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| Question for the guys about running in the cold (Read 769 times) |
Scout7 view logCPT Curmudgeon |
posted: 1/22/2007 at 1:25 PM |
| No underwear. I like the glove trick, that amuses me for various and sundry reasons. |
Amat victoria curam.
Sine labore nihil.
Dulcius ex asperis. |
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| view log Jessica Alba's Love Toy |
posted: 1/22/2007 at 3:03 PM |
Gig:
Time for a confession: when I first read this thread a couple days ago, I laughed. Thought you were full of horse puckey. I run in shorts sans underwear all the time in 20 degree or colder weather, and this had never happened to me. Not once. I decided you were either hung like a bear and thus more prone to this then us mere mortals ... or you were just a nutter.
You can guess what happened. Once again, God proved that His sense of humor is infinite, because the very next day, I'm out for a fast 7 miler ... and just about froze off my tallywhacker. I could not frickin' believe it. I'm having a great run ... and all of a sudden at about mile 6, I realize something's going numb.
The pain was bad - but nowhere near as bad as the pain involved when it started warming back up. Ouch. And of course the best part was when I'm standing in the bathroom, groaning in agony, trying to, um, manually thaw my twig and berries ... when my lady love walks in the room. Try explaining that one.
My conclusion was that it's the wind more than the cold. I was running much faster than usual, wearing a lesser quality pair of shorts ... maybe the jostling from a faster pace kept the boyz away from the warmth of the rest of me, maybe the shorts are more cotton then my other pairs.
All I know for sure is that: 1) I'm not laughing any more, and 2) I'm not ever letting that happen again.
And now I have a perfectly valid reason for stuffing a sock down there. |
E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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posted: 1/30/2007 at 2:26 AM |
I use a designated running hat and stuff it down there. Usually I pack extra goves and hates and let people borrow them if they forget something....BUT NOT MY WHITE HAT!!! Men---you do not want to borrow this hat...TRUST ME....Ladies.....we can talk off line 
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posted: 1/30/2007 at 2:49 PM |
Not sure how you RUN HARD but I would think that alone would keep it from freezing? No?
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posted: 1/30/2007 at 3:59 PM |
My LIC Plate is RUN HARD
I get teased all the time. Also have a bumper sticker that says RUN NAKED. RUN NAKED RUN HARD LIFE IS GOOD 26.2
That's the rear end of my vehicle |
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posted: 1/30/2007 at 4:04 PM |
| Quote from RUN HARD on 1/30/2007 at 3:59 PM: My LIC Plate is RUN HARD
I get teased all the time. Also have a bumper sticker that says RUN NAKED. RUN NAKED RUN HARD LIFE IS GOOD 26.2
That's the rear end of my vehicle
No comment. None at all. 
Are you in the 2000 club, by the way? If not, you should join. Regardless of mileage. You would fit right in.
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E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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Motivational Marathon Thoughts by TanyaS:
“Your body has now transitioned to eating its own muscle.”
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Official Co-Chair and Chief Henchman for the SCOUT FOR OVERLORD in 2008 Campaign. Donations Welcome.
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posted: 1/30/2007 at 4:57 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 1/22/2007 at 3:03 PM: The pain was bad - but nowhere near as bad as the pain involved when it started warming back up.
Was that you I heard screaming?
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| It's all fun and games until the flying monkeys attack. |
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| view log These user groups! |
posted: 1/30/2007 at 7:58 PM |
Strangely drawn here.
Finding it hard to leave.
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| jlynnbob "HTFU, Kookie's distal tibia"
Where's my closet? I need to get back in it. |
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posted: 2/6/2007 at 2:05 PM |
| I've run in wind-proof underware for years. Hind makes a great pair, as well as some others. Every running store I've been in will carry this item from Oct to March. A pair of these and winter running pants will keep your tallywacker just fine through the coldest of temps (ran in -1 on Sunday, officially the coldest weather I've run in. The little bit of condensation that built up on the inside of my sunglasses was freezing up before it evaporated!). |
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posted: 2/7/2007 at 5:09 PM |
| Worst case scenario you could always carry a chemical handwarmer. I think I'd try some more layers. Maybe get some moisture wicking drawers and something with fleece or wool on top of that. Anything that will keep you warm if it gets wet. |
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posted: 2/19/2007 at 11:09 PM |
I've used successfully a pair of adidas climaproof response pants for this - which are perfect against strong winds and rain. No problems with cotton+elastan underwear, which is my favourite type. I also use the same pants for skate-XC skiing. This works OK until -10C. I supplement them with a pair of tights for anything lower.
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