I've been having trouble keeping my face (nose mostly) warm during colder and windier runs. I have tried wearing balaclavas and those make it hard to breathe. My last resort is to cover my face in vaseline, but that is tough to wash off and gets all over my gloves.
Any suggestions to do this?
Scarf made of yarn, like Grandma would knit for you.
Airy enough to be both warm and breathe-through-able at the same time.
Mostly harmless
I use a balaclava that I pull down below my mouth.
"It doesn’t matter how often you do it or how much you accomplish, in general, not running is a lot easier than running." - Meb Keflezighi
Don't use a windstopper balaclava. ACtually, I've had good luck with Serius' Quick Draw - like a balaclava, but heavier material through the head area, lighter in the neck, and still lighter in the face part. Much easier to breathe through than a balaclava. I will use a windstopper facemask with appropriate mouth and nose holes when it's windy (25+mph) and cold (subzero F).
You might try putting the vaseline on your face before your mittens. I used vaseline for years and never had problems with it on my mittens. I'll still use it on the windiest days, but I mostly depend on insulation or windblocking from whatever I'm wearing. (ie. weather got such that vaseline alone wasn't enough)
Smaller By The Day
My face cover froze today :-)
Improvements
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
I typically can't stand anything over my nose, but can handle short periods of pulling a buff up (www.planetbuff.com).
20,000 miles behind me, the world still to see.
levitation specialist
I use a ZanHeadwear facemask, it is neoprene and made for ATV users. Works wonders and is similar to the Serius one PP mentioned.
+1 as I did today. I breathe through my mouth. On a colder day I have worn a hat over it.
Just move to Louisiana and laissez les bon temps rouler! Sorry, that's all I have
Mostly, you're just going to have a cold face. I don't like breathing through stuff either and unless it's bitterly cold, I have found that the cold is tolerable once I'm warmed up.
Short term goal: 17:59 5K
Mid term goal: 2:54:59 marathon
Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).
Chasing the bus
I'm the opposite. I cannot have a cold face. Below 20F, I need a face warmer. I've found I can breath through the fleece on my storm buff, but I'm still doing low heart rate, so my respiratory rate is pretty low, like breathing through my nose every 4-6 steps low.
“You're either on the bus or off the bus.” ― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Squidward Bike Rider
Funny, I had a balaclava this whole time, but didn't realize that's what it was called. I always refer to it as a hood.
Typically, I'll raise it and lower it under my chin as I need it.
I put it on before my mittens, but my nose gets itchy in the cold.
Hair?
That's been my solution
Train smart ... race smarter.