What is the Coldest Temp You Will Run Outside in? (Read 1001 times)

I'm in Minnesota, so we have to deal with cold. In past years, though, below zero was usually the cutoff for me. Although if there is no wind, that can change a bit. This morning, I woke up to 8 below, with wind chills of 35 below (F). No thanks. I'll go to the gym and hit the treadmill. Tomorrow the wind is supposed to drop, but still below zero. I will probably get a few miles in if the trails are clear enough.

I'm in Minnesota, so we have to deal with cold. In past years, though, below zero was usually the cutoff for me. Although if there is no wind, that can change a bit. This morning, I woke up to 8 below, with wind chills of 35 below (F). No thanks. I'll go to the gym and hit the treadmill. Tomorrow the wind is supposed to drop, but still below zero. I will probably get a few miles in if the trails are clear enough.

Thats what it is like today up here in Duluth. I told myself I was going to run outdoors this winter...I lied. LOL I will be making good use of my gym membership this year. Shoveling is the only thing I will do outdoors when its this cold and I wish I didn't have to do it!

The coldest temps I have ever braved...30. And I can't imagine wanting to run when it is any colder. I'm in South Alabama, and I'm a wimp. I have, however, ridden my motorcycle in colder temps then that, so I imagine I could if I HAD to.

really? I don't usually ride if it's less than 35 degrees out. Riding makes you cold, running makes you warm.

I don't know what the coldest temp I would run in is. I do know the coldest temp I have run in. -13F It was a 4 mi race. Race usually draws around 800. That day we still had 600 people. They shortend the course for the walkers. This morning it was 4 deg with 30 mph winds for a wind chill of -13......If it wasn't for the Ice we got last night I would probably do my run outside. For saftey I will hit the treadmill tonight. When it's this cold I tend to take routes that keep me out of the wind. (Thats my wussy factor) The cold really isn't all that bad....it's the ice that keeps me inside.

I ran outdoors all last winter here in Ontario, and my general cutoff was around -30*C (-22*F) windchill. I'm willing to go a bit colder if it's calm out, but that wind can be brutal, especially along the shore of a Great Lake. I actually quite like running in the winter, with the snow crunching underfoot and so forth. The extra padding makes for quite a comfortable run, I find... and so far no major mishaps! Fingers crossed!

Have you tried riding the bike on a treadmill? No need to thank me, I'm here to help.

So far, 8 degrees Fahrenheit.