Outdoor Winter Running Tips
It seems that lately this fitness blog has been taken hostage by a running blog. To all of you non-runners out there, I promise this will not continue much longer and other fitness activities will once again be written about. Thank you, for staying with me during this running dominant week or two.
I’ve been getting quite a few questions about outdoor winter running, so hopefully these tips will help.
10 Outdoor Winter Running Tips
1. Dress in breathable wicking layers.
2. Base layers should either be lightweight or thermal depending on how cold it is outside.
3. Outer layers should be wind proof and water repellant/resistant
4. Wear tops with a 1/2 zip or full zip when possible.
5. Warm-up inside before heading out (run stairs, perform squats and lunges, jumping jacks or run in place).
6. Wear lip balm (My new favorite is by Mission and co-founded by a professional snowboarder).
7.Wear sunscreen.
8. Start your run running into the wind when possible to avoid getting a chill from the wind (impossible feat in NYC).
9. Tread lightly and run slowly in the snow.
10. When the path/road looks like this try to run on the “snowiest” portion.
I’m actually enjoying it because it’s giving me hope I can run someday.
thank you for these tips! i will seriously use these!
thank u for these tips!
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Great stuff! I happen to be a lip balm, lip gloss fanatic! I’m going to hunt this one down.
Great tips! I love that the tag for this post was “brrr” HA!
Courtney
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thank you thank you thank you.
you have been such a support and encouragement for my first winter of running outdoors.
stay warm
Heather, you are SO welcome! Have a great winter running season!
Today I drove by a park and it was filled with snow and I thought about you ” how does she do this….”. You amaze me =)
Mari, the only thing that’s amazing is my level of insanity. I can’t stand being stuck inside and I can’t stand running on the dreadmill!
I’m happy with the running posts, especially as it gets colder. The snowier tip is a good one though when it’s very snowy I’m strapping on my snoe shoes. Do you change sneakers for snowy terrain? We’re off to ski today (in VT) so no running, I will use my burt’s bees minty lip shimmer. I have to try the mission. PS just saw “dreadmill” ha!
I can add to this.
* Watch out for black ice!!
* Remember, it gets dark earlier, so bring a reflective belt if you run public roads.
* If you’re on a budget (like I always am), get some starter brand compression shirts at Walmart for $10 bucks each.
* Dress in layers, but don’t over dress unless.
Great tips! I’m from FL but live in DC so I’m struggling to spend more than 5 minutes outside in the cold, let alone jog in it. I’ve confined myself to the dreadmill, unfortunately. But this post is motivating me to just layer up, get out and go!
Great tips, thanks! Looks like we’ll be needing these soon!