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Originally Posted by Wildflower
For those running in the cold, how do you deal with breathing in the cold air?
Maybe this is incorrect, but when I run I breath in through my nose and out through my mouth. I've heard this is especially important when it is cold/dry because your nose kinda "warms" the air before it hits your lungs. But when I went running last week (and it was only 40) the cold air was burning my nose so badly I had to breathe through my mouth.
Should I wear a scarf over my face or some sort of ski mask? Hahaa, this might look really crazy.
I would. You could wear something like a buff
http://planetbuff.com/
Also, if you have a good sporting goods store near you like Rei, I'd go in there and walk around. Sometimes they have sales (Rei brand tends to be cheaper than other name brands) but it can also give you ideas of things to search elsewhere.
For icey weather, I recommend Yak trax. I bought a version of them recently at Costco but obviously haven't tried them yet. I have used yak trax in the past though which work wonderfully.
Layers are also important so layer it up.