Well....not sure if anyone is contemplating running in this cold weather. I'd like to because all this inactivity is interfering with my love of food (I'm getting fatter and fatter and I can't do up my snow pants). I'm going to show for 7:30 unless I post otherwise early Sat morning if no one else is going. Layering is the key!!
For those who might check this post, that didn't read the blog last week, Peachland is sponsering their first 1/2 marathon on April 26. Read previous week comments if you want more info or you can just ask me.
Hope to have some company this Sat! Merry Christmas to everyone if we don't connect.
Kari
10 comments:
hi kari!
If it is not too cold, I will be there...but I will check in the morning....
7:30
Karleigh
Hi Kari and Karleigh
I was thinking of 5-6k with the cold. What do you think of starting at 8, having a 30-40 minute run then some HOT HOT Beverage?
Leslie
Either time is good for me. I'll check in the morning to see what's up.
Kari
okay Karleigh, which time is best for you?
I'll check at 7am
Leslie
hi guys.I just checked the environment canada weather report, and although it will be " nice" today, the temp is too cold for me at -24 and they also said risk of frostbite, which I dont need!
so no running outside for me today. I will be doing lovely 10 kms on the treadmill at the gym.. BORING!!
have a great day!
and a merry christmas to you!!
KArleigh
Hey Karleigh, I just thought you might change your mind. Frostbite risk happens to exposed areas. I planon running breathing through a scarf. Also no one has ever got frozen lungs from running (fact) and got this of RW Mag site.
I'll pick you up if you are still in Kari!
In subsequent research at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Rundell proved that the dryness of cold air causes the "airway narrowing," a term he prefers to the more common "exercise-induced asthma." To diminish this problem, Rundell suggests using a scarf that will trap your natural water vapor when you exhale, and then allow you to "recycle" it when you inhale.
I have just about given up on my quest when I receive an e-mail from one of Steve Bainbridge's running partners in Fairbanks. Owen Hanley, M.D., is a pulmonary specialist, so he knows lungs, and he has seen the frozen variety. "It's easy to develop frozen lungs," Hanley says. "You simply have to die in the icy outdoors, and then your lungs will freeze along with the rest of you."
So, it is possible for your lungs to freeze. Only not while you're alive and running. To stay comfortable in frigid weather, wear a microfiber shirt as a first layer, followed by a breathable windbreaker, gloves or mittens, and a hat. Begin by running into the wind, not with it, which will keep you from sweating too much. Sweat is bad in winter, as water robs heat from your body up to 25 times faster than trapped air does.
Last, whenever the temperature approaches convergence, by all means put on your fur-lined underwear.
Leslie
thanks for the laugh leslie. and for trying to change my mind...but no deal. I dont think I would enjoy it.. although I would enjoy the company!
Run warm and be safe out there you two crazies.... and I guess now you get to wear those winter running pants that you were talking about last month!!
Have fun!
K
I'm still in for a run, you there?
Kari
Yup, I'm in
I'll come pick you up, probably 7:40-7:50 okay?
Leslie
Sounds good, I'll see you then.
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