Weather Wimp? (Read 699 times)

I went out for a 10-mile run and it was 30F. I don't know what the wind chill was. I wore shorts, 2 long-sleeved tech shirts, a headband that covered my ears and gloves. I was fine EXCEPT for my fingers. When I got home I couldn't move them. I had to warm them up on the stove top. I have to find much better gloves. The ones I were were Asics fleece gloves. I'll tell you that once you get going, it feels great knowing that you are they running while others are in bed or skipping their run. I'm a bit competitive :-)

Bow your head in shame. No wimps allowed. Fat runners, slow runners, and old runners are encouraged. And they're everywhere. Like locusts. Like Paris Hilton. Can't avoid us. But wimpy? Oh, no. Go. Run. Wuss. You'll be proud of yourself later. Us Nashvillians are going running. Wind chill is 25 here, and I'm dragging the woman with me. But maybe all the wimps are in Memphis? (Let's see if shameless psychological manipulation gets her out the door ... )

Cold running survival (from a Wisconsin native): 1) Wear layers, so you can take stuff off when you get too hot (already mentioned by Wingz, but it bears repeating) 2) Keep your hands, ears, and neck very warm (for me, if these are covered, everything else is fine... sounds like derek would agree). Fleece is great until you're below freezing or in a wind.. then it's worthless. 3) Minimize exposure to wind (why run along the lake when you can run through some trees?). Cold is one thing, but an ice-cream headache from running into a cold wind is unbearable. 4) Make repeated shorter loops (not one big one) so you're always a close to shelter. Or bring money for a cab or (gasp) even a cell phone? Nothing worse (or more dangerous) than cramping up at mile 5 of your 10 loop and having to walk 5 miles home in the cold (been there). 5) Don't panic. After a few miles you won't feel a thing!

It's downright hot out there, if you've got the same beautiful clear azure sky and friendly sun in Memphis that we've got here today. Running straight into that wind was a bit face numbing at first, but after the turn-around I actually got too warm, even in shorts. Had to lose the hat. And that was running at my better-(but-still-slower)-half's pace. Go run, wus. P.S. Nice job on the 5-k, by the way. What did I call our bet? Oh. Right. "Candy from a baby." Should I say I told you so now, or do I really have to wait a whole year? Want to make it interesting and change sub-30 to sub-28?

OK. I did it. I took my wimp hat off and went out there. And hey, it wasn't that bad out there. The first two miles were tough, and there were times that it felt like I wasn't moving forward because of the wind, but all and all, it was a good run. Robin

Yeah, I was thinking now that I know I can do this, I won't think twice next time its so cold out. It may come in handy for my trip to Boston at Christmas.

Congrats on not wimping out & braving the cold!! The wind chill was 8degrees here today. I had too much homework to do, so I couldn't run. I'm running tomorrow, cold, homework & potential death by muzzleloader aside!!!