Below 0 run!

I feel your pain.
Not 2 below but not far above zero here in Massachusetts.
Hey can I ask a question... do you get any people shaking their heads in
disbelief when they see you running in this weather?

Len

Not this morning, I didn't see a single other person out there! No cars, no
nothing. Sometimes though people do look at you like you're a real freak when
it's cold and I'm running. Of course I could just be a freak.

Mike

Heh. -2, eh? Wow. And I thought I was cool for getting out and running at 6
degrees Friday morning...

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Not this morning, I didn't see a single other person out there! No
cars, no nothing. Sometimes though people do look at you like you're
a real freak when it's cold and I'm running. Of course I could just
be a freak.

Mike

70's in the oc

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Heh. -2, eh? Wow. And I thought I was cool for getting out and running at
6
degrees Friday morning...

It was -10F yesterday morning at 9am here. The windchill was -27F,
but warmed up to -18F by midday.

It's winter, so that's pretty normal. I wish I lived in a climate where
temps slightly below 0F were cause for suprise and eyebrow-raising!

cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON)
www.allfalldown.org
www.absolutelyaccurate.com

Yeah. I'm in the Detroit area and we get cold, but not quite as cold as you
Ontarians.

"SwStudio" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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It was -10F yesterday morning at 9am here. The windchill was -27F,
but warmed up to -18F by midday.

It's winter, so that's pretty normal. I wish I lived in a climate
where temps slightly below 0F were cause for suprise and
eyebrow-raising!

cheers,

Quoted message said:

"SwStudio" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

It was -10F yesterday morning at 9am here. The windchill was -27F,
but warmed up to -18F by midday.

It's winter, so that's pretty normal. I wish I lived in a climate
where temps slightly below 0F were cause for suprise and
eyebrow-raising!

cheers,

"Newsdude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Yeah. I'm in the Detroit area and we get cold, but not quite as cold as
you
Ontarians.

I think we are in for a serious snowstorm today, too... I
was planning to do an 8km race tomorrow as a sort of
tune-up to see how the training's going (for the ATB30k
in March), but I think we're getting hit hard enough that
even the major roads will still have a lot of ice and snow
come race-time.

Maybe I will wear my Yaktrax Pro that I got for Christmas
this year, haha. I'm not sure if they would stay on my feet
while running quite fast, though. Here's what they look like:

http://revelsports.com/yaktrax_Pro.htm

cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON)
www.allfalldown.org
www.absolutelyaccurate.com

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Tatmanmj said:

Not a big deal to most, I guess but I actually got out there and ran
8 miles in -2 weather.

F or C?

rec.running isn't an american newsgroup. If F, I'm impressed, if C, rather
less so. ;-)

Tim

In article said:

Tatmanmj said:

Not a big deal to most, I guess but I actually got out there and ran
8 miles in -2 weather.

Quoted message said:

F or C?

Quoted message said:

rec.running isn't an american newsgroup. If F, I'm impressed, if C, rather
less so. ;-)

K. Impressed? 🙂

Paul

Quoted message said:

I feel your pain.
Not 2 below but not far above zero here in Massachusetts.
Hey can I ask a question... do you get any people shaking their heads in
disbelief when they see you running in this weather?

I've only had one real cold-weather run this year, when I was visiting
friends in Kansas City (I'm in Texas most of the time). I ran 16 miles
when it was in the low teens F. I was mostly on a bike/jog path so the
only people I saw were other runners -- and there were some.
Supportive atmosphere!

--
Brian P. Baresch
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Professional editing and proofreading

If you're going through hell, keep going. --Winston Churchill

I usually wusse out at zero but shouldn't .. describe what layers you
use for sub zero .. what about high winds and windchill? My problems
gloves and neck

Dave

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:38:12 -0600, Newsdude <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Yeah. I'm in the Detroit area and we get cold, but not quite as cold as you
Ontarians.

