I dunno, that’s just the way it is. Works out that way in competition as a marathon is 2 hours vs a bike race which is 6 hours.
The cold doesn’t get me per se, but once it gets icy enough I don’t like the fall risk.
Biking is much more efficient than running so you have to do it longer/farther to work your muscles the same amount. Easier on the joints though.
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I worry about that too. I’m wondering if spikes are worth it or if I should just use the treadmill.
I’m a recent microspike convert. I don’t really run in them but they’re good for uphill/downhill hikes in icy conditions. I may try running in them if it’s not too cold.
I move to the dreadmill once the snow falls here. It stays until March. But too many runs would be in the dark and dark AND icy I am too old for.
[edited to correct spelling of dreadmill]
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We have a LES incoming so I had to do my run indoors today on one of the auto-running human mill I mean treadmill yeah that’s the word for like 70 minutes or something until the fitness center administrator revoked my access for being on top of the machine past the expiration time which overall was the most boring run ever.
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It’s getting below freezing here, what am I supposed to put on my hands? I was wearing gloves last weekend but my hands felt like ice cubes by the time I got back.
I live in Cali, so rarely run below 30, but one guy I run with gets cold hands easily and wears ski gloves. Looks kind of funny but seems to work for him.
I wear thin gloves, and as long as I dress appropriately otherwise, my hands never get cold
what kind of gloves? do you also wear a running jacket?
if yes on the jacket, most have sleeves long enough to pull hands (gloved hands) inside the sleeves. That allows easy management of the temp by managing how much of the gloved hand is exposed.
there are also mittens you can wear over the gloves. mittens are good and layering this way vs one thick glove/mitten makes it easier to take off/put back on the extra layer.
at my coldest here (10 to 20 below?) it was a glove with a mitten and a sleeve. and constant movement.
Damn, that is cold. I have never even heard of a running jacket. Think your advice is much more relevant than mine.
I have a pair of Head running gloves from Costco. They’re lightweight and good down to single digits. If they get wet while you’re running (from melted snow for example) they can let the cold in so better when they’re dry
i throw a lot of heat in general. but would def get thin glove and thin mitten and jacket sleeve unless you know you are the person who wouldn’t end out hating the think ski glove. the thick glove will hold a lot of moisture I suspect and eventually a wet hand is a very cold hand.
Just generic ones I got from Amazon:
I wore two gloves on each hand yesterday and it felt a lot better but it was tight. I ordered some mittens so I’ll see if those are better. Was about 20 degrees yesterday.
Oh yeah and just to confirm it is possible to run at least a half marathon with a surgical mask on since I was wearing one when I did it. I wonder if I could do it while wearing an N95…
doubling the same glove is almost guaranteed to feel tight. if they have different sizes, then obv you wear the bigger one on the outside. the one you link is about what I would want to wear as my base glove too.
the mittens I have a pretty old and are more or less the same material as the jacket I wear. so super thin, wind/water resistant (were waterproof ages ago). they do the job. i don’t like to bulk up but others might have more need. cycling stores or REI or the local running store might have something like that.
Looks medium hard to me. Do they provide the total elevation gain?
I think the lowest elevation is a strong indicator of how difficult it will be. THEN, add the elevation changes. You’re probably in pretty good shape if you’re even thinking about this. Do not expect a PR, but would be awesome if you got it.