Friday 5: Top Five Winter Running Essentials

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What’s up goal crushers!

The other day I was talking to a friend about running through the winter months. He couldn’t believe that I’m out there running since New England winters are crazy. On any given day you could have a blizzard, sleeting, hail storms, and thunder snow.  I went on to tell him that wearing the right equipment is key to any run. He went on to ask, “What are my top five winter running essentials?  After I ran down the list and reasons for wearing them. I decided to share the list with you all as well. So here are my top five winter running essentials:

Protect your neck!

No I’m not talking about the WuTang song, I mean protect your head and neck with a Balaclava. I actually have two balaclavas that I wear on the regular. One is Under Armor and the other one is a no name fleece one that I got from amazon.com. It has been some days that I wore both of them at the same time. The Under Armor is best for wicking moisture while the fleece is good for heat.

Stay on your feet and not on your butt!

When running in the winter I can guarantee you that you will encounter slippery conditions. Get a pair of YakTrax to stay on your feet and not end up on your butt. They are two types of YakTrax, Pro and Run. I have the Run version and they have cleats in the front for extra traction.

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