{"id":10145,"date":"2010-01-26T12:40:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=10145"},"modified":"2010-01-26T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:40:49","slug":"tuesday-tip-winter-running-tips-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/01\/tuesday-tip-winter-running-tips-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tip: Winter Running Tips Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winter Running Tips Part II!\u00a0 Brought to you by badass Kim from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilaxstudio.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">Ilax Studio<\/a>! <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/>\u00a0 Her and her hubs kick-it outside even in the winter and they face some harsh conditions where they live.\u00a0 I asked her to provide some tips and her list is pretty kick ass!\u00a0 I&#8217;ve put in italics ones I particularly like and want to discuss further. <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n<p>Kim Says:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Dress in layers so you can shed if necessary<\/li>\n<li> Wear wicking material &#8211; you are still going to sweat<\/li>\n<li> Ski socks work really well for keeping toes AND legs warm<\/li>\n<li> You may need to wear sunglasses because of reflective snow<\/li>\n<li> Don&#8217;t forget the sunscreen! The sun is more powerful when reflecting off of snow than water &#8211; it&#8217;s still gonna burn you.<\/li>\n<li> Don&#8217;t leave your gels\/water out where they can freeze.<\/li>\n<li> Make sure to shake your arms out (and wiggle those finders) every 5-10 minutes<\/li>\n<li> Bring Kleenex for blowing your nose<\/li>\n<li> Stay close to home<\/li>\n<li> <em>Know your limits (a good tip always, but don&#8217;t push yourself in the cold) &#8211; if it is too cold, get back in the house<\/em><\/li>\n<li> Don&#8217;t forget to drink water, even though it&#8217;s cold<\/li>\n<li> Don&#8217;t run at night &#8211; run where you can watch for ice, during the day<\/li>\n<li> Don&#8217;t run if you have a fever<\/li>\n<li> Only wear one headphone (always) when running outside<\/li>\n<li>Cover your face when it&#8217;s windy (like with an Under Armour Hood)<\/li>\n<li> <em>Dress like it&#8217;s 20 degrees warmer than it is<\/em><\/li>\n<li> Tell someone where you are running and when you expect to be back<\/li>\n<li> <em>Bring your phone!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Don&#8217;t lose your keys in the snow &#8211; tie them or put them inside a deep pocket, inside pocket, or zipper pocket<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Always carry an ID when running<\/em><\/li>\n<li> Watch for cars, they aren&#8217;t watching for you<\/li>\n<li> Yak Trax when it snows more than 2&#8243; (don&#8217;t have them but heard this)<\/li>\n<li> Remember &#8211; you have to run SLOWER during cold\/snowy conditions &#8211; this is NORMAL!<\/li>\n<li> Have fun jumping in the snow!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Know your limits<\/strong> is a great tip!\u00a0 There is a difference between pushing yourself too hard in rough conditions and letting the cold break you mentally.\u00a0 Because running is a total head game and when you&#8217;re tired or it&#8217;s cold, the negative thoughts can start to creep in and stay there.\u00a0 Know the difference between your own sabotage and the fact that it&#8217;s just plain freaking cold outside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dress like ti&#8217;s 20 degrees warmer than it is<\/strong>, excellent!\u00a0 Because you will get warm running even when it is cold outside.\u00a0 You are working it, expect that there will be some body heat action going on.\u00a0 This takes practice though so don&#8217;t give up on running outside just after two runs out.\u00a0 It takes several times in different temperatures and different clothes to get an idea of what is cold to YOU and when you need extra layers and when you do not. Also what types of layering works for you and what doesn&#8217;t.\u00a0 There are times when I still over dress and get too hot during a 20degree run.\u00a0 It is always a learning process!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong><em>Bring your phone!<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em> Don&#8217;t lose your keys in the snow &#8211; tie them or put them inside a deep pocket, inside pocket, or zipper pocket<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em> Always carry an ID when running<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m calling you out runners! Time and again I&#8217;ve seen runners complain about not having a place to put their keys or their phone or their ID or their whatever.\u00a0 <em>Sister please<\/em>.\u00a0 There is no excuse other than laziness on your part for such a complaint. YES I SAID I, and I mean it.\u00a0 Running clothes have pockets now and even running hats have pockets.\u00a0 Not only that, but if you are a runner then you should have a shoe pouch. No excuses.\u00a0 They are inexpensive and completely handy.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/roadid.com\/Common\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Road ID<\/a> has awesome shoe pouches for an amazing price.\u00a0 Get your self some gear with pockets, get a shoe pouch, and stop complaining about not having a place to store your gear.\u00a0 Phone too big for a shoe pouch? Then get an armband.\u00a0 There are options for you, look into them.\u00a0 I say this with much love. Promise.<\/p>\n<p>Did you miss Part I?\u00a0 Check <a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/01\/tuesday-tip-winter-running-tips-part-i\/\" target=\"_blank\">it out here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Part III and the last in the series next week pretties!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter Running Tips Part II!\u00a0 Brought to you by badass Kim from Ilax Studio! \u00a0 Her and her hubs kick-it outside even in the winter and they face some harsh conditions where they live.\u00a0 I asked her to provide some tips and her list is pretty kick ass!\u00a0 I&#8217;ve put in italics ones I particularly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,52,11],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-2DD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}