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Running across country in the rain

post #1 of 9
10/6/09 at 10:49am
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So I have recently started running again after a four year break (university) where I have become horrendously unfit. I have been running, not very far or fast, but every day and I am begging to feel better, however the weather is getting worse and I am worried my bog standard cross trainers are not up to it but it's those or heavy hiking boots.

I run a little on the road but mostly through fields, it is fairly hilly and up and down, and in the rain fairly muddy, looking out of the window I know I am going to end up slipping and falling on my arse, what should I be wearing?
I can't do spikes because part of any route I take will include some road, and I don't want to spend a fortune. I know nothing, what sort of shoe, or what specific shoe should I be looking for?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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post #2 of 9
10/6/09 at 1:44pm
If it's wet but still relatively warm, try Vibram Five Fingers.
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post #3 of 9
10/6/09 at 1:51pm
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Originally Posted by unjung View Post
If it's wet but still relatively warm, try Vibram Five Fingers.
They are not too expensive, and look like a cool idea, but do they not leave my feet pretty exposed to rocks etc.? Has anyone actually used these on rough ground?
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post #4 of 9
10/6/09 at 7:33pm
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They are not too expensive, and look like a cool idea, but do they not leave my feet pretty exposed to rocks etc.? Has anyone actually used these on rough ground?

I use these off-road/on-trail regularly. They are fantastic on grass, dirt, mud and hard pack. Vibram is a trade name for a type of rubber that is very tough. They will protect you from glass, needles, etc. and will not be pierced by twigs or the like. You will feel things through them, for instance, if you are running on dirt and step on a sharp rock. But the rock won't cut you. There are a few different versions that offer different levels of protection for the top of your foot (air temperature might be a consideration there).
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post #5 of 9
10/6/09 at 7:41pm
I guess your other option would be an amphibious shoe, or a light water-proof runner, like these:
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post #6 of 9
10/6/09 at 7:44pm
If you're worried about your morning run being unsafe, wouldn't it make more sense to just change routes?

Anyway, if you don't want to do that, I'd go into your local running store and ask them. I used to race trails competitively in Southern Indiana and I would always just use offroaders/trailrunners, because I couldn't use spikes. They can get kind of detailed, ie interested in only offroad, road and offroad, stability vs. cushion, etc.
Personally I'd go with the Saucony Omni 5 TR or the Adidas SuperNova Trail or the Asics Get Eagle Trail Gore-Tex. I've used the Saucony and the Adidas, and have only heard good things about the Asics.
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post #7 of 9
10/6/09 at 7:48pm
Just become the next Czech Locomotive.
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post #8 of 9
10/6/09 at 8:22pm
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
If you're worried about your morning run being unsafe, wouldn't it make more sense to just change routes?

I live in the countryside, I either run on the roads which have no pavement and on which people drive far too fast on the little winding roads. I have had to jump into the hedge to dodge cars far too many times to make me want to run on he road, so the other options is the fields which is much nicer, but slippery in the rain.

Anyway I am heading into a sports shop tomorrow, armed with your and Unjung's suggestions, to see what they say.

Why - I am not, nor will ever be sufficiently hardcore. There was a guy at my Uni who I used to running bare foot and bare chested whatever the weather (in the snow over cobblestones that takes some serious commitment) but I am just a wuss, and the more modern the comfort I can do it in the better.
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post #9 of 9
10/6/09 at 10:41pm
If you're worried about rocks and roots, you have eyes for a reason.
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