RunningAHEAD - Topic: Best balaclava? (page 2)

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 1/7/2009 at 9:28 AM

Buffs...that's what I was thinking of! Man, I should order one NOW. They are predicting coldest temps of the year next week...coldest temps I will ever have run in (-20-30 windchills, IIRC).

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

rvelich

Another Passion

posted: 1/7/2009 at 11:22 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 1/3/2009 at 7:33 PM:

Well, crap...I got at least 20-30 years before I can grow one of those...

Nuh uh.

Rick
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MrH

posted: 1/7/2009 at 11:39 AM

Quote from rvelich on 1/7/2009 at 11:22 AM:

Nuh uh.

Do they have a wicking version of that? Big grin

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knifey

posted: 1/7/2009 at 9:09 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 1/7/2009 at 9:28 AM:

Buffs...that's what I was thinking of! Man, I should order one NOW. They are predicting coldest temps of the year next week...coldest temps I will ever have run in (-20-30 windchills, IIRC).

I ordered mine Sunday online and it arrived today. I think it will make a great neck cover and great head wrap...didn't so much work as a balaclava on me, too small or thin or something (I couldn't quite make it work with my hair/ponytail). I haven't tried it yet on a run...will tomorrow! I can definitely see it being useful to wear around the neck and pull up over the face when necessary!

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 1/7/2009 at 10:54 PM

Quote from knifey on 1/7/2009 at 9:09 PM:

I ordered mine Sunday online and it arrived today. I think it will make a great neck cover and great head wrap...didn't so much work as a balaclava on me, too small or thin or something (I couldn't quite make it work with my hair/ponytail). I haven't tried it yet on a run...will tomorrow! I can definitely see it being useful to wear around the neck and pull up over the face when necessary!

Knifey - I still wear a hat when I wear the buff as a balaclava, you dont get the forehead covering

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quotidianlight

posted: 1/9/2009 at 1:45 AM

I use a silk one under my motorcycle helmet. A couple times when it was very cold I found it a lot warmer to run in and more comfortable than my fleece one. I picked it up at REI

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anutherfinemess

posted: 1/13/2009 at 2:13 PM

I run outdoors year round up here in Toronto and so far I've managed to get by with just a thin layer of petroleum jelly on my face. You still feel the cold somewhat, but you feel absolutely no wind at all. Plus, it doesn't interfere with your breathing at all. The downside, aside from appearing oddly shiny, is that when you sweat it beads up on top of the petroleum jelly and freezes. Then, if it's snowing the snow will actually stick to the frozen sweat and by the time you get home you've got this funky ice beard thing going. But that's only happened one or two times.

And who am I anyway?
Just another fat jogger, evidently.

Buzz-

posted: 1/31/2009 at 7:24 PM

I wear a Seirus Hoodz. I like it better than anything else I've tried. It is a fleece hood. You can adjust it to get the right amount of venting. I like that it keeps my neck warm, especially in the back. By the end of the run, I've usually pulled it back and am just using it as a neck warmer. http://www.rei.com/product/725706

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