Sub-zeros: The Adventure of Running in Winter
Ernesto Hontoria Versión en castellano: Sub-ceros: La aventura de correr en invierno January 2, 2018 In December, temperatures dropped below zero centigrade, starting the sub-zero season. So far, it is my fourth ‘below zero’ run this winter, all were variations of the same route in Oakville. The last two were especially harsh with an official temperature of minus 10 degrees before the wind effect. Including the wind chill, the temperatures felt between minus 17 and minus 20 degrees Celsius. When you go outside in the cold, the wind makes a considerable difference in the way we perceive temperature, and more important in how quickly our body lost its heat and cools down. It is so relevant, that running downwind or against it has made, so many times for me, the difference between running pleasantly or miserably in winter. A cold headwind usually means feeling the ice pangs on your cheekbones, ears, and needles piercing your fingers through gloves; while the absence of w...