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I meet my running group, it helps get me out of the door on those dark chilly evenings. I switch from outdoor to indoor trainer rides and add yoga and strength training.
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This is my first winter as a runner and I’ve been dreading it. At this point, I think as long as its not actively snowing (here outside of Cleveland, OH) and the roads are clear, I’m heading outside. If it’s too cold or snowy, I’ll head to the gym and treadmill.
Prefer running in the dark for some reason so don’t mind that. Bore myself silly on the turbo trainer in the garage. Swimming continues as normal indoors.
Running in the park and indoor swimming
Hooray for winter, boo to heat
Crisp, clear frosty morning runs, preferably with a 9 or 10% incline please
Gimme thermal base layers, wooly hats and compression leggings, all snug, wriggly and warm
You can keep your singlets, short shorts and sweaty crotches thank you very much
Zero degrees this weekend apparently, hooray! and double hooray!
Daylight could be a bit longer though, pesky short days!
Kit up according to the weather and my BMI…..
As a runner in MINNESOTA I wear lots of the right layers & the right shoes that give me traction. that’s how I enjoy winter running!
Mudguards and decent bib tights
In the Winter I just move indoors and suffer on the trainer.
I ramp down my outdoor biking and ramp up my pleas to my wife for allowing me to purchase a trainer.
In Manchester it rains all year round, as long as it isnt icy i wrap up warm and dry and head out on the bike. Looking forward to testing out the discbrakes this winter…
Alberta cold moves the bike to a trainer indoors and I break out the snowshoes after a fresh snowfall.
Keep running outside. The snow just makes it more fun.
Switch sports! Alpine and xc ski
Running: Add more layers
Cycling: Switch to trainer and some rides on the weekends
Swim: No changes here
Located in Washington, DC
Pick me pick me! Need to get back into things. Big things are happening!
I’m down in Texas so I’ll actually ENJOY running outside for a change without the brutal heat.
I’ll just keep adding/changing layers to keep running and cycling outside until the temperature drops below 35F or it starts sleating/snowing. After the really miserable winter weather starts it’s time to break out the bike trainer/start going to spin classes. I’ll also switch to a treadmill to get in a weekly run.
Focus on improving my swimming and training for a January marathon followed by another in May. Bundle up or treadmill
Well in my case I don’t have to change sport, I simply live in the South of France in Provence, so weather wise I am quite lucky, currently 20 degrees celsius. Worst case scenario, an extra layer with long sleeves should suffice.
My training moves from mainly outside to mainly inside (to my basement). I’ve got both a bike trainer and a treadmill, so I can get indoor brick workouts in. Swimming schedule doesn’t really change all that much.
Last year was my first winter braving it outside. I’m a fairly new runner…talk about feeling like a BEAST!! Loved it!! Not so much before…or during, but AFTERWARD…running in 14 degrees, yep, I did that! Also LOVED that I could run anytime during the day..not just early morning or late at night because of the heat.
Layering up is a pain, but I’m starting to get the hang of it!!
Would LOVE LOVE LOVE the bling watch! oh my!
In winter indoor cycling on my turbotrainer
more clothes, nothing else
warm gear, ride indoors, a lot of skiing
Actually during the winter I tend to run a bit more, I like the cold weather for running, but on those slippery days I’ll skip the running and go for the pool.
Live in North Scotland and continue to ride until snow or ice make it too dangerous. This year rebuilt a set of wheels with rims that will take snow tyres so plan is to try all the way through. The revised wheels have also allowed me to pick up on the local cyclocross circuit as a little bit of an alternative. If this fails, then back to the garage and the turbo trainer. Happy winter everyone :)
Running outside in the park every evening.
On the trainer during the week since days are shorter. Outside with more layers on the weekends
It’s pretty much business as usual, just with some workouts moved inside when snow and ice necessitate it.
Put on long sleeves and maybe a jacket. Hit the trainer or dreadmill if its snowing.
More clothes and hit the elliptical if I can’t run outside.
Spin class and track running at Y. Also, more swimming and a focus on strength and lifting for the off season.
More basketball :)
I just add extra layers when I run
I live in Southern California. So the only real change is my early morning runs need more artificial light.
Months of treadmills and spin classes. It gets cold in Chicago!
As a Swiss citizen, winter is about ski touring mostly! Snow will fall this weekend so let’s get started!
I just take volume down
No big changes except for more layers and a few more trips to the local indoor track :) I’m also better about doing yoga at home on my off days.
I may not live in Hawaii, but I do live in southern Florida so “winter” is actually more pleasant to do many outdoorsy things than summer.
I live in Florida so my favorite time to run is over the winter. I can run outside and not have to worry about it being 90+ degrees everyday.
Learning to swim and adding core strength
I go completely into basement training mode using TrainerRoad and a KICKR.
I run on the treadmill more instead of outside.
I’m going to start doing “broga,” the “men’s” version of yoga, once a week. That, and slipping and sliding around town for my long runs, of course.
indoor Trainer with Zwift and rowing on a Concept2
I ride indoors during the winter. Mountain bike in the spring, summer, and fall. Computrainer in the winter.
I always seem to get in my groove in the winter. I love the cold, muddy autumn/winter/spring runs. My mileage has peaked in Dec/Jan the last few years. Though this year I’m aiming for a bit more consistency… We’ll see how that goes!
Training pretty much stays the same…just move indoors when needed.
