How cold is to cold to run

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pinkladykat Jan 2013 7:27am, 20 Jan 2013 7,651 posts	0 pinkladykat -8 with out the windchill it's saying -14 with windchill brrrrrrr . So what's to cold to run , yesterday was -6 no idea what it was with the wind chill but I was the only runner out in my area most the time I see loads I got some looks buy people in there cars .. I did find it hard yesterday and that was 4 miles today is to be 9 miles
Carlos Fandango Jnr Jan 2013 7:44am, 20 Jan 2013 77 posts	0 Carlos Fandango Jnr There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. Which is an annoying way of saying that provided you wear enough to stop hypothermia etc, the temperature could probably go down a long long way before running becomes physically impossible (which is pretty much the only thing that stops us...). There probably is a minimum temperature at which your lungs can process air, but as people manage to walk to the South Pole I wouldn't be too concerned just yet. I certainly wouldn't measure it by your perception of what passengers in cars may be thinking about you.
Cyclops Jan 2013 7:44am, 20 Jan 2013 498 posts	0 Cyclops Health and Safety for schools say that once it is -10 or below you need to be particularly careful of children playing outside but I don't know about adults.
Liliaicha Jan 2013 7:49am, 20 Jan 2013 8,291 posts	0 Liliaicha When the water freezes in your camelbak tube, and you can't drink!
pinkladykat Jan 2013 7:50am, 20 Jan 2013 7,652 posts	0 pinkladykat Can I be a child then , lol found it hard yesterday just the chest never caught so much on a run before
SteveV Jan 2013 7:53am, 20 Jan 2013 2,908 posts	0 SteveV It's usually the lazy people who do no exercise that think your mad and will throw funny looks. Wouldn't worry about it. Wrap up and head out
fleecy Jan 2013 8:10am, 20 Jan 2013 6,456 posts	0 fleecy Those people staring at you are staring in admiration cos you are Hard As
postieboy Jan 2013 8:18am, 20 Jan 2013 1,462 posts	0 postieboy I've been out when it's minus 8 for a run. The water in my Camelbak tube froze in under a mile and I stopped at my in-laws to thaw out for 20 minutes half way around the 16 miles I ran that day! Also what Carlos said. No such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. Wrap up well!
mxhornet Jan 2013 8:34am, 20 Jan 2013 32,504 posts	0 mxhornet 0 degrees Kelvin
swittle Jan 2013 8:41am, 20 Jan 2013 21,771 posts	0 swittle ye, absolute zero's pretty nippy