Running in the Rain

coywest462
coywest462 Posts: 14 Member
edited November 14 in Fitness and Exercise
i hate it when the weather is finally nice temp wise, and you plan to get a good run in...then you wake up and it is going to rain all day. Oh well, I guess I will be getting wet today.
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  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
    Providing it's a warm rain, and not a torrential downpour or thunderstorm, I love running in the rain. I sweat so much, it doesn't matter much. I come home drenched either way. :disappointed_relieved:
  • coywest462
    coywest462 Posts: 14 Member
    This is true. I like running with a nice drizzle.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    As long as it is not down-pouring, and is reasonably warm, I love running in the rain. The trails are empty and I just cruise alone. I make sure to wear a crappy pair of running shoes so I don't soak my good ones.

    I have been caught out miles from my car in downpouring thunderstorms before as well. That's always fun. (Until hail starts, then not so much fun)
  • Curtruns
    Curtruns Posts: 510 Member
    I love a good rain run, if your are on the roads wear bright clothes and a headlamp.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    The worse the weather, the more I enjoy it.
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    Timorous_Beastie wrote: »
    Providing it's a warm rain, and not a torrential downpour or thunderstorm, I love running in the rain. I sweat so much, it doesn't matter much. I come home drenched either way. :disappointed_relieved:

    Agreed.

  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    I enjoy running in the rain, but I need to get a better shirt for it. Last time, I was wearing a cotton t-shirt and it did things to my nipples that I'd rather not discuss.
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    Nipple chaffage is the worst thing in the world and the hardest to talk about. I do love running in the rain, but just about every other time I do so, I come down with a cold. On a side note: What's Snoop Dogg's favorite type of weather? A drizzle!
  • Grumbers
    Grumbers Posts: 111 Member
    Starting in the rain is horrible but once you get going it makes you feel a bit hardcore!
  • jakicooke
    jakicooke Posts: 149 Member
    running in the rain if it is light of heavy is my favourite ever
  • raisealittlehell
    raisealittlehell Posts: 341 Member
    Running in the rain is my absolute favorite. Most of my PR's have been achieved on rainy days. Enjoy natures free cooling! :)
  • misssiri
    misssiri Posts: 335 Member
    I have a feeling I'll be doing 10 miles in the rain tomorrow morning. What I learned from the last time I did that: use body glide on my feet and bring a towel to sit on in the car.
  • jhall260
    jhall260 Posts: 111 Member
    I love running in the rain. Cold rain, warm rain feels great. I usually just take my shirt off and embrace the awesomeness of it.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I enjoy running in the rain, but I need to get a better shirt for it. Last time, I was wearing a cotton t-shirt and it did things to my nipples that I'd rather not discuss.

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  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    jhall260 wrote: »
    I love running in the rain. Cold rain, warm rain feels great. I usually just take my shirt off and embrace the awesomeness of it.

    If I am going out to run in the rain knowingly, I will use either a compression shirt or nipple guards. If I am caught out unexpectedly I just strip the shirt or else blood happens. And I don't mind running shirtless, regardless.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    I love running in the rain! We don't get much of it here in Vegas :\
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I enjoy running in the rain, but I need to get a better shirt for it. Last time, I was wearing a cotton t-shirt and it did things to my nipples that I'd rather not discuss.

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    I am intrigued. More so because I must own a product named NipGuard than anything else.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I enjoy running in the rain, but I need to get a better shirt for it. Last time, I was wearing a cotton t-shirt and it did things to my nipples that I'd rather not discuss.

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    I am intrigued. More so because I must own a product named NipGuard than anything else.

    Between products like NipGuard; and DeezNuts and Assos for cycling my drawer of "sports items" has some interesting product names in it :)
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    edited March 2015
    I did a 14.5 mile Spartan Race in 30's temps with rain and hail. Was dressed for 50 degrees like they were calling for. It was not the most fun thing I've ever done....but it was worth it.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I enjoy running in the rain, but I need to get a better shirt for it. Last time, I was wearing a cotton t-shirt and it did things to my nipples that I'd rather not discuss.

