Running in the rain!!

henryporter · 22-07-2009 10:10AM

Got to get some plasters for tonight then - rain, rain and more rain for the rest of the week. Only in July, only in Ireland......

Magnet · 22-07-2009 10:51AM

Whatever ya wear is gonna be wet and heavy so wear less..
Your skin repels water better than any wicking material but you cant be exposing yourself either...Shorts, singlet and a cap!

Add waterproof mascara and you`re on a winner!!

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 10:54AM

a light raincoat. get them in most sports shops.

Bloody Nipples · 22-07-2009 11:03AM

I couldn't deal with a hoody if it was raining. Just too damn heavy. In summer, It's just a t-shirt and shorts. When they get soaked they're easy to ignore.

Over the winter, I invested in a set of canterbury base layers (long sleeve top and half tights). I'd wear the top by itself and throw on a pair of shorts over the half tights (best spend ever, no more numbness in the oul' wedding tackle on cold days). They're absolutely wind proof can't recommend them enough and they're skin tight so they wick well and dry out in no time. 60 to 80 quid for a set though :eek:

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 11:19AM

Bloody Nipples wrote: »

I couldn't deal with a hoody if it was raining. Just too damn heavy. In summer, It's just a t-shirt and shorts. When they get soaked they're easy to ignore.

Over the winter, I invested in a set of canterbury base layers (long sleeve top and half tights). I'd wear the top by itself and throw on a pair of shorts over the half tights (best spend ever, no more numbness in the oul' wedding tackle on cold days). They're absolutely wind proof can't recommend them enough and they're skin tight so they wick well and dry out in no time. 60 to 80 quid for a set though :eek:

You can get raincoats without hoods as well.

TFBubendorfer · 22-07-2009 11:48AM

bayviewclose wrote: »

You can get raincoats without hoods as well.

And then you're left with water running down from your neck all over your body. What's the point?

DangerMouse27 · 22-07-2009 12:22PM

Hydration! hahaha

Treadmill running for me is the last last resort,i find it ruins my stride and any fluidity it may have!
The only weather variant i hate is a headwind!

Dont fear the rain!

DangerMouse27 · 22-07-2009 12:24PM

Here is your answer...enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG_UDYtNXUo

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 12:36PM

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

And then you're left with water running down from your neck all over your body. What's the point?

seen loads of runners wearing them. designed like tracksuits but made of rainproof tracksuit.

RoyMcC · 22-07-2009 12:42PM

bayviewclose wrote: »

seen loads of runners wearing them. designed like tracksuits but made of rainproof tracksuit.

Funny, I don't see any at all.

tunguska · 22-07-2009 12:47PM

Munster_Gal wrote: »

Tell me about it! I'm looking for a way to get out of the country and into warmer climates..... It's not happening though Just gonna have to stick to the treadmill on crappy days :rolleyes:

Krankykitty - I think you need to run at a 6%(?) incline on the treadmill - I don't have an incline at all on mine I was using it mainly to increase my fitness before hitting the roads though

Do you not feel like youre running downhill when using a treadmill on the flat Munster Gal?

(For the original poster)Not crazy about running in bad weather myself so I use the treadmill a fair bit. On the incline Ive found that you can knock out some serious sessions. I wore a heart-rate monitor on a hard outdoor session and my heartrate was up at 187bpm(Im 34). But when I did an incline treadmill session it was up to 187 aswell. So if youre creative enough you dont have to brave the elements(at least not on really bad days).

TFBubendorfer · 22-07-2009 12:52PM

bayviewclose wrote: »

seen loads of runners wearing them. designed like tracksuits but made of rainproof tracksuit.

My personal experience is that rainproof gear isn't.

Another drawback: I once got a free "hoodie" from a magazine, and tried it out when it was raining heavily. Unfortunately the wind made it blow up, and it felt like dragging a parachute behind me.

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 12:53PM

RoyMcC wrote: »

Funny, I don't see any at all.

Talking about light raingear. You telling me every runner goes out in the lashing rain just in a t shirt and shorts.

RoyMcC · 22-07-2009 01:50PM

bayviewclose wrote: »

Talking about light raingear. You telling me every runner goes out in the lashing rain just in a t shirt and shorts.

Not every, but most. For all the good reasons given above. Certainly this time of year when it's never really cold.

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 02:01PM

so some runners are allowed to wear raingear so. was getting worried for a minute!

daymobrew · 22-07-2009 03:04PM

I wear a cycling gilet to keep cold and wind off my chest. It is showerproof too.

