Cold weather

[MegR24]

Is it silly to run in such cold weather?

Got a run planned for tomorrow and it’s forecast to be ice and -1

It’s been cold lately but not quite this bad. Don’t really have the right gear but once I’m running I get hot anyway.

Should I sit it out or give it a go and freeze for the first 5 mins?

[Andy14st9lbs Graduate]

I love running on cold mornings when it's frosty, Meg...but icy conditions are a no no in my opinion, I'd love to go for a run in the morning, but I'm not going to, I'd give it a miss if I were you and go when it's not going to be icy.

[MegR24 in reply to Andy14st9lbs]

Yeh I was thinking that. Just means it’ll have been over a week since my last run!

Do you reckon I shouldn’t risk it even though my run is in a wooded area (dirt track)

[Andy14st9lbs Graduate in reply to MegR24]

That's a tricky one, Meg...I'd hate to say you would be OK on a trail, and then hear you have slipped and injured yourself, so I'm going to stick with my original response and say give it a miss, because even though you are running in a wooded area you still might slip and fall.

[Rosy230973 Graduate in reply to Andy14st9lbs]

And the ground is rough and uneven, too.

[Ang33333 Graduate]

Tried to run last night. Too icy. Lasted 5 mins. No better tonight. It's not worth the risk!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

If there is cold.. fine... if there is ice..no.... the IC is not where you want to be !

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Cold? Yes... run... its good for you and winter runners run stronger in the spring.

Ice? Avoid... either don’t run or find somewhere without ice patches. I saw a tip from someone who walked their route to check for ice before running it the other day... longer warmup, safe run, all good. I’d be looking at frozen grass and footpaths as a better option than ice on pavements right now.

If running from home, get a warmup done indoors and you’ll benefit on the run.

[BadgerL]

I have been running in the cold and ice but only because my route is all bridleway (so not slippery) and no pavement. If it was pavement I wouldn't risk it.

I have made sure my ears are covered and needed thin gloves til halfway through. I also doubled up on my socks as the previous cold run I had cold toes!