Hello Ann, I am fellow European (UK) and yes I note with fear that it will be cold and windy! I may have to do a run on the treadmill at my fitness club. The weather people said it would feel like -9C with the wind-chill factor so wrap up well.

I did my first run on the treadmill tonight because of the weather. It's not the cold I mind so much but the winds here were strong also. Not only do we have to run against the wind which makes the run harder, but it feels a lot colder than it really is. The problem is the fitness center where I went is warmer than I like and I get overheated easy. I'm thinking I made need to bring a fan if I continue there, and only use it for when the weather is really bad.

I know what you mean Ann about being an outdoor runner. I really didn't want to use a treadmill at all, and I don't think I like it, but I think I hate the cold and wind more, so we'll see what happens.

Good you did it All4minagain! I have a run scheduled for this evening. This morning when I went to work it was raining, and ... (hailing??? don't have my dictionary here - those falling icecubes the size of a marble). Temperature then was 4*C, but in the course of the day it will further drop, and due to the strong winds it allready feels as below zero (but of course, 0*C is still 'warmer' than O*F). But... I kind of look forward to that run... I think it is the first time I will run in these circumstances: The first winter I was running, the weather was extremely mild - sometimes it was cold, but on my running days it was never cold AND raining AND windy, and last winter I haven't been running much. so tonight it will be quite a nex experience!

It was not that bad after all... When I started, I saw a few twinkling stars, and thought it would be a dry run, but after only a mile it started to rain... And half way it started to rain harder... and the last half mile it had changed to melting snow. But the wind wasn't too bad, only during the last few hundred yards it blew right into my face and that didn't feel very good ;-). But I did enjoy that (short and easy) run. I didn't run since last Monday, because I had a terribly busy week at work with a meeting on Wednesday evening and I was on call since yesterday after work until this morning (luckily, they only called me to come over at 6:00 AM, so for the rest I had a rather undisturbed night.) DH thought I was mad, because I went out to run this evening, but I really felt like I needed it. And I enjoyed it... I really enjoyed it. The feeling to be able to just go out and run a few miles in rather bad weather, the sound of the rain on the leaves of the trees and on the water (I ran partly on a towpath along the nearby canal.) I feel good... I feel so good...