"SwStudio" <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

It was -10F yesterday morning at 9am here. The windchill was -27F,
but warmed up to -18F by midday.

It's winter, so that's pretty normal. I wish I lived in a climate
where temps slightly below 0F were cause for suprise and
eyebrow-raising!

cheers,

"Dave Hamilton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

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I usually wusse out at zero but shouldn't .. describe what layers you
use for sub zero .. what about high winds and windchill? My problems
gloves and neck

Well, there's a few people on here that have a lot of knowledge
with that sort of stuff. I don't consider myself a cold-weather
running expert and don't really follow the science too much -
I've noticed a few things that work for me.

The wind issue is always cancelled out for me if the last layer
is a good windproof shell. Wear glasses to stop the watering
eyes.

For neck, wear a scarf. I have a nice technical fabric one but
I'm sure any old scarf would do, really.

For hands, get the mittens with the little removable finger-tip
part. You know, the kind that folds back when your fingers
get too hot or sweaty. You can regulate body temp pretty
well through venting in this manner.

cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON)
www.allfalldown.org
www.absolutelyaccurate.com

Do you really need layered and all that [censored]? I've run in zero weather in a
gore tex suit with nothing but a t-shirt under it. I've not had any ill
effects yet and actually am quite comfortable.

Farenheit! Not Celsius.

Mike

"SwStudio" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

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"Dave Hamilton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

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I usually wusse out at zero but shouldn't .. describe what layers you
use for sub zero .. what about high winds and windchill? My problems
gloves and neck

Well, there's a few people on here that have a lot of knowledge
with that sort of stuff. I don't consider myself a cold-weather
running expert and don't really follow the science too much -
I've noticed a few things that work for me.

Dot probably the onbe that can address the cold better than most.

Quoted message said:

The wind issue is always cancelled out for me if the last layer
is a good windproof shell. Wear glasses to stop the watering
eyes.

I happen to use Gortex cuz I have it but yup a good shell to block the
wind. I also layer my face with Vaseline.

Quoted message said:

For neck, wear a scarf. I have a nice technical fabric one but
I'm sure any old scarf would do, really.

I also carry a scarf but not to keep my neck warm but to cover my chin
if needed. I didn't need it yesterday.

Quoted message said:

For hands, get the mittens with the little removable finger-tip
part. You know, the kind that folds back when your fingers
get too hot or sweaty. You can regulate body temp pretty
well through venting in this manner.

I have a pair of big bulky mittens with a wind breaker surface and I
have not had cold hands ever since I got them.

Time to go out and shovel some of the last 6 inches on snow. Looking
pretty nasty and very windy out there - I'm glad I got my long one in
yesterday before the snow hit. I may pull a Lance today and hide under
my blanket.

-DF

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

F or C?

Quoted message said:

rec.running isn't an american newsgroup. If F, I'm impressed, if C, rather

Quoted message said:

less so. ;-)

F, not C!

Mike

Tatmanmj said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

F or C?

Quoted message said:

rec.running isn't an american newsgroup. If F, I'm impressed, if
C, rather

Quoted message said:

less so. ;-)

F, not C!

Okay, I'm impressed then. ;-)

For other US rec.runners, do please try and remember that not everyone uses
your archaic units.

Tim

Leafing through rec.running, I read a message from
[email hidden] of 23 Jan 2005:

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Tatmanmj said:

Quoted message said:

> F or C?

> rec.running isn't an american newsgroup. If F, I'm impressed, if
> C, rather

> less so. ;-)

F, not C!

Okay, I'm impressed then. ;-)

For other US rec.runners, do please try and remember that not everyone
uses your archaic units.

Archaic indeed! I remember learning the metric system in grade school (mid
60s). At that time there was a big push to go metric. I guess the powers
that be decided they didn't want to go through the pain of converting.
Those people are problably long gone now. If we had converted then
everything be much easier now.

Phil M.