’s a chance of going off a cliff or high water ford).
If it’s cold, e.g. 35 and rainy, layer up a bit, can get chilled if you try to rock it in the long sleeve T. I wouldn’t do sprint speed work, unless on a track, anything slower is fine.
Mostly have fun with it!
Running in the rain is fine as long as the run isn't too long. After a while of running in soaking wet stuff, it starts to suck (just the same as high humidity).
Wear as little as possible so that you soak up less water, but enough so that you don't get cold. If it's warm out and you can wear socks, shoes, shorts, and a hat (keeps the rain from falling in your eyes), that would be ideal.
Speed work would be tough if it's slippery enough out there.
It's also possible that trails would be muddy enough to make them essentially un-runnable.
Easy to medium road runs of shorter duration should be no problem at all.
The only problem rain ever created for me was getting on my glasses and making it hard for me to see. Usually a cap with a bill takes care of that.
I love running in the rain. I am able to run much faster at a lower heart rate and not breathe as hard because I do not get overheated. I am one of those people who generate a ridiculous amount of heat when I exercise. In fact, I will run in shorts and a short-sleeved tee shirt in 40°F and raining and feel perfectly comfortable.
If it's going to all week, be sure to run on even surfaces with good grip such as the track and road instead of the trails. I fell and pulled my hamstring running on wet grass. Also make sure your the treads of your shoes are not worn-out.
As far as workouts go, longer running efforts are amazing to do in the rain because overheating no longer becomes a limiting factor. However, I must caution you when doing sprinting workouts in the rain. Because being warmer is more beneficial to spinting performance and you are cool down more due to long rests, doing this type of workouts in the rain, especially a cold rain,could be a problem increasing the risk for injury.
Ask Jasper Sawyer:
Biggest problems are clothes getting saturated and heavy, chafing due to soaked shorts. Blisters due to shoes being saturated and feet slipping around, and sweat in eyes, slipping if on a trail.
Things that help: Baseball cap or similar. Tank top or no shirt if warm enough. Shoes that shed water.
Light rain, on hard surface, with a hat, doesn't present a problem.
Hard, prolonged rain is more of a hassle than I usually want to deal with.
I have also taken to carrying a small washcloth or similar on hot/humid summer runs as sweat in the eyes is my nemesis. Particularly valuable if its raining.
If you're running on the roads because the trails are too muddy, remember that drivers may not see you in the rain.
A good rain jacket, while not cheap, can prevent you from getting waterlogged.
When I was a young man, there really was no other options. Was living in Portland Oregon, by the industrial district. Winters were miserable but if Pre did it all the time, I could too. I remember 10-15 mile runs out Yeon Street to the St Helen's highway and past the St John's bridge and back. At least on the weekends, despite sheets of rain, there was a real lack of traffic as most trucks went through there M-F. I did yell a few swear words, at times, though.
I did buy a running suit by Frank Shorter Running Gear, it was goretex and cost me 75 bucks at the time. I felt like I weighed 155lbs instead of 145 lbs. Eventually the thing molded.
I usually don't run on unpaved trails, so mud is not an issue.
If it is possible, moving around "hard" workouts will help. (If there is water paddle deeper than half an inch, it will interfere with running hard.)
Baseball hat is helpful to get rain out of my eyes.
Running clothes are usually water resistant, so I don't worry too much about this.
Have a dry towel in my car so that I can wipe off water as soon as I finish running.
Put newspaper inside my shoes after my run to absorb as much water as possible. (And replace it several hours later if the shoes are really wet.)
Where are all the Seattle guys to chime in here about running in the rain? Jamin, Seattle Prattle, & Hardloper where are you?
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