5th Annual Winter Challenge

Update Week 5

The group has now reached 855 miles (1376 km). Our two snow leopards are in fine form, as Yvonne and Lee rack up miles. Lee and Dutchie have the coldest runs at 12°F and 17°F respectively.


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Me too Lee. Heck you've already got a good amount of <freezing temps which I'm not sure if I'll be able to do or not. There already have been a few days around freezing or slightly below that I decided to sit in front of the wood stove with a coffee instead of go out and run :p and now these last two days temps have warmed up quickly to where by mid morning it was warmer that what could count towards the winter challenge! But I'm not complaining.

Thought my feet were feeling better but after my last run both my issues seemed to creep back up a little. So my last couple workouts have been on the bike anyhow.
 
Me too Lee. Heck you've already got a good amount of <freezing temps which I'm not sure if I'll be able to do or not. There already have been a few days around freezing or slightly below that I decided to sit in front of the wood stove with a coffee instead of go out and run :p and now these last two days temps have warmed up quickly to where by mid morning it was warmer that what could count towards the winter challenge! But I'm not complaining.

Thought my feet were feeling better but after my last run both my issues seemed to creep back up a little. So my last couple workouts have been on the bike anyhow.
A lot of that is windchill, but I don't feel like I'm cheating because the wind can get pretty fierce down by the river, especially on the bridges. I'm hoping to keep up the runs down by the river, it's a great routine and I'm running very consistently now. In the winter, the path will probably be cleared of snow fairly quickly, so I have a chance to run snowlessly, but of course, early morning is when the temps are coldest. If I start to miss the sensation of skin on ground, I could switch to late afternoons on my non-lifting days, just to get in a little stimulation.

Hope your issues clear up quickly. I hesitate to remind you, but I hope you're massaging/rolling/stretching everything thoroughly. That's always been my cure.
 
Get ready for snow Lee. We are having flurries here this morning and calling for a couple of inches this weekend. It's also supposed to get colder this weekend as well, so if the snow falls this weekend it will likely stay until next spring. So, I can't see myself getting to many more miles if there is snow on the ground. Now if the snow melts off the roads and they stay dry I will probably push the envelope for a little while longer. :)
 
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I managed my first run at the right temp last night. ! :) 5km. I have a couple of funky blisters this morning so not sure what happened there. I won't win the comp but glad to finally add some km.
It's all about having an excuse to explore our tolerances and keep a little stimulation going in the colder months. Well done!
 
Hey guys!

FINALLY getting cold enough here in Paris ;-) 'Bout time, too...

Do we get extra points for peeling off all the skin under both feet (like I did after running in snow and frozen slush in 2012 ? ;-)

Christian

 
Oh man - you North America folks are going to get a run for your money (pun intended)!

Howsabout you send us some nice cold weather for France, so we finally get some real snow again in Paris? Fed up with lame-ass winters over here - zut alors!

Christian
 
Christian if you need cold conditions just move to Winterpeg, I mean Winnipeg. There will be no language barrier as half of our city consists of francophone Canadians. You'll like the 4 months of -20C to -30C temperatures that you will get to enjoy and the 1 to 2 meters of snow that one expect during the winter months as well. :):coldfeet:. Right now it is +2C with a cold rain and a windchill of -5C. The wet conditions will challenging later today when I go for my run, No snow on the ground yet though.
 
Christian if you need cold conditions just move to Winterpeg, I mean Winnipeg. There will be no language barrier as half of our city consists of francophone Canadians. You'll like the 4 months of -20C to -30C temperatures that you will get to enjoy and the 1 to 2 meters of snow that one expect during the winter months as well.

Sounds very inviting dutchie! Seriously, once you've got a good snow base, there must be lots of folks out on cross country skis, snow shoes, etc. no? I hear snow shoe racing is a huge deal in Canada - I'm sure I'd enjoy that!
Maybe not so good for barefoot running, eh?
 
Lots of fun things I like to do in the snow... running isn’t high on that list!

My parents get a lot of lake effect snow from Lake Ontario... here is what it looked like in February this year!

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Usually they try to keep a path open to that shop and garage but this year they gave up.
 
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Lots of outdoor activities. The cold here tends to be a drier cold once the big lakes have frozen over. As long as one layered up properly it's not that bad once it gets to the cold months. This morning it was -8C with a windchill of -12C or so, yet I was comfortable running 5K barefoot, but once the snow is on the ground, the KIGO's go on my feet.
 
Now the roads are covered in snow.

I feel a little uneasy at the idea of running BF on snow. How long can I expect to run BF without severely risking frostbite? I understand this will vary depending on the weather.

My only choices of footwear to carry along are either socks/Lems boulder boots (kinda heavy) or socks/Unshoes Pah Tempe (not much protection against the cold). I'll be ordering sockwas very soon.
 
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Now the roads are covered in snow.

I feel a little uneasy at the idea of running BF on snow. How long can I expect to run BF without severely risking frostbite? I understand this will vary depending on the weather.

My only choices of footwear to carry along are either socks/Lems boulder boots (kinda heavy) or socks/Unshoes Pah Tempe (not much protection against the cold). I'll be ordering sockwas very soon.
Some people are able to run in the snow, but most of us can't. Barefoot Rick runs in snow a lot, but he also gets nasty frostbite a lot--see the pics on his website. Even "The Iceman" got frostbite while running his Arctic Circle half-marathon in the snow. You have to figure this one out on your own.

Two years ago I got frostnip after a little over a mile running in less than an inch of snow in about -5C temps. Never again. I can run in moisture above freezing for limited amounts of time, but below freezing it's just not worth the risk. In dry, calm conditions I'm good down to the single digits, or about -15-20C, barefoot.

I was in real pain for about an hour afterwards, I had to take a pain killer just to get to sleep, and I lost my toe calluses after a few days. No lasting damage, and I've gotten really mild cases of frostnip since then, where the toes hurt for 10-15 minutes after the run as they regain warmth. But this year I think I've finally decided to always slap on the footwear for any moisture under freezing. The Sockwas G4s are my go-to winter shoe now. We're getting snow today, so I'll be donning them soon.
 
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Some people are able to run in the snow, but most of us can't. Barefoot Rick runs in snow a lot, but he also gets nasty frostbite a lot--see the pics on his website. Even "The Iceman" got frostbite while running his Arctic Circle half-marathon in the snow. You have to figure this one out on your own.

Two years ago I got frostnip after a little over a mile running in less than an inch of snow in about -5C temps. Never again. I can run in moisture above freezing for limited amounts of time, but below freezing it's just not worth the risk. In dry, calm conditions I'm good down to the single digits, or about -15-20C, barefoot.

I was in real pain for about an hour afterwards, I had to take a pain killer just to get to sleep, and I lost my toe calluses after a few days. No lasting damage, and I've gotten really mild cases of frostnip since then, where the toes hurt for 10-15 minutes after the run as they regain warmth. But this year I think I've finally decided to always slap on the footwear for any moisture under freezing. The Sockwas G4s are my go-to winter shoe now. We're getting snow today, so I'll be donning them soon.
So you're saying most people participating in the winter challenge don't run barefoot in the snow? o_O

I guess I'd better wait until I get my sockwas then!