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Just completed 4.5k run today in -2 degrees. Found it hard to get breathing steady. Tried to put buff over nose and mouth but this brought another problem. As I wear glasses they steamed up and I couldn’t see anything. Decided that seeing where I was going was more important so cut run short.

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EnxoGraduate

Pull it down below your nose and breath through your mouth...works for me if I start to steam up!

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WomangolferGraduate in reply to Enxo

Thank you I will try that

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GrannyhugsGraduate

Always problems in the cold. You can get ski buffs with cutouts for nose and mouth but can look a bit like SAS. I think we all just need to experiment through the cold. 4.5k is a decent distance if that was you cutting short so well done.

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WomangolferGraduate in reply to Grannyhugs

Thank you

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