I just add some layers and keep running outside! I prefer winter training to summer training, running in the snow can be fun (as long as there is no ice!).
More mileage, longer efforts, lots of hills.
I don’t adapt to winter, I just buy better clothes :-) But I run my 5 km 3 times a week so I am far from your level.
Already swapped outdoor riding for trainerroad.
more running and x-country skiing when there is snow
Still hoping for warm weather the whole winter (as currently…) to ride outside – otherwise I jump on my trainer.
Playing indoor football and basketball
It’s my birthday Pick Me!!! Really, 51 today. Celebrated by buying a new car battery and some free weights…which answers the question. I’m changing up my riding by going to a track stand and adding dumbbells as a part of my intervals.
Then, Im buying a couple nice headlights to ride the trails at night!
Living in Scotland the year round rain just gets a bit colder so it’s time to stick on a thicker jacket underneath the hardshell and keep riding through the rain.
More time on the trainer. Here in Colorado we do get some nice days in the winter and I always try to get out and take advantage of those.
More clothes
More resistance training
Usually all my runs are just much slower during the colder seasons. Helps to keep offset all the holiday food.
Perth is pretty lucky we can almost do anything year round, ocean swimming a bit dicey in winter however!
I used to go out and run in all kinds of awful winter weather but after the last few brutal winters here in Michigan I joined a gym with a decent sized indoor track and that is so much better than dealing with snow, ice, cold, and all the other things winter brings (can you tell it’s my least favorite season). So once the snow comes the majority of my workouts will be moved indoors with maybe one run a week outside on the weekend if the weather cooperates.
Up here in the great white north, its perfpro with sufferfest videos. We have a group and commandeer a basement. 19 riders, fans galore, open windows, -20 c outside, let the steam rise!
Mostly by doing more pre-work, early morning runs. It’s dark early here in the evening so switching to a morning run schedule helps.
I do more pool swimming in the winters, but this winter I’m training for my first marathon so I’ll be strapping on the trail shoes and enduring the cold PA winter in all it’s glory!
Living near the coast in Spain, the only training I do inside is when leaving late from work, otherwise enjoy the “warm” winter weather.
I switch to cross county skiing, my favorite sport!
A lot more of the YMCA and treadmills.
In the American south here it’s generally not too bad running outside all winter. I help that by doing many runs at lunch from work, nearly the warmest time of the day. Most of my winter riding is trainer-bound, though, but Zwift and TrainerRoad make all that just a little more pleasant.
And speaking of supporting the site, I’m a huge fan, so I’d probably send you $20 bucks just to support the site, independent of any ad-free-ness.
Winter = training in the basement with TrainerRoad and some TV shows.
I sort of change sports. When there’s snow, I generally ride my fatbike. I also try to find ways to get out and ride in the daylight, which is more of a challenge than in the summer.
Winter means more running TO the gym (to get warm) for a workout, then running back home… instead of, you know, just running outside for 90 minutes!
I’ll be riding trough the Tokyo “winter” like normal hitting the lower mountain passes on weekends, as long as it’s below 500m it’s usually clear of any snow. An extra layer or two will be necessary though. Happy riding!
A bit more clothes and I care more about visibility when I go running.
Watch TV and get fat.
Layers, lights, and nanospikes. Routes also change as shoulders go away…I’ve done a fifteen mile long run as 1.5mi loops through a quiet neighborhood.
I usually like running in the cold and/or snow, and in the evening I just grab a head light, so winter is not much of an issue. I use a buff thingy over my face to avoid freezing my lungs at the start of the run, and remove it once I’ve warmed up. If the trails get icy though, that’s when I’m out – too afraid to fall and twist an ankle.
Also, winter = snowshoe hikes, which I love!
More layers, or in case of a snow apocalypse, hit the treadmill
Mulled wine in the water bottle.
Less intensity , less volume , no OWS
Grinding away on the tacx
Well, it’s always sunny here in Brazil, so no changes in my training!!!
I just add more clothes and when temperature is below -10C I will switch to treadmill.
It means more time on the rollers with either TrainerRoad or Zwift.
Training won’t change, in the weekends it means less road races, more trail runs.
Swim: all pool, all the time.
Bike: through the fall, rides move closer to the middle of the day. Once winter really hits, things get moved to the trainer or spin class.
Run: try to stay outside as much as possible, but structured workouts are difficult on icy streets, so speed work and tempo runs get moved to a treadmill.
Just RUN.
More clothes while running, and switching from beer to wine.
Fenders
I just this morning started back at a tri gym. Biking on the computrainer 3x/week, speed running sessions 1x/week and swim drills sessions 2x/week. Actually came to your site because it had been way too many months of not training seriously enough that I had to refresh how I set my (old) garmin. Bring on the indoor training fun!!! I’m all in!
Buy a bike with fatter tires…
I’m a winter wimp. I ride on the trainer, avoid the pool (frozen hair is not my forte), and layer up for outdoor running. When I’m in close proximity to snow, I’ll gladly snowshoe or ski!
I strap on my head lamp and it’s business as usual. If it is particularly cold, I may hit the treadmill, but I avoid it at all costs.
I refer to rule 5. Though I prefer running in the snow
I just add layers…lots of them ;-)
I guess roller-time is coming to town!!
I live in the northeast US so there’s no escaping the cold and snow to run. I just adapt with a pair of yaktraks and a great pair of cold weather run thights.