"SwStudio" <
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> Greetings, rec.runners! Please tell us about your training week and goals.
Mon rest Tue 7.0 mi, easy Wed 9.0 mi, pmp - 3 up, 4 @ 8:01/mi, 2 down Thu 7.0 mi, easy hills Fri
rest Sat 5.1 mi, easy Sun 12.0 mi, rain, hail, wind Ttl 40.1 mi
My first week at 40 miles since December '99. Next week is a recovery week of 25 miles. I plan on
maintaining a holding pattern of 40, 40, 40, 25 mpw until week ending 4/25. After that I will begin
a 24-week marathon training program that will culminate with the Chicago marathon on 10/10. I am
adding some faster paced running on Wednesdays. Mostly planned marathon pace and threshold pace.
Also, picking up the pace a bit for the last 3 miles of my long run.
Today's long run was interesting. 40 deg F, steady rain, even some hail. After 6 miles I felt a
weather front coming because of a big increase of wind velocity at my back. That was followed by a
sudden chill and pelting rain and hail. I was dressed with a Hind DryLite hat, Insport long-sleeve
shirt, Activent vest, Hind knee-length tights (fitness shorts), Hind DryLite Petroglyph gloves, and
vaseline in various places. The hail really stung my exposed legs and face, especially when I turned
into the wind. After the hail subsided, the rain intensified and caused my hands to become numb. I
pulled the sleeves of my shirt over my gloves to help keep them a little warmer. I had my cell phone
with me and was seriously considering calling someone to pick me up. But since I'd already done half
of the 12-miler, I might as well run home and finish it. I'm glad I finished the run, because even
though my hands were numb, it wasn't painful and I wasn't chilled to the bone, just my hands and
legs. What really saved the run was the Activent vest. Donovan would say this is "serious overkill."
However, in this case, with the rain, hail and wind, it definitely was helpful. So I think I have
this running in cold rain thing figured out, except for one thing: the gloves. The gloves I have are
great for dry weather down to about 25 deg F. However, if they get wet they are useless. Is there a
glove out there that anyone can recommend for cold, wet weather running?
-Phil
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