Does anyone use Baselayers/Skins

boarddotie

Hi all,

I have just started training outdoors with proper gusto for a few half marathons and without fail I get sick each and every time I go out. I get a cold.

I have a few running jackets which work well but Im just looking for some advice on baselayers/skins/under armour whatever they are calling them these days.

I want one that will keep my chest warm yet it is breathable and wont retain sweat and moisture.

Does anyone have any recommendations? I have my eye on the Cantebury ones but are they good for running or just rugby type training? Im not too worried about the compression advantages that Skins have, I just want to be kept warm really!

All advice appreciated!

Highway_To_Hell

Just got through my first winter training outdoors (except for swimming) For running on top I always wore Cantebury cold base layer under a tech t-shirt (usually one of the addidas race series goodie bags) plus gloves, beanie type hat and a wind proof jacket. Also wore running tights. The base layers main job is to wick the wet away from you and also keep you warm which it did. When Cycling I added an extra thermal layer over the Cantebury top and under my already thernal cycling tights.

for the past week or so I have dropped all base layer and I am back in shorts and long sleved tops. (still have the baselayer packed in my sports bag just in case we get a cold snap).

TFBubendorfer

A friend of mines uses skins for his cool-down after races. He swears it helps him recover quicker.

He only once tried to run a race with them and thinks he ran slower as a result, which is why that particular experiment was never repeated again. I think he has the full length pants.

daymobrew

I often wear Nike Pro base layer under a tech top, short or long sleeves depending on temp.

I don't have a running jacket but will normally wear a sleeveless windproof gilet (mine is by Look). It is super light but really takes the chill off my chest. This has been the most used piece of kit I've ever bought (bought for cycling but used for both).

High&Low

The underarmour base layers are good too, you can get them in most sports shops

OP - you can't catch a cold from the cold or getting wet (a cold is a virus, transmitted from person to person), so a base layer might not be the only answer to your problem

Rusty Cogs 08

(I'm open to correction here but) you don't catch the colds you succumb to when you're out running. You pick them up from interacting with others with colds, from picking up cold viruses from door handles, railings, lift buttons etc. Colder weather creates better conditions for viral infections to grow (in the human system) but you can't actually catch a cold from just being cold. Of course, once out running you shouldn't feel cold and if you do then a base layer would be a good idea (I use Halley Hanson ones and find them good) but if you're picking up a lot of colds in general you might look to other cold avoidance methods, any amount of which you'll find through Google.

Rusty Cogs 08

High&Low wrote: »

The underarmour base layers are good too, you can get them in most sports shops

OP - you can't catch a cold from the cold or getting wet (a cold is a virus, transmitted from person to person), so a base layer might not be the only answer to your problem

Ah, great minds and all that

Sleipnir

Rusty Cogs 08 wrote: »

(I'm open to correction here but) you don't catch the colds you succumb to when you're out running. You pick them up from interacting with others with colds, from picking up cold viruses from door handles, railings, lift buttons etc. Colder weather creates better conditions for viral infections to grow (in the human system) but you can't actually catch a cold from just being cold. Of course, once out running you shouldn't feel cold and if you do then a base layer would be a good idea (I use Halley Hanson ones and find them good) but if you're picking up a lot of colds in general you might look to other cold avoidance methods, any amount of which you'll find through Google.

Correct, you get a cold because you catch the virus. However, the virus prefers slightly cooler conditions than the human body temp. As the nose is quite a bit cooler it settles there quite happily. So if you've got a cold nose you've a greater chance of getting a cold virus. So get a baselayer for your nose.

You generally have the virus 3 or 4 days before you get the symptoms.
Also, as there are about 200 common cold viruses, you can get one straight after another. You would only have antibodies for the 1st one.




**EDIT** Well if it isn't Rusty_Cogs_08....