Later Gaiter
This Saturday I ran a 5 mile race in Central Park in sub 20 degree weather (at the time it sounded like a good idea). I couldn’t add enough layers of spandex to stop the wind from cutting through to my skin. Even more ground breaking than the freezing cold was watching New Yorkers pack together (picture March of The Penguins style) before the start of the race to share warmth…wait, let me clarify – New Yorkers VOLUNTARILY exposed their VULNERABILITY and huddled up against complete STRANGERS – we were about ten seconds away from holding hands and singing Kumbaya.
Aside from the shared heat of my neighbors, I was grateful to have my neck gaiter to pull up over my face for extra warmth. SUGOI’s MidZero Thermal Tube ($18) worked perfectly to wick the sweat away from my skin while I ran plus was light and stretchy enough to stay in place. Considering that running brings its fair share of chafing problems (and all in the wrong places I might add), it was nice to have a soft fleece lining in the tube for extra comfort. Some people were wearing more aggressive face masks (Ninja-esque) but I thought that having a neck gaiter was perfect for keeping warm but also not feeling too restricted or claustrophobic (there was one person wearing a SARS mask but that’s a whole other story…)
