Team Tundra Force
All right. 'Tis the season for fleece tights, base layers, Aquaphor, and Yak Tracks.
I broke out the Team Tundra Force for the first time this weekend. Who else is joining me in the fun of winter running and riding this season?
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All right. 'Tis the season for fleece tights, base layers, Aquaphor, and Yak Tracks.
I broke out the Team Tundra Force for the first time this weekend. Who else is joining me in the fun of winter running and riding this season?
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How cold do you go? I'm afraid since I'll be able to only run early or very late, I'm in for some frozen lungs.
10 degrees. Below that, and it is dreadmill for me.
Holy shit, you are a maniac! I might go sub 20! If there's a contest, I might do a 5 minute run to say I did it!
Me, too. I think it is because we can't run in snow pants very well and there's no tradition of gorging on beer and chips and salsa, like apres ski.
@ Beth - I sure do miss the beer and chips.....
5 below is the lowest temp that I ran in last year. Not sure what the windchill was. When my eyelashes started freezing shut every time I blinked, I knew it was time to head in.
I will run when it is pretty freakin cold. I have seen negative numbers lots of times. Think neg 11 was the coldest last year. The face freezing thing is, uhh interesting. It is really the wind that matters. As for riding I am a total wimp and only ride in sub 45 temps if it is expected to warm up considerably. Other than racing cross that is, likely cause of the slow speeds and the beers after.
Busted out the thicker tights for the first time this morning...tis the season
I love the pattern of skiing:
Ski: Apres ski eating: hot tub: dinner: bad television: sleep. Repeat.
Zero dreadmill workouts for me the last 10 years. I do now have an office that has a workout room with 2 treadmills. I may use them. Not sure since I am used to running in any weather. I may resort to them due to scheduling issues before weather.
I have a good treadmill at home, but I'm lucky enough not to need it much because my workplace (a university) has a gym with a 300 m indoor track. That probably influences my decision, too.
Screw shoes work very well and the price is right. I was able to do most of my intervals outside using them.
www.endurancenation.us/en_forums/album.php
www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm
Just dug out my hat yesterday! Given the choice outside until anything above zero. my only limiter is light. large snowbanks, windy roads and a headlamp = hang on, math is a little shaky...yup. Pretty sure that would be certain death up here with the texting high schoolers, school buses and mad max plows this time of year.
Snowflakes forming on your eyelashes when you run is simply magical! I've run down in the sub zero range as well with no problems- I actually kinda like that challenge (esp if I can convince someone to join me).
Biking however, I bacl out at around 35 degrees. Good gear is the key- but even so, somehow convincing myself to hop on the bike at sub 32 is a big mental challenge. I bow to the Tundra Force constitution of Dave Corso!
There are some hard core people here.....
I've run in single digit sub zero weather, xc skied in sub zero 'teens, been on mountain in white-outs at -25, but I don't think I can get on a bike when it is below freezing.... I must be some kind of whimp.......
What Nemo said.....