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Kimba90
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 Posted: 01/18/05 - 06:47 Post subject:
Bumping this up for topical reading. I needed some advice on layering as the temps keep dropping.
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TOsteve
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Posted: 01/18/05 - 09:38 Post subject:
| Kimba90 wrote: | | Bumping this up for topical reading. I needed some advice on layering as the temps keep dropping. |
I live in Toronto and this is my first winter running outdoors. Before I would always just look for an indoor track or use a treadmill.
I've found that a coolmax base layer with a thin fleece and outer shell for the torso, long underwear and wind resistant shell on the legs along with a headband to cover the ears and thin gloves on the hands has sufficed for temperatures down to around -15F (I think this is the coldest I've run in so far).
I tend to heat up pretty quickly and sweat a lot. Fully covering the top of my head turns me into a self contained furnace no matter what the temperature so I've found the headbabnd thing works well.
For temperatures from 15-32F I tend to wear the same as above minus the fleece and I almost always overheat. Half unzipping my outer shell helps to alleviate this but I'm not sure what else I can do.
Oh and don't forget the lip balm! (I recommend Burt's Bees)
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Kimba90
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Posted: 01/18/05 - 20:21 Post subject:
I like my headband too...although today I did wear the balaclava, much warmer over my head. I have to pull it off my mouth though.
I love my windshirt. It's allowing me to just layer, instead of adding a heavy sweathshirt to the mix.
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