January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    7lenny7 wrote: »
    HM and Full race days - A quick survey of Minnesota full marathons shows 9 on Saturdays, 6 on Sundays. For HM it's 48 on Saturdays and 10 on Sundays. In Minnesota, at least, Saturday is the favored day for long races. @amymoreorless I looked for Texas and Saturday is favored in Texas too, but it's more even than here. If you take the links above and in the URL change "mn" to "tx" you'll find the texas full and half marathons for the two days. Then you can play around with the filters at the top and get lost down a rabbit hole and end up registering for a few more races.

    Oh, no... that site is dangerous! There is a beach marathon in May! I want to sign up! But, I already told two people I would do the mittens challenge with them. I am pretty sure that would kill me (and my checking account). LOL
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,010 Member
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    7lenny7 wrote: »
    They had -31F/-35C temperature (air temp, not wind chill) at the start of this 5K in International Falls... the very north part of Minnesota this past weekend. It had "warmed up" to -26F/-32C for the 10K which started afterwards. They are a hardy breed up there.
    The photos are great!

    https://www.ifallsjournal.com/news/local/frigid-temps-encourage-runners/article_262675d7-dce3-5dc4-8627-ea51352afc3c.html

    here's a before & after (& after) of a guy who ran both races.
    https://www.facebook.com/ifallsjournal/photos/a.10152712966711686/10157191993686686/
    https://www.facebook.com/ifallsjournal/videos/222286708719534/

    Well they sure earned those medals!
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    edited January 2019
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    7lenny7 wrote: »
    They had -31F/-35C temperature (air temp, not wind chill) at the start of this 5K in International Falls... the very north part of Minnesota this past weekend. It had "warmed up" to -26F/-32C for the 10K which started afterwards. They are a hardy breed up there.
    The photos are great!

    https://www.ifallsjournal.com/news/local/frigid-temps-encourage-runners/article_262675d7-dce3-5dc4-8627-ea51352afc3c.html

    here's a before & after (& after) of a guy who ran both races.
    https://www.facebook.com/ifallsjournal/photos/a.10152712966711686/10157191993686686/
    https://www.facebook.com/ifallsjournal/videos/222286708719534/

    Now that's *kitten* cold...shivering in my office just reading that. I have been camping in colder weather but have only run in about -20F/-29C. Those are some pretty awesome times as well!

    ETA:AWESOME BLING!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    PastorVincent wrote: »
    louubelle16 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @noblsheep @louubelle16 @girlinahat @eleanorhawkins @rheddmobile and anyone else I missed...

    Thanks for the notes on Decathlon! I fully agree UA is overpriced, but its options are slim to compete with it around these parts. I am looking for a mid layer to go over my UA Cold Gear compression shirt for days like today when the thermometer registers 2F (-17C). I have a great top layer, my North Face Windwall (talk about pricey!!) but need a good midlayer.

    Can you recommend something form their line? I really need it to wick. That is the problem with my current 1/4 zip that I used to use. It does not wick, so I get chaffing bad.

    Thanks!

    Having never run in anything colder than -3C courtesy of the UK climate, I wouldn’t know what to recommend on that front, sorry! However, I do know that everything I’ve bought from their running-specific range (note not their more general fitness/gym range which, as seems industry-standard these days, is more about fashion than practicality) is as good at wicking as any of my Nike tops. I have lots of Nike tops to compare, I live 4 miles from a Nike factory outlet, (my poor bank balance :sweat_smile:) but I couldn’t tell you how they compare to UA, as I only wear their sports bras.

    I suspect that UA and Nike are very similar, I just used to get better deals on UA stuff, but I no longer have access to those deals so need a new way to save some cash :)

    Their web site has lots of errors on it, like this one:

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    And bigger with more details that clearly show the "t-shirt" is labeled "warm"
    was5l8izfu5j.png

    :lol:
    I am NOT running outside in 59 Celius, with any pullover on that is for sure. :dizzy:

    So that is making it hard to shop! :neutral:

    Hahaha! Some one has poor math skills, or forgot to use google! 138F. Yep. I’d pass (out) there too.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    Wow @HonuNui ! Eric said your pictures are better than his vision! Lovely!
  • almostsuperpowered
    almostsuperpowered Posts: 135 Member
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    sarahthes wrote: »
    @almostsuperpowered It's -5C in Edmonton so clearly you live in the wrong part of Canada :P

    *moves*
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    Great run and report @Scott6255.

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