COLD WEATHER RUNS! Who's with me!?

ninamm3

After completing my first Half Marathon in October, there's no way I'm going to stop running just because I can see my breath and maybe a few flakes here and there. I'm cold weather running! I've lost almost 40 pounds with MFP and I recommend it to all of my readers at www.runningsforthebirds.blogspot.com!

Anyone else?

taramaureen

Yeppers! I did my first 5k in May, and then did Warrior Dash in October. I'm determined to do Tough Mudder in September and a half sometime early next year. I hate the dreamill so outside in the cold I must go!

Time2Thrive

My wife and I love running in the cold weather. Everyone we know looks at us like we are crazy. Glad to know we are not all that strange after all.

countrymom1

I'm with you. I am running the 10K Turkey Trot tomorrow morning and I have been thinking, after tomorrow, now what? I'm going to keep on keeping on. I have to have a goal, though to keep working toward something .... half-marathon in February? Yes!

goron59

I achieved my first 5k in the summer and my first stress fracture in September - I'm hoping there will still be some winter left before I'm able to run again!

meganmorsey

I love running in the cold! I tend to go faster because I know that the faster I go, the warmer I am. I'm doing my first 5k race tomorrow and then an 8k the following weekend. I've been running for a short time and I'm just starting to get into races. I don't like the treadmill either, so outside it is... all winter long

ninamm3

Good for you! We don't have the space for a dreadmill so it's out for us too! WTG on your 5K!

ninamm3

That's awesome. My hubby is a runner too! You know what they say? Couple that run together, stay together. 12 years and still going strong.

maemiller

I run all year long. Coldest ive ran was in 17 degree weather. Hate the dreadmill and prefer running outside. The only time i wont run is if its icy or the plows havent been out yet to clear the roads

rybo

I run thru the cold months. At first I thought I was nuts for doing so, but dressed properly, it makes for some enjoyable runs.

Bellini500

I dont think that chilly weather will deter me, but at the moment I can only run in the dark! Otherwise people laugh and point at me (I'm not being paranoid, even my daughter saw them do it!). Hopefully by the time it gets light again I wont be such a lumpen scarlet sweating mass and people will stop laughing as I lumber past!

happy_jax

Great job everyone!! :happy: Anyone who can run is a total inspiration to me. I seem to have a complete shut down once I hit the 5k mark... (I know some of this is psychological as well as the actual ow ow ow!) I will keep at it though - I've recently been told you have to run several times a week for 6 months before you start to enjoy it. Up until now I've only dragged myself out once a week, so I'm changing tactics to see if it works!

I have to say though, I much prefer running in the winter. Keeping a cold face seems to allow me to kid myself I'm not that knackered for a bit longer. The summer 'beetroot face' days just seem like a bad dream.... :blushing:

vanessaclarkgbr

I'm with you only much slower, with much less distance and a thin scarf over my mouth ;-) So, you could say 50% with you! Haha

ninamm3

It usually takes a 5K for my body to get going, it's my 3 mile warm-up...once I get passed that wall I fall into my groove. Had I never pressed through it the first few times, I would've never found it!

MissFit0101

Yup up at 5 am to run during the week and it is COLD! LOL Training for my first marathon.

eleanoreb

thanks, I will definitely check out your blog. I ran yesterday and litterally froze. got home and my legs were bright red and burning (it was less then 20 degrees here). I will definitely have to buy some warmer running tights..

LuLuRunner1

Y'all are my heros!! I ran yesterday in 60 degree weather & decided that I needed to do something about my breathing in so much cold air! :blushing:

Granted, I've only just started jogging for 2 miles straight although I've been doing a combination walking/jogging all throughout the heat in the summer. I figure if I could make it through the summer doing it at 1pm when the temps were cresting over 102 degrees, then I can do it in the cooler weather.

beccalucy

Also training for my first marathon so the cold winter runs are a daily event. Though I seem to be slowly adding layers of clothing, my hands feel like they're going to drop off!

gentsevetzak

I like cold weather runs, the park is more tranquil now and i don't get overheated anymore.

AndreaWyland

My run last sunday was in inches of snow and some ice on a trail it was 34 degrees and I absolutely loved it:) I posted several places about it including facebook because I actually thought I might like this kind of running better? I might be crazy:)

HolleeERL

I prefer to run in the cold and hate running in the Summer!! Since I live in Montana, I see lots of folks running in the snow and ice. It is so tranquil when it snows and it's beautiful. I find it pretty funny that someone thought 60 degrees was too cold - heck for me 60 degrees is bordering too HOT!! LOL!! Single digit weather running was the norm for me the past two years while I was training. You just have to dress for it - layers, hat and gloves. When I first started, I thought I would have a problem breathing in the cold air, but it doesn't seem to bother me at all.

I hope you find cold weather running as exhilerating as I do!!