how to dress for running in the winter rain?

[skhill]

My Monday run was in basically those very conditions-- such a relief after our never ending summer! I wore wool socks, shorts, short-sleeve shirt under a lightweight, loose long-sleeved shirt, and baseball cap. I find the cap a necessity for keeping the rain off my face. The shirt's sleeves are so long that they came down over my hands; if they hadn't I might have worn light gloves/mittens (my hands always get cold).

I love running in a light rain, so long as there's not much wind. When it's wet and windy and cool, that's what gets miserable...

[GLC1968]

Awesome you guys, thanks! I'm reading all this and actually looking forward to my first rain runs (I did get caught in a downpour once in the spring, but it was much warmer and raining REALLY hard...I don't expect that much this winter).

Oak - I will be using both VFF's and my Terra Plana's - neither of which should absorb much water! I might put a pair of VFF Flow's on my birthday wish list if it turns out that I really take to running in VFF's in the winter.

Now all I have to do is figure out where to run! I sooo wish I could run out my front door but except for mid-day (when I'm not there!), it's just too dangerous.

[gnat23]

Try this tool for a nice starting point!
http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/what...-0-0-0,00.html

-- gnat!

[Susan]

It gets colder over here, but usually I don't need to wear more than a warm base layer (a long sleeve with high neck), windstopper tight and a softshell-jacket with hood. I like the hood if it rains or snows. If it gets really cold, I find it's most important to wear gloves and a cap - if hands and head are warm, the rest is ok most of the time.