Runners in cold weather areas: Does it get annoying when you run doubles?

The early morning runs can be a bugger at times when it's really cold. For my morning runs, I have one set of clothes. On my afternoon/evening run (after work), I bring a second set of dry running clothes to work....I change after work and run on the way home.

It's no big deal.

I live in Wisco and anything above 60 degrees is shirtless with short shorts weather. 50-60 warrants a T-shirt.

40-50 is usually short shorts with a synthetic long sleeve.

35-40 is short shorts, synthetic long sleeve with gloves and a hat that doesn't cover ears.

20-35 is leg tights, underarmor for the torso, T-shirt over torso underarmor, gloves and a hat that covers ears.

15-20 is leg tights, underarmor torso, T-shirt, thick gloves and a thick hat.

5-15 is leg tights, underarmor torso, T-shirt, thick synthetic jacket, thick gloves and thick hat.

Don't usually have to deal with anything below 5 degrees, but those days do and will come around. I probably wouldn't hit the indoor treadmill until below -20, and theres plenty of people brave enough to go beyond that mark as well.

The changing isn't too bad. If you let them dry out and stick them under a heat vent in your house, you should be okay to wear them again. Just spend a bit of cash if you have it, layer up and be prepared to do some heavy laundry.

The worst is when you're in college running doubles when laundry isn't easy/convenient.

Where I live and went to school, there routinely are highs in the teens/20s in the winter.

I used to live in Minnesota and hated all the wet-from-sweat clothes I had hanging all around the house in the winter. The old synthetic fibers from back then used to stink bad too. I also hated peeling off those wet layers after a cold-weather run. I hated that place.

I live in Edmonton (Canada) where we've had snow since early October and almost every time I run outside (I run every day and if it's colder than -4F I run on the treadmill) I have to wear a balaclava, not to mention 2 pairs of socks, a pair of thermal underwear and thick tights, a long thick shirt and jacket, a pair of gloves under a pair of mitts. It's insane; it takes me 15 minutes just to get dressed to run outside and when I'm done, I almost have a full load of laundry. Those of you who actually think you live in a "cold" climate should count your blessings, seriously.

I think you mean colder than -20C. Don't dumb it down for the American audience.

Here (Montana) it is often pretty cold for both the am and pm runs during the part of winter when both are in the dark (lke now). I just hang my stuff in the locker and 9 times out of 10 its dry by the time I'm done with work. Not a big deal.

Two trips to the fitness center is kind of annoying now that you mention it.

Yes. Putting on running gear became so tedious I took up bowling instead. You might want to consider doing the same thing. Running in cold weather is such a hassle. Too much bother. Especially the sweating part.

I'm more annoyed that FL can't make up its weather mind. It was colder 2 months ago than it will be today. This past weekend it was in the 80s.

I figured it was about time for the annual cold weather tough guy "brag about how little clothing I wear on cold runs" post. Thanks for stepping up. You are a real man.

No Way wrote:

The worst is when you're in college running doubles when laundry isn't easy/convenient.

Where I live and went to school, there routinely are highs in the teens/20s in the winter.

Athletic deparment did our laundry every day when I was in school. Ahh the joys of running D1.

seriously though... wrote:

It's in the 40s/50s where I am right now. I try to do one of my runs when it's starting to get warmer, and that's manageable. But my second run is annoying because it's usually somewhat cold. I don't want to wear layers and get too many clothes sweaty (I don't have that much running gear) so I just run in a t shirt and shorts and I'm pretty cold throughout the run. It must be really annoying for some of you guys where it's actually pretty cold, having to change in and out of clothes al the time for runs.

Sorry guys, but what a punch of p*ssies some of you are. How do you think our cross country skiiers have it? Cold weather doesn't bother anyone where I live.

Too many clothes? Give me a break, why don't you take the advice from the guy above and take up bowling

redux wrote:

I'm more annoyed that FL can't make up its weather mind. It was colder 2 months ago than it will be today. This past weekend it was in the 80s.

Oh stop it.

living in detroit metro, the worst part is not knowing what to expect. our weather is pretty strange and mostly based on passing weather patterns, so its not unusual to have days that are under 20 through the mid afternoon and warm up to the 40s around 8pm. this could be during a week where most days are highs of the 60's, or highs under 10, for the same reason. its very easy to both over and under dress, and being that i don't always run from home it can get pretty annoying. the other thing is not knowing the condition of the roads, i've had to carry my yaktrax in hand on a 12 miler before, because a half mile out i realised my street was the only one that hadn't been groomed.

speaking of snow, it hasn't snowed yet this year, which is really annoying because of how dark it is. both my daily runs are done in the dark because the days are so short, but when there is snow you get a nice glare/reflection off the snow which really helps with visibility. on the other hand, we do a crappy job on sidewalks, and it's not uncommon to have the nice refrozen footprint ankle breakers or black ice.

it is a lot of clothes, but i usually wear my shirt from the gym the previous night for the first run under a long sleeve, then wear the same long sleeve and my work undershirt for the second. no one can smell me running on woodward, and it certainly beats washing an extra 4 shirts a day.

I don't think t94bell was bragging but I do think he was talking about days when there was no wind and the sun was shining or he has different weight tights. If I wore my 35 degree tights at 5 degrees, certain parts might not return.

replace your second run with a strength workout...go do some pushups and pullups and dips. or go do some squats and cleans. it's annoying that so mnay people on here wear mileage as a badge of honor....that's what's annoying.

LOOK AT ME!!!!!!!! wrote:

[quote]t94bell wrote:

I figured it was about time for the annual cold weather tough guy "brag about how little clothing I wear on cold runs" post. Thanks for stepping up. You are a real man.

Says the guy taunting me.

This set up is average amongst my teammates and a lot of people I know. It shouldn't come across as bragging.