Full sun, high heat and humidity, with no clouds or shade to be found.

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The traction is quite good.

Of course, if there are also cars out on that ice, forget it.

Victor

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Originally posted by brianfie:

Nobody yet mentioned lack of light.

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Well, that's not exactly 'weather' and is easily overcome by a headlamp, if you are so inclined.

For me, snow/rain/heat are all tolerable but I won't run if there's lightning and I really don't enjoy wind.  A nice breeze is fine but give me snow/rain/heat any day over wind.

Part of the reason I run is to get out an enjoy the weather. Thats why I never,ever run inside on a treadmill. I like the snow, even a run in a shower isn't bad. Iwould have to say running in the blistering sun on a hot humid day is probably the least enjoyable. I do my runs at 3:00 AM so I rarley have this problem.

For me during the winter if an ice storm just occurred and the roads are not clear, or conditions are just plain impossible outside like a blizzard at the time you want to run, then of course you might or will cancel your run.  However, I have to say that the summer heat can be very taxing on the body.  I ran for just over two weeks in Florida (while on vacation) form August 4 this year and I was just beat up after that.  Therefore, while winter running can pose its challenges I must say that I have never suffered the worn out feeling to my body that the summer heat can bring.

In summery what I am saying is that, while there are physical hazards to winter running I do not find it debilitating on the body as the heat and humidity in the summer.

Running in the rain is not a problem for me, but in Canada, we do not have heavy tropical like down pours, at least not for long periods, and in the winter, it is too cold to rain.  Mostly in Toronto where I live, we have very light rain that you can run in without a problem.

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).

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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.

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

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....