Saturday, December 22, 2012

Cold Weather Running

Met my running partner Friday morning for a 3 mile run.  It was cold and windy....24deg with a 18degF windchill factor.  As soon as I got out of the car she exclaimed, "What the H3LL were we thinking?!?"

I'll be honest, that's getting pretty close to my lower limit.  I usually won't go out if the temp/windchill is below 15deg.  What about you?  How cold is too cold for you?

Of course, as is usually the case, running was way better than not running
And when we were done we decided to meet again the next day, same time same place. So I guess it wasn't THAT bad.

7 comments:

Raquelita said...

I tend to head for the treadmill if the temperatures are in the single digits or below. Right now I'm really constrained by the limited hours of daylight, though, even more than the cold temperatures.

Black Knight said...

Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and family.

Jess Milcetich said...

I'm a wimp when it comes to cold weather, but I will usually still try to go outside until it deeps into the teens.

dreambigrunner.com said...

WOW, that is determination!!! Good job on fighting the cold weather!

Theia said...

Nice! I can't remember what my self-imposed cutoff is. Below 20 degrees? I guess I'll have to wait and see this winter!

Sunshine said...

Enjoy your posts.
Indoor tracks in Minnesota for us until March or April.....!

Amanda said...

If it is under 20* I am second guessing the run....