My one is by Look Cycling, sleeveless and has full zip. One of my most used purchases.
Lidl has cycling vests on sale tomorrow (Thursday 23) for 9 euro.

eliwallach · 23-07-2009 10:07AM

Just heard on the weather forecast that FLASH FLOODING :eek: is likely today.

Who's up for a quick 5 miles at lunch time....?;)

xebec · 23-07-2009 10:48AM

Was out in a torrential downpour yesterday evening, and I must say I felt perfectly dressed: shorts, t-shirt and sunglasses

Dunno what the drivers on the road were thinking when they saw me, but the glasses were keeping the rain out of my eyes so I was happy...

Seres · 23-07-2009 12:30PM

xebec wrote: »

Was out in a torrential downpour yesterday evening, and I must say I felt perfectly dressed: shorts, t-shirt and sunglasses Dunno what the drivers on the road were thinking when they saw me, but the glasses were keeping the rain out of my eyes so I was happy...

i mean runners already get enough of stick for been crazy for runnning in the rain and all however you now seem to have brought it to another level
hilarious

really dont get the raingear while running , you will get wet thru sweating , even more with the extra rain gear

Also think it nice to feel the rain on your body , gives you a really alive feeling
well done to anyone that finds running on the threamill in the summer preferable to running in the rain , i find threadmills shear torture and dread the winters for this

menoscemo · 23-07-2009 12:39PM

Seres wrote: »

well done to anyone that finds running on the threamill in the summer preferable to running in the rain , i find threadmills shear torture and dread the winters for this

+1. They don't call it the Dreadmill for nothing

xebec · 23-07-2009 02:46PM

Seres wrote: »

i mean runners already get enough of stick for been crazy for runnning in the rain and all however you now seem to have brought it to another level
hilarious

Well there was some great sunshine for the last 25 mins of the run, so I didn't feel so stupid then! And I've grown up doing watersports so I'm used to sunglasses being covered in water and trying to see through them.

Seres · 23-07-2009 03:02PM

xebec wrote: »

Well there was some great sunshine for the last 25 mins of the run, so I didn't feel so stupid then!
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so how did you feel before 'then' the 25mins of sunshine ?

xebec · 23-07-2009 03:03PM

Seres wrote: »

so how did you feel before 'then' the 25mins of sunshine ?

Wet!

Seres · 23-07-2009 03:06PM

xebec wrote: »

Wet!

the wet feeling probably diverted any feeling you might of had about wearing the sunglassses in the rain ?!

Spiritoftheseventies · 23-07-2009 03:09PM

eliwallach wrote: »

Just heard on the weather forecast that FLASH FLOODING :eek: is likely today.

Who's up for a quick 5 miles at lunch time....?;)

So what is it. A rites of passage to see who gets the wettest. Strange!

nutzzz123 · 23-07-2009 04:27PM

xebec wrote: »

Well there was some great sunshine for the last 25 mins of the run, so I didn't feel so stupid then! And I've grown up doing watersports so I'm used to sunglasses being covered in water and trying to see through them.

I had a problem seeing through mine the other day after getting caught in a downpour, I thought at 1 stage that I might misjudge going up and down the footpaths. In the end I had to take them off (but the the sun came out:D)

eliwallach · 23-07-2009 04:38PM

bayviewclose wrote: »

So what is it. A rites of passage to see who gets the wettest. Strange!

Alot of people very narky around here today (well, two anyway) - maybe it has something to do with the phase we are at in marathon training programmes.....

The definition of "tongue in cheek" badly needs to be researched by a select few.:rolleyes:
And watch out for those smilies - they're a dead give away sometiimes.....;) (there I go again).

Spiritoftheseventies · 23-07-2009 06:24PM

eliwallach wrote: »

Alot of people very narky around here today (well, two anyway) - maybe it has something to do with the phase we are at in marathon training programmes.....

The definition of "tongue in cheek" badly needs to be researched by a select few.:rolleyes:
And watch out for those smilies - they're a dead give away sometiimes.....;) (there I go again).

lost in translation.

Slogger Jogger · 23-07-2009 09:02PM

Had one of those enjoyable training runs this evening, most of it in teeming rain and dashing through puddles. Started out in tshirt - sky was clear at the time, but was soon soaked to the skin but happy out.

RoyMcC · 23-07-2009 09:08PM

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Had one of those enjoyable training runs this evening, most of it in teeming rain and dashing through puddles. Started out in tshirt - sky was clear at the time, but was soon soaked to the skin but happy out.

Careful Slogger, you'll have the rainjacket police calling around...

Running in the rain!!

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