Running in the Cold
I’ve been reading up on running into the winter — that is, I’m curious how to keep my body the right temperature out on the trails when the temperature itself is all over the place. A certain Dr. Pribut has written up some good information about running in the cold:
Polypropylene and goretex clothes are also an aid to keeping your body warm and dry. The wicking action of polypropylene is excellent. Combined with a light weight goretex suit - you can run comfortably without the necessity of old fashioned thick layering. When it is not too cold, one layer of a polypropylene shirt below a sweat shirt should be enough for your upper body and polypropylene or lycra tights should suffice for your legs. When it becomes very cold, goretex or nylon will help lessen the effect of windchill.
His writing style is a bit… truncated and fragmented, but it’s packed with good information and a helpful windchill chart. It looks like the next things I need are a good pair of winter running socks and a wicking upper layer (Gore-tex, ho!).
‘Course, that stuff is rather frighteningly expensive.
Comments
Nils
Of course its expensive when you buy from North Face! You should be looking into generic brands for a much fairer price. When you buy from North Face you pay for the logo on the apparel and not a big leap in quality.