Old Man Winter's just around the corner...

poose

posted: 9/16/2006 at 11:04 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 8/16/2006 at 9:15 AM:

Hubby recommended Gore-Tex socks, too.

those work well for keeping the wetness out, but also are great at keeping the wetness in (depending on how much your feet sweat). I definately wear a pair of trail shoes for winter running. There are also clip-on spikey things you can buy that attach to your running shoes and provide more traction. For apparel I have 2 rules: layer and if possible, buy everything craft-- it outperforms all other winter gear I've ever tried. http://www.craft-usa.com/

fdyyz

posted: 9/16/2006 at 11:04 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 9/16/2006 at 3:14 AM:

Oh, hah! I think that was Newcastle Brown Ale...man, if I filled my Camelbak with that I don't think I'd feel any pain during a run...probably wouldn't care about finishing time, or even IF I finished, either, LOL! k

Newcastle Brown - ahh, I remember it well, drinking a pint in Newcastle, England of all places. Perhaps you should think about only filling your Camelback with a half pint then you might at least care about one of your goals. One half pint usually is followed with another half pint and then you say to yourself "I should have just gotten a pint". Oh hell - fill er' up with pint already. yyz

FDYYZ

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 9/17/2006 at 8:39 AM

Quote from fdyyz on 9/16/2006 at 11:04 PM:

Newcastle Brown - ahh, I remember it well, drinking a pint in Newcastle, England of all places. Perhaps you should think about only filling your Camelback with a half pint then you might at least care about one of your goals. One half pint usually is followed with another half pint and then you say to yourself "I should have just gotten a pint". Oh hell - fill er' up with pint already. yyz

Ha! I like the way you think! Big grin

k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

backroadrunner

posted: 9/17/2006 at 7:57 PM

I layer, Kirsten. Most every day I ran last winter, I wore wicking long underwear, then a thicker pair of running pants and a fleece lined wind breaker...or a fleece & a wind breaker. 9 times out of 10, I shed the fleece & wind breaker. I also wore an ear band & gloces or mittens, but usually dumped those too. As for my feet, same shoes & just a pair of my beloved SmartWool's. There were only a couple of days when I was cold & left all layers on. And you've seen where I run. What little protection the corn fields provide from the wind is gone after they harvest the corn. I mostly run in howling winds & blowing, drifting snow. Couple that with glaring sunshine (when we actually get sun) off the snow covered fields, and mud & slush from unpaved roads, mixed, it's a joy. Of course, if the sun isn't shining & it is too cold for slush, I have dirt roads glassed over with either ice or packed snow or a combination thereof. This can pose a problem for my rather uncoordinated self, but I'm more dangerous with the spikey shoe strap on things (just gives me a way to cut myself when I fall!) Shy

Thanks for this most depressing topic, Blondie! I'm really looking forward to running now. Thank God for gym memberships! During the summer, cross training is forgotten because I just can't give up a day of running to go lift weights or swim. Last winter I said I'd run in anything above 10 below. Maybe this winter it will be 10 above & gym days other than that.

So do not get tired and stop trying. - Hebrews 12:3

backroadrunner

posted: 9/17/2006 at 8:02 PM

Quote from fdyyz on 9/16/2006 at 11:04 PM:

Newcastle Brown - ahh, I remember it well, drinking a pint in Newcastle, England of all places. Perhaps you should think about only filling your Camelback with a half pint then you might at least care about one of your goals. One half pint usually is followed with another half pint and then you say to yourself "I should have just gotten a pint". Oh hell - fill er' up with pint already. yyz

Now yyz knows how to cheer things up!! If we fill up our Camelbak's with beer, we can blame our staggering on the strong winds!! Tongue

So do not get tired and stop trying. - Hebrews 12:3

rickschaffer83

Diesel Power

posted: 11/1/2006 at 1:25 PM

I am new to RunningAhead.com as well as the forums, so please forgive me if this has already been asked: Aside from Craft, are there any suggestions on where to buy winter running clothes?

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 11/1/2006 at 1:34 PM

I've had good luck finding great clothes at good prices at Campmor.com, Sierra Trading post (.com), and even Amazon. My favorite running pants are currently only $12.50 at Amazon (down from $60). I also found a great pair of Avalanche Wear power stretch fleece pants at TJ Maxx, of all places. k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

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