roadwork during wintertime??

[Prince_2k]

Thanks, I get you.

[KingDosia]

how many of you guys are planning to continue doing roadwork in the mornings during the winter??? is there anything that can be substituted for roadwork, or should I just keep at it during the winter??

Im in Southern California now so I don't have much of a problem with weather. I did, however live in the mnts of Utah it gets cold as hell up there. I'd run in layers and not as eary as I do now. I'd let the sun come up and warm the air up a little. You can hurt your lungs while its to cold I'm not sure the degree of the damage, but it does hurt like hell. I did shorter routines making them more intense to compinsate. might work for you to.

[phallus]

The real problem is if you live in a place where it gets really cold. At -7 degrees Celsius (I'm not sure that's accurate, maybe it's -10?) you will actually be in danger of damaging your lungs.

Anyway, when it's cold, make sure you have on more than enough clothes. The colder your legs get, the easier it is to get injuries. Also put something on your head and hands. And remember to spend more time than usual getting warmed up, before you really let loose.

where i live, there's usually a couple feet of snow on the ground for at least 4 months of the year, it also gets very cold - down to about -35C ( sometimes even colder ), anyway, because of the ice running is out for me at this time of the year, so i'd do 45 min + on the treadmill or elliptical and then some stairs and plyometrics.

[Verstyle]

damn that's crazy man. Don't you ever feel tired though??so far I can only go for 2 straight days of twice-a-day training before feeling all sore throughout my body.

i get tired sometimes but i still do it,cause i would like a few amatuer championships before i head pro.keep the eye on the price and u will suceed.

[Verstyle]

I always ran regardless of the weather (within reason)and I advise my guys to do the same.

It is easy getting up and running 5 mile on a warm summer morning but it takes dedication to get up in the snow or rain.

I am a firm beliver in building mental strength as well as physical strength, its hard work running head on up hill into a gale force wind with rain coming down your throat but it will make you stonger and more resiliant.

Just make sure you wear the correct clothing(weather resistant and visable) and warm up and warm down well.

tell me about the up hill geeeeeeeeeeesh. i need to take a pic of where i run theres a huge hill i have to run up on.i run 3 miles in 25minutes including the hill so i dont think thats to bad

[fraidycat]

Don't you ever feel tired though??so far I can only go for 2 straight days of twice-a-day training before feeling all sore throughout my body.

The pain is just weakness leaving your body. Stick with it. When I started, I wanted to die every morning. Now, I'm not sore at all -- from roadwork, anyway; my weightlifting and boxing workouts make me sore as hell. If anything, daily roadwork helps take the soreness out from the previous day's workout. I'm far more sore when I first haul my weary ass out of bed in the morning than I am by the time I'm done with my morning stairs or my lunchtime run.

[yrrej]

Move south........

[phallus]

The pain is just weakness leaving your body. Stick with it. When I started, I wanted to die every morning. Now, I'm not sore at all -- from roadwork, anyway; my weightlifting and boxing workouts make me sore as hell. If anything, daily roadwork helps take the soreness out from the previous day's workout. I'm far more sore when I first haul my weary ass out of bed in the morning than I am by the time I'm done with my morning stairs or my lunchtime run.

yeah, fraidy, that's what i love about roadwork, it makes u tough