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    I am intrigued. More so because I must own a product named NipGuard than anything else.
    These things are great. I generally wear them for anything over 3 hours or over 90 minutes if it's raining.

    Don't put on body glide before applying them. You need to have a clean dry nipple so put them on before you go out and they won't move. They stay on perfectly even in pouring down rain. I always forget they're even there till I get back home and take a shower.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    esjones12 wrote: »
    I did a 14.5 mile Spartan Race in 30's temps with rain and hail. Was dressed for 50 degrees like they were calling for. It was not the most fun thing I've ever done....but it was worth it.

    Any time you do something absurd that has a good story behind it, it was worth it.

    One time a friend and I were out on a long training ride when it was expected to rain all day. The two of us rode 111 miles, climbing 10,000ft in on and off thunderstorms and downpours. Our other riding buddies all bailed on us, but we knew we needed to get that ride in that day (it was the last big ride before an Ironman, so it just had to get done), so we rode.

    We finished all caked in road grime and dirt, soaked to the skin, and said "no way" to the planned transition run. We cleaned up and then drank all the beer.

    Then we made endless fun of our "less hardcore" friends who chose to skip the epic ride :)
  • Grumbers
    Grumbers Posts: 111 Member
    If I tried topless running in UK at this time of year, I'd very quickly become just a statistic.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    Only 2 weathers are bad for running. The first is close by lightning. The second is hail.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    scottb81 wrote: »
    Only 2 weathers are bad for running. The first is close by lightning. The second is hail.

    I'll add ice storms and blizzards to that list.

    An ice storm 2 weeks ago is what forced me into a 13 mile day on my treadmill... oh joy

  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    Living in the PNW there are very few runs without rain from Oct-May. HA
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    edited March 2015
    glevinso wrote: »
    esjones12 wrote: »
    I did a 14.5 mile Spartan Race in 30's temps with rain and hail. Was dressed for 50 degrees like they were calling for. It was not the most fun thing I've ever done....but it was worth it.

    Any time you do something absurd that has a good story behind it, it was worth it.

    One time a friend and I were out on a long training ride when it was expected to rain all day. The two of us rode 111 miles, climbing 10,000ft in on and off thunderstorms and downpours. Our other riding buddies all bailed on us, but we knew we needed to get that ride in that day (it was the last big ride before an Ironman, so it just had to get done), so we rode.

    We finished all caked in road grime and dirt, soaked to the skin, and said "no way" to the planned transition run. We cleaned up and then drank all the beer.

    Then we made endless fun of our "less hardcore" friends who chose to skip the epic ride :)

    I live for those moments lol. My above race was obviously epic in itself. But I had just started hanging out with/dating a guy at my gym and he convinced me to go to OH (6hr drive) with him and some other people from the gym. He totally screwed me over and I got stuck driving 6 hours to OH, spending a night in a hotel room and doing the race (which took us 5 hours) and then driving 6 hours home with people I had never met! It was that or waste $150 on the race. So incredibly glad I went. We are now best friends for life (minus the guy, obviously) and will always have jokes about that adventure.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    glevinso wrote: »
    scottb81 wrote: »
    Only 2 weathers are bad for running. The first is close by lightning. The second is hail.

    I'll add ice storms and blizzards to that list.

    An ice storm 2 weeks ago is what forced me into a 13 mile day on my treadmill... oh joy

    I did a 13 mile run in 40 degree rain. The next weekend it was 34 and raining. I did it indoors. 40 is about as low as I'll go with it being actual rain.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,943 Member
    scottb81 wrote: »
    Only 2 weathers are bad for running. The first is close by lightning. The second is hail.

    Here it's dust (can get you to the ER really fast). I'm not sure yet if summer temperatures of nearly 50 degrees C are a problem, but I'll report back in due time.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Love running in the rain provided it's not freezing rain.
  • kazaargrandcru
    kazaargrandcru Posts: 152 Member
    Just got back from a wet run. It was 2 degrees celsius (about 35f) and very strong north wind, which I ran against the whole way back. I am a goddess. That is all.
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