Running in the rain (Read 846 times)

I usually avoid running in the rain for obvious reasons, mainly because I'm a wimp! It's raining tonight. I don't have a treadmill or gym membership, but need some stress relief. If you run in the rain, what, if anything do you do differently?

My group ran in the rain yesterday, and it was great. Just be sure to change your socks soon after to prevent chafing and blisters! I love running in the rain on hot, humid days - it cools me off and lets me go further than I normally would.

I don't do anything different for a rain run than I do for a regular run. As long as you wear tech clothing and avoid cotton you won't even notice fact that you are wet. The only exception is that if the temperature is on the cool side you may want to add a layer, water tends to conduct heat away from your body. I would suggest, for obvious reasons, that you avoid running when there is lightning in the air. Tom

A baseball cap and possibly prep for extra chafing

For one reason or another, I always start running a little faster in the rain. Something is invigorating about it. I usually keep an older, not too worn backup pair of shoes to run in when it's wet. When shoes get wet they can loose some of their cushioning and they don't last as long. I can remember running hs xc races when it was really wet and the course would have long steep hills. Instead of running down people would be skiing down the muddy hill even with spikes on. If you lost balance you'd just slide down on your @$$. Crazy FUN

HTFU, you should try living in England.

England swings like a pendulum do Runners in the rain sloshing two by two

LOOOOVE running in the rain. Light rain is nice but I will run in torrential downpours with a smile. Wear a baseball cap and I'm good to go. The newspapers in the shoe trick works great for drying the shoes out.

I enjoy running in the rain. I will usually run longer than planned if it storms - it feels exciting