I live in Denver. Tomorrow we are going to have a low of
-18 and a high of -3. I actually enjoy cold weather running, Is this ok though? Of course I would be properly dressed i.e hands, face, head well covered and bundled up. Im going to do a 4 miler about 930/mile pace.
Thanks
Here in Canada, we used to run outside in temperature around -30 in the winter... no problem!
I've run in (-) temps and wind chills way below 0. I wear regular tights (with something under them to protect yourself),
cold gear top with a shell "jacket" over it (as a windbreaker). Tshirt under it all of course.
Hat or just an ear thingy that goes arouns your head.
gloves- a regular "running" type of glove (Nike) and then I have these bright orange, unlined, glove things for hunters that I wear over them. I've never had a problem.
Any tips on stopping your crown jewells warm?
-20 has been my limit. Mostly cross country ski in the winter and have raced at below zero temps often. Must have article for protection are the wind briefs http://revelsports.com/Sugoi/19010U.htm
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Any tips on stopping your crown jewells warm?
One or all of these...
* Wear an extra pair of shorts (or two)
* Add a sock (or two)
* Wear wind briefs
* Extra pair of pants
If you're desperate you may have to warm it up with your hand to block - Also blocks it from the wind
I go to the dreadmill if it's below 10, but I am a recent transplant from a warm climate to northern Colorado. Luckily I ran a nasty marathon Sunday and will use that excuse to take a few days off 'til CO gets back to a reasonable temp. My dog, on the other hand, adapted to the cold just fine (and he turns 10 years old this month), loves it, and will be pissed off if I don't take him running 'til Thursday.
Just protect your naughty bits, extremities, and face and you'll be fine.
I just got some regular underwear (tighty whities) that I wear under my running tights. I've never had a problem and I have two kids and frequent sex.
My PR for low temperatures was either -4 or -7, can't recall. It was no problem at all. I actually sort of liked it. I did find that I had no gloves that kept my hands warm enough so I wore a thin pair of gloves and wore a pair of socks over the gloves and put on an extra pair of underwear. I also found that wearing a hat that covered my ears made my glasses fog up and freeze so I used a headband to cover my ears but had no cover on top of my head. That worked better.
Coldest I've ran in was about -40 with windchill and I froze the inside of my nose and got a nose bleed.
The coldest I can handle normally is about -30. You just have to wear a balaclava that protects your entire face. The warmth of your body heats the air before it hits your lungs.
Wear tights, wind briefs (if you ever want to have children), under layer, top layer, and maybe a jacket if that's how you roll, a balaclava, and a hat.
I usually put my hands underneath my sleeves and that works for me, but you might want gloves as well.
You can almost always run outside and if it's only occasionally below -25, it won't harm you. I know, because I've been doing it for ages.
Seems like we've had a great many days below zero this winter in my part of the world. I wear wind briefs, tights and running pants on the bottom, a thick shirt and lightweight running shell on top, choppers for mitts, and a balaclava (face uncovered) with a stocking cap on top. At these temps it is the wind that gets brutal, so choose your routes wisely. I try to run on snowmobile trails (sheltered by woods) if the wind is bad.
I've also gotten the nose bleed several times this winter. odd.
In HS, I would run no matter the temperature. Today, I do not run below 40 degrees.
Last year I did a typical morning run, and didn't realize until afterwards that the current temp was -6. It didn't feel all that much different than the 10F weather I had been running in during the previous week.
So I guess I'd run in whatever central Ohio can throw at me, because -6 is really about as cold as it ever gets.
Coldest I've ever run in was 30 degrees.
Coldest I will now run in is about 55, 60.
I like running in shorts and shoes and nothing else. I love running when it's in the high 70s.
In high school, I would run before school in the morning. One morning the air temperature was -30 and the wind was gusting up to 30 mph. Not sure what that makes the wind chill, but it was cold.
Ran a 5 miler and didn't sweat!
In those temps, I always covered my mouth and nose. I had a snowmobile mask that had a nose and mouth cone that was pretty handy for this purpose. The funny/gross thing though is that the condensation would make icicles hanging down from the nose cone by the time I was finished.
Canadians are immune to cold:
Considering I have a few friends trying the Arrowhead 135 that started this past Monday, I am not sure how cold it has to be to NOT be able to run.
The coldest that I could stand is probably around the 0 degree mark. I am not "comfortable" with the cold once it gets down to about 15. From the 0 to 15 degree mark it is damn tough for me. Once you have run in that, 35 degrees feels like a heat wave!
If the temperature is in the negatives then I am most likely going to the treadmill.
It was -30F in Laramie this AM. Thought about running but nah I rather not get sick.
Heck Kenyans usually won't run in the rain because they fear a chest cold.