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Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

PkPanther34 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:11:00 GMT

Once the temps get over 92 I just don't deal well! It's even worse if the sun is blazing down on you.

Extreme cold temps is something I've never experienced, as I live in Texas. But I think it would be easier to add more layers. After all, there's only so many clothes you can remove and stay legal. !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|border=0!

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Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

wildchild083 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:43:00 GMT

I'll run in cold, or wind, but not both together. And not hot and humid, either. Luckily I live in the west where it's never humid.

I guess the worst weather would be VERY anything. Like very hot, very cold, very windy, etc. But everyone will have their own version of what their limits are. "Too hot" for me is about 75! Too windy is maybe 25 mph when it's warm and 10 mph when its cold, and too cold is below about 10F.

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Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

runninlaw — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:32:00 GMT

I will say that any day you are scheduled to race with bad conditions is the worst. Otherwise you can usually work through it and actually enjoy it.

2nd to that would be HAIL. I was running home one time and it started pouring rain. Then suddenly there was hail the size of golf balls. Holy cow - can you imagine how much I picked up the pace?! Fortunately a neighbor saw me out there and picked me up. Made for a nice impromptu speed workout though.

I also recall once early this year I had a 20 miler planned and I had to run through more than 9 inches of snow. The city got inundated and did a horrible job plowing the roads. So we were jumping through drifts, etc. Wouldn't you know that all of the bike paths were clear as a bell?!! Needless to say I had stabilizing muscles I didn't even know I had that were extremely sore after that!

Hehe. Another time I doing a long run and with the wind chill it was about -6. A friend passed me and said "nice ice." I had no idea what he was talking about until he completely passed me and I saw he had a nice little shelf of ice on his back from where the sweat froze. Nice. I completely forgot about it and got home where I stupidly did not change immediately. Once the shelf on my back started to melt I was FREEZING! It took me about 3 hours to get my temps back to normal!!

But I agree that it is all character building, chest thumping stuff. This is the good stuff.

On a different note. My favorite runs are during a nice fluffy snow when everyone is out on a Sunday morning shovelling - not too cold so everyone is social and a good mood. Next to that has to be anywhere from 60-80 degrees and raining.

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Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

MilebyMile — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:05:00 GMT

Heat. You can only take a certain amount of clothes off.

Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

knifey — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:08:00 GMT

Humidity. I don't care if it 0 degrees or 90, as long as there is no humidity-I am okay.

Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

brown82799 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:00:00 GMT

Really hot, sunny weather.....hands down....

of course driving rain right in the eyes isn't exactly a thrill....

and while i haven't tried it, i wouldn't think running on ice would be the best career decision one could make....

Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

monilark — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:01:00 GMT

cold n' windy

Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

Jasonhomey — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:40:00 GMT

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Originally posted by ipsedixit:
The other post about running in the rain got me thinking.

What's the worst type of weather to run in?

Heat? Rain? Snow? Wind?

For me, the worst would be running in a cold and gusty day. Something about wind and the cold (not to mentioned chapped skin) makes running almost unbearable.

Cold rain, nothing is worse than that. I pray that my marathon in two weeks doesn't have this weather.

Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

julieruns15 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:44:00 GMT

Really hot and humid with no shade is miserable.

I also ran a marathon last spring with a 25 mph headwind going the entire race. I was pretty miserable then too. (The sand blowing in my face/eyes didn't help either).

Re: Worst type of weather to run in?

GeekRunner081 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:25:00 GMT

Freezing rain on top of black ice at night with a lot of wind on a hill with a traffic light halfway up so there are a lot of cars going sideways. Plus a few angry skunks for good measure.