All this talk of frostbite - I think I broke my toe running this morning, hope there's no penalty for that!
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All this talk of frostbite - I think I broke my toe running this morning, hope there's no penalty for that!
Snow leopard? Not me, that's Yvonne. I'll be dropping out of contention as soon as the snow hits. Plus this year I'm running early in the morning pretty much exclusively.Our two snow leopards are in fine form, as Yvonne and Lee rack up miles. Lee and Dutchie have the coldest runs at 12°F and 17°F respectively.
A lot of that is windchill, but I don't feel like I'm cheating because the wind can get pretty fierce down by the river, especially on the bridges. I'm hoping to keep up the runs down by the river, it's a great routine and I'm running very consistently now. In the winter, the path will probably be cleared of snow fairly quickly, so I have a chance to run snowlessly, but of course, early morning is when the temps are coldest. If I start to miss the sensation of skin on ground, I could switch to late afternoons on my non-lifting days, just to get in a little stimulation.Me too Lee. Heck you've already got a good amount of <freezing temps which I'm not sure if I'll be able to do or not. There already have been a few days around freezing or slightly below that I decided to sit in front of the wood stove with a coffee instead of go out and run and now these last two days temps have warmed up quickly to where by mid morning it was warmer that what could count towards the winter challenge! But I'm not complaining.
Thought my feet were feeling better but after my last run both my issues seemed to creep back up a little. So my last couple workouts have been on the bike anyhow.
It's all about having an excuse to explore our tolerances and keep a little stimulation going in the colder months. Well done!I managed my first run at the right temp last night. ! 5km. I have a couple of funky blisters this morning so not sure what happened there. I won't win the comp but glad to finally add some km.
Up in the first post there's a link in the word "spreadsheet" in point 4.Finally got a run to put on chart. Can't find chart. Somebody please throw link.
Christian if you need cold conditions just move to Winterpeg, I mean Winnipeg. There will be no language barrier as half of our city consists of francophone Canadians. You'll like the 4 months of -20C to -30C temperatures that you will get to enjoy and the 1 to 2 meters of snow that one expect during the winter months as well.
Some people are able to run in the snow, but most of us can't. Barefoot Rick runs in snow a lot, but he also gets nasty frostbite a lot--see the pics on his website. Even "The Iceman" got frostbite while running his Arctic Circle half-marathon in the snow. You have to figure this one out on your own.Now the roads are covered in snow.
I feel a little uneasy at the idea of running BF on snow. How long can I expect to run BF without severely risking frostbite? I understand this will vary depending on the weather.
My only choices of footwear to carry along are either socks/Lems boulder boots (kinda heavy) or socks/Unshoes Pah Tempe (not much protection against the cold). I'll be ordering sockwas very soon.
So you're saying most people participating in the winter challenge don't run barefoot in the snow?Some people are able to run in the snow, but most of us can't. Barefoot Rick runs in snow a lot, but he also gets nasty frostbite a lot--see the pics on his website. Even "The Iceman" got frostbite while running his Arctic Circle half-marathon in the snow. You have to figure this one out on your own.
Two years ago I got frostnip after a little over a mile running in less than an inch of snow in about -5C temps. Never again. I can run in moisture above freezing for limited amounts of time, but below freezing it's just not worth the risk. In dry, calm conditions I'm good down to the single digits, or about -15-20C, barefoot.
I was in real pain for about an hour afterwards, I had to take a pain killer just to get to sleep, and I lost my toe calluses after a few days. No lasting damage, and I've gotten really mild cases of frostnip since then, where the toes hurt for 10-15 minutes after the run as they regain warmth. But this year I think I've finally decided to always slap on the footwear for any moisture under freezing. The Sockwas G4s are my go-to winter shoe now. We're getting snow today, so I'll be donning them soon.