Girl you know there will be days you’ll have to run in the rain and unfortunately can avoid it or skip out. Maybe its even on a race day & you REALLY cant avoid those!
I live on Vancouver Island, by the mountains & coast here in Canada…basically rainforest region, and it rains 136 days a year. So basically 1/3 times I have a run planned it’ll be wet.
It’s so much harder to run in the rain if you’re always under prepared/unequipped. I want to debunk a myth and give you some good information to show you why you should do what I’ll explain and gift you some mega shortcuts to the solutions that help me on a run even in the chilliest & rainiest of seasons!
Old untrue myth:
“40-45 percent of body heat is lost through the head and neck due to increased blood flow in comparison with the rest of the body. Combined with the wrists and ankles, this can approach 60 percent. These areas need to be covered!”
More accurate current truths (proper research) we do know:
“The face, head and upper chest are up to 5 x as sensitive to changes in temperature as other areas of the body.”
“Wet clothing results in 5Xs the heat loss vs dry clothing.”
Kevin Sirmons, 2016.
“Theres up to 42% reduction in total heat loss when we add a vaporizer barrier to wet clothing, and similar reduction when we increase insulation to the wet layer.”
Otto Henriksson, 2012.
In this episode we cover (literally) the areas that will make all the difference when running in the rain:
Mittens will keep fingers warmer than gloves - Ideally wool or a manmade fleece version will provide a warm and wicking layer, avoid cotton! Also choose mitten gloves, avoid separating your fingers apart!
Option 1: Lululemon run for it all gloves
Option 2: Thinsulate glove-mittens
Option 3: Wool glove-mittens
Baseball hat keeps the rain off your face
Option 1: This Lululemon hat allows you to have a high pony/bun & still wear the cap!
Option 2: This one off Amazon also has ear warming built in!
Keep the ears warm with a headband/ear muffs!
This one off Amazon is a great option
Neck gaiter or tube scarf/buffs are huge.
Endūr has some great gaiter options get 15% off when you USE CODE: HOLLYD15
Socks with wool to wick & keep warm:
Option 1: SmartWool socks for performance
Option 2: Amazon 3 pair value pack
Dry off wet running shoes ASAP with minimal damage, dripping & mess! Shoes won’t need washing necessarily especially if you sticked to pavement not trail. So just get shoe warmer - a tumble dryer will wreck your shoes and propping up by a baseboard heater is a major fire risk and can damage the wall/paint etc.
Option for these compact & portable electric shoe dryer inserts
Or vertical shoe stand more permanently in your mud room/entry way!
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