Disneyhanna
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2017
Does anyone have any advice for racing in the cold + wind + rain? I'm racing 10 miles on Sunday for a new POT for Marathon Weekend. I had lofty goals of PRing to bump myself up a corral for the HM weekends but with the conditions I think I'm throwing that out the door already and am just going to aim for the bare minimum to put myself back in B for the marathon.
Forecast at start is showing 39F with a 26F real feel, 14-21mph winds, and rain. I'll admit, I have never ran in the cold rain. I hardly run in the warm rain and Marathon Weekend was my first time running any significant distance in the rain. I know to body glide everything...what I am worried about is getting wet and then very cold. Usually for this temp I would be wearing long sleeve + heavy quarter zip, fleece leggings, fleece gloves, fleece headband, plus a lightweight buff neck gaiter. With the rain I am thinking I need to wear a visor over my headband (annoying) and probably sunglasses to keep water/wind out of my eyes. Is it worth wearing a water resistant shell or would I totally roast? Wet gloves sounds like a nightmare but not sure what else I'd do there.
I'll also admit I really don't warm up before races (ugh, I know). But with it being awfully cold, I am wondering if I should just do a light jog beforehand and some jumping jacks or something. I'm always paranoid I'll wear myself out during a warmup. Can you tell I'm totally dreading this?!
Forecast at start is showing 39F with a 26F real feel, 14-21mph winds, and rain. I'll admit, I have never ran in the cold rain. I hardly run in the warm rain and Marathon Weekend was my first time running any significant distance in the rain. I know to body glide everything...what I am worried about is getting wet and then very cold. Usually for this temp I would be wearing long sleeve + heavy quarter zip, fleece leggings, fleece gloves, fleece headband, plus a lightweight buff neck gaiter. With the rain I am thinking I need to wear a visor over my headband (annoying) and probably sunglasses to keep water/wind out of my eyes. Is it worth wearing a water resistant shell or would I totally roast? Wet gloves sounds like a nightmare but not sure what else I'd do there.
I'll also admit I really don't warm up before races (ugh, I know). But with it being awfully cold, I am wondering if I should just do a light jog beforehand and some jumping jacks or something. I'm always paranoid I'll wear myself out during a warmup. Can you tell I'm totally dreading this?!