Late morning today.  I'm resting, as usual, since it's Friday.  25 miler planned for either Saturday or Sunday.  Saturday forecast is 5* in the morning when I want to start, Sunday it's supposed to be 18* at the start.  Leaning towards Sunday, as I don't want to sweat and then freeze for several hours.

QOTD:  Head and face protection for really cold runs?  I have a face mask (from skiing) that I wear, but I don't love it.  Open to better suggestions.

Queen - so sorry to hear about you 48* day, that must have been brutal. 

I think 48* is the temperature that XT starts to wear a shirt.

I pushed my run from last night to today, was feeling pretty crappy after work last  night.  We're now getting a "heat wave" today and the temp is going up to 32 so I'll head out for an easy hour later.

QOTD: I just started wearing a Smartwool neck gaiter and it's great. I have struggled to find a comfortable and warm neck/face solution for skiing and running and this might be the solution. It's merino wool and covers the neck and can be pulled up to cover the bottom half of the face. It's easier to breathe through than some other ones I've tried.

Morning folks.

We got a few inches this morning so I did a little cross-training

with the snow shovel. Headin out soon for a few trail miles with

my trusty microspikes.

QOTD: I did pretty good last year down to single digits with just my running

hat. I had a great balaclava from Wickers, from my CG days, but I let it go when

we lived in CA.

Marley and I had a nice 5 mile trail run this cool morning. Between the wind and a very light dusting last night, the trails had drifted back over despite there actually being very little accumulation. So we were making fresh tracks some of the way.

QOTD:  

I wear a thin windproof pile cap starting as soon as it gets to freezing or so.  I most often have it either just over the tops of my ears or above the ears all the way.  If it gets really cold and windy I pull it down more.  On a typical cold weather run I adjust between those options to regulate temperature during the run. 

It doesn't get as cold here as it does where some of you are, but I never wear anything over my face.  It typically doesn't get below 0 F actual except very rarely here.  When the wind chill is well below zero I usually smear some petroleum jelly on my cheeks.  I find that keeps me from losing skin to the cold.

 

DW has a Buff and loves it.  Do you have the regular of the Winter version?  I'm looking at them right now.

 

Have fun in Brasil.

I have both of them. The winter version really is much warmer, but doesn't breathe as well. You can't go wrong either way.

Thanks. We're going to have a great time. We're both really excited!

Today is a rest day, although I hardly need one this week. I will probably run 8 to 10 tomorrow.

QOTD: I rarely have a need for such things, but I do have a couple of buffs I can use if it gets too bad.

Finally got in my first back country ski of the year today.  It's the first time it was cold enough with enough snow on the ground here.  Went out for a solid hour before my hell day at work starts.

QOTD: I second the Buff movement.  I don't have a winter one, but the everyday one has always suited my purposes.

Afternoon all,

 

I imagined myself running in microspikes today...nothing else.

 

QOTD: I have a buff, I like it, but breathing through it causes the moisture to freeze.  It's not perfect but it gets me through.

I guess that would be running in the buff then?

Could get frostbite that way...