No sweat!

[Yesletsgo]

I haven't been out since Sunday as my flu jab left me with a very painful arm, but hey ho, better than getting ill. I decided it was my body telling me to let the vaccine do its job.

Today was a beautiful sunny morning for a run and the pain has more or less gone so no excuses, up and out. Looking through the window, everywhere was covered in thick frost, -2C. I checked my runs for last year, and yesterday was the anniversary of my -10C run. It was positively tropical by comparison 😂

Of course, the cold weather brings its challenges, mainly in what to wear. I settled on hat, gloves, silk scarf (couldn't find my buff), merino base layer, running jumper and warm leggings. Even my husband acknowledged the chill, finally wearing long trousers rather than shorts. He was going to go out in a short t shirt but thought better of it. Must've been cold 🥶

It was fantastic outside. The sun illuminated every hoar frosted blade of grass. The gloves and scarf came off but the rest of the gear was still needed. The earth was frozen hard so no mud or puddles to make a mess, but the surface is very uneven. It's very popular with walkers, cyclists and horse riders who have churned it up since the rain.

We did 5km, returning along the sea wall. It is so much better running in the cold than in the heat. At the end of it I felt I could have carried on, no sweat (groan!)

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

It's great when you can get the balance just right. I still sweated through 2 layers this morning, but needed 2 layers on the bottom half to keep the chill at bay! Finally moved to trousers Sunday for work, really wanted to hold out till Xmas but just not very sensible! 🤣

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

The cold and sweaty combination is horrible. I wore my running belt around my waist today for a change, rather than on my hips, and it got a bit cold and clammy once I stopped.

I got the merino top in an M&S outlet and have been very favourably impressed with it, it doesn't seem to get smelly when I sweat which is great!

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

It is, and it's a risk, if you're out for too long and get too damp you'll get even colder than if you'd worn less! That's why in winter if you're out for more than an hour it's good to have an emergency layer handy!