I lucked out - my decision to take up winter running coincides with my birthday and Christmas, so I was able to finagle a whole (modest) winter running wardrobe out of my parents and boyfriend. I never used to run in the winter because my ears hurt like mad whenever I did for 30 minutes afterwards. Then I discovered this fall that if I wear THREE layers over my skull whenever it's <45 degrees F, no pain!

(Here's a helpful link if you have this problem, by the way: http://forums.webmd.com/3/cold-and-flu-exchange/forum/26)

I'm also discovering that even though I still hate the sensation of cold in general, if I think about how pleasurable it will be to get inside and take a hot shower, I'm a lot more motivated to push myself so I can "earn" the comfort of getting out of the cold. I also wear way more layers than most runners in my neighbourhood. If it's 40 degrees, for example, I wear:

- sports bra, tank top
- underarmour mock turtleneck
- t-shirt
- leggings
- long socks
- headband, hat, another headband
- gloves

They say it's better to have to few layers than too many - which will cause you to sweat more, which will make you colder - but for some reason this doesn't seem to apply to me (maybe because I only run 3 miles max).

Anyway I'm looking forward to others' tips, because I'm pretty new at this!