Help! I live in a village where we hold the unenviable title of once being the wettest place in England - even wetter than the normal title-holder in Cumbria. As a keen walker and cyclist I have the usual walking Paramo coats and troos, and the required boil-in-the-bag cycling coat, but I am new to running and need something to shed the rain whilst out on the moor.
I don't mind getting the old pins wet and soggy, but I do object to my top half becoming sodden. Can anyone recommend a good and lightweight waterproof running coat? I have seen the Montane Minimus in adverts online, and I have several Montane items which I do highly rate, but I have no experience of their running apparel.
Any advice, anecdotal or first-hand, would be most welcome.
I have soggy runs coming up next week, and I really don't want to be put off.
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Indeed, sir, you have a point! As temperatures are rising, and as I am hardly at the point of needing something for serious off-road running, I may succumb to my Scottish heritage and indeed save my pennies.
Thank you for your wise words - and money-saving suggestion!
I haven't, and for a very good reason... it is often extremely windy where we are and I would become a human kite! I can just imagine the headlines in the local news as I am fished out of the sea some miles away.
I cannot offer much help, other than to say embrace the rain! It’s my favourite weather to run in, and I wear shorts and a T-shirt no matter the weather so there is no overheating issues or stuff clinging to me
I love walking in the rain, but then I have a rucksack etc which can chafe. When running I wear far less - oh, matron! - so there is less chance. I shall get wet and then dry. A warm bath when I get in, and oodles of tea and coffee...
Sounds like a plan! And you get the added bonus of running through puddles when it’s raining (or even when it isn’t) Genuinely just got for it, I come back an absolute mess most of the time 😂
North West England like the West of Scotland or parts of Wales are the wettest parts of the UK, a lot of runner's like to run in the rain, as IannodaTruffe says "skin is waterproof, save your money", many runners just sweat if they wear waterproof clothing.
Cold driving rain is not so nice! I find any long sleeve moisture wicking running shirt keeps the chill off when walking b4 the run. As I warm up quickly when running I don’t need anything else. Fingerless gloves are good too.
If really cold, a gilet is good as can unzip when you run and it doesn’t really get in the way or get too hot later.
Thanks. The cold I have never any issues with, and my car told me this morning that it was 1 degree, and Auntie BBC said that it would feel below zero - it did. Shorts, long-sleeve techy top and a very thin windproof. Hat because I whacked my head really hard on a granite fireplace a couple of days ago and it is still cut, and some very thin gloves, which seemed to offer less resistance to the worrying of the wind than a colander - I may buy some slightly better ones! Apart from my fingers feeling a little chilly in the surprisingly strong northerly wind, I was fine.
Back at the car and it was a balmy 2 degrees, and still rather windy. Mind you, I was all done-and-dusted by 8:00am.
So good to hear that you graduated and are still going, even after Winter. I hope your Spring and Summer runs are all delightful, easy and rewarding... I am now on W8 with R2 tomorrow at 6:30am. I did my R1 as a 30 as my legs and body felt rather happy. Not too fast, but compared with age-group Park Runners my time is quite acceptable. I'm not aiming for speed, but more endurance. If speed happens, then it happens; if it doesn't I'm really not too fussed.Happy running and stay safe as it will be getting very peopley out there soon. Even at 6:30 this early in the year I have to 'share' my route with an older-than-I-am cyclist!! How rude!!
Glad it’s going well! Week 8 is interesting as I found the same - I managed to keep going to 30mins on one of the runs too. After graduating I let it slip to 20 min runs (as these were easy and fun!) but have built back up to 25-28 mins as standard now. Don’t like running in heat tho! Enjoy your last weeks of the program.
It's so good that you are still running, and as we enter a spectacular Spring, it is so good being out there. Enjoy every moment of it be it 15, 20 or whatever.
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