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Jan 09 - London Calling
I'm with you both - I'm very sensitive (fussy) about heat as well. For me, this winter, the leggings and extra layer on top have been more psychological - they make it slightly easier to get out there at 10pm when it's -4 outside.
So I'm slightly concerned that I've now agreed to wear a wig for the marathon. Despite having full deforestation on my upper slopes, I always take my hat off after 10 minutes, whatever the weather. However, I guess from now on it had better stay on. I tried last night and had to resist the temptation several times. A couple of weeks should break the habit.
I've never worn a jacket EG - I've never bothered to invest in one for the odd occasion per year of running in torrential rain. Like last Saturday night. Funny that you went out for a pint around the same time - as I left the house and entered the storm, I was reminded of the old Poacher Bitter ad: "Never known a night like it! / And I'm not looking forward to the journey home, neither!"
26 mins fartlek last night - feeling strong, which is nice. Sunday (post 9 miler) was the first day that I'd felt any serious stiffness this campaign, although yesterday things were much better. In particular, my ankles were a bit sore (not particularly expected on pavement) so maybe my pronation-protection is going, and it's time to break in some new shoes. For last night, I also recalled some advice given (I think) by Niguel - use the top two lace holes, to provide extra ankle support. It certainly felt quite good. But I discovered that for the last 18 months I've been running with my two shoes laced up different amounts!
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