You have probably already tried this but anyway.. I live in Sweden and a significant part of the year we run in the dark conditions. When trails get a bit more technical with roots, rocks etc it has helped me a lot to run with two light sources - one headlamp and one at my waist (using a headlamp with long enough stap to go around the waist). The light from the waist has a lower angle to the ground and significantly increases the visibility of objects on the ground. It works best if the waist light is more powerful than the headlamp. The headlamp is still useful to find the path and point light in the direction you are looking. In addition, when its raining or snowing, the light at the waist doesn't illuminate the rain/snow which can be very distracting with a headlamp.
Hey Jeff. Portuguese here. You are pronouncing Açores correctly. Beautiful islands. It rains often in Açores, so bare that in mind. Weather prediction isn't usually very accurate in Açores. Temperature wise, I think you will find it warm, when compared to Canada. Enjoy it.
Here in Marseille, France : full sun, between 15 and 20°C... Runing in small short and tee-shirt, sunglasses on ! But here, I must say there is snow only one day per year, or even 0 for some years...
Funny you mentioned it, my headlamp went dead during my evening run just today. I was carrying a spare thankfully, mostly because I got quite the collection of headlamps and often can't decide on which one to take with me, so I got several on me then 😆
I did my last race on Saturday 12.11.2022, now I am resting for a few days and then back to running until the first snow :). Not a big fan of skiing so in the winter time I mostly do shorter runs on the road and play football/soccer. All the best from Slovenia.
Hi Jeff, I live on Vancouver Island . We have similar weathers and I also love the fall for running. Always looking to explore and run on any trails near me. I have been following your channel this past year and really enjoy it. Keep it going. cheers.
New to your channel. I picked running back up earlier this year and unfortunately suffered a stress fracture a few months ago that I have been working through. Your videos have helped me still feel connected to running even though I have been only able to cycle for the last 8 weeks. Hoping to be able to run again soon and will definitely use many of your recommendations once I can run again to further prevent injury and ramp up safely. Appreciate the content and looking forward to your future videos! Best of luck in your race!
Watching from Toronto where the snow came early but no skiing around here yet. Just wet runs. Like you I'm focusing back on strength for the winter months.
It's been unseasonably warm here in Washington, DC. Ran the NYC marathon earlier this month and it was a huge sufferfest. Finally turning colder (so mid-50s during the day) and I am with you - layering up with lighter pieces is key, especially after dark.
I live in the Midwest US and it’s right around freezing but I’ve been out on two runs so far this week. I’m running the Frozen Gnome race here in Illinois in January so I need to get used to the cold. Thanks for another great video
Thanks Jeff, Some beautiful trails in the PNW! In Geneva the temperatures have just dropped recently, and we have had some snow in the Jura and Saleve. Hopefully I can squeeze in a few more trail runs before the trails are filled with snow, but currently I am training for the biggest race in Switzerland which is the Course de l'Escalade in Geneva. And then hopefully I will continue to improve my skiing during the ski season!
The rain hit this week in the U.K which turns the trails to muddy bogs. The only good thing is the low temps mean that it’s great for the Canicross Season , with my first 10 mile Canicross race a week Sunday.
Love the video as always! Winter and early spring are the best running times in the Santa Monica mountains so no skis for me but it’s time to sneak in longer adventures
Hey Jeff, snow said hello to us this morning in the eastern townships southern Quebec. So one of my most enjoyable running season. I love running in the trails covered in snow. I took a break the last few weeks. Slowly I’m going to start putting fun mileage and get my cross country ski out!
🇫🇮 Last race about a month ago. Leaves have fallen and the trails are a bit muddy , but no snow, just temperatures a bit above 0°C here in southern Finland. Looking forward to getting some snow, but I’m still enjoying running on trails and gravel biking.
Hello from Montreal and thanks for this Fall update. For 3/4 men tights, Nike Trail make a great one with a smartphone pocket at the waste in your back, some loops and smaller side pockets. I love it. I run fairly cold so I love to layer a sleeveless vest over a longsleeve. I use an old Marmot vest made of Driclime. Warmer than nylon and lighter than a true fleece. Long sleeves with thumb loops can be great because you can use them to bring some warmth to your hands early in the race. For my ears I use a wider headband with a sweat-blocking rubber insert from Halo.
Videos are always great! I was wondering if you would add it to your list to do a video about the difference in training and prep for a 200-250 mile race vs a 100 miler? I’m looking to do my second 100 miler in 2023 and have been interested in some longer options. I’m not thinking stage race or fast pack. More like Bigfoot 200 or Cocadona 250. Thanks again and keep the great content coming!
Believe or not, here in the south of Spain, I'm still running with summer gear. I usually run after drop my son on school with 16-20º C. So I'm still using my long shorts (like Druwalter). But I really want to get to winter times, and cold to enjoy runnings without sweating that much. As always thank you so much for your videos Jeff. You inspire us!
Great tips as always. Down here in Melbourne Australia it’s Spring and meant to be heading towards summer. But at the moment we wouldn’t know it. Plenty of rain and relatively cold. Surprisingly I’ve still had to put on gloves for some of runs of late
Pretty much arrived in summer here in New Zealand! 😎 However, even in summer there can be days that feel like winter especially in windy Wellington 🤣. So almost always pack for all eventualities for longer runs.
Thanks for the tips, always super informative! I just came back to the trails while preparing for a short race here in Tuscany where we still got close to no rain at all... btw Good luck on your race!
Im in my off season. I play with the vr headset for a little cardio. Ill start strength training in jan and maybe some tread mill walking. Ugh. Serious hiking wont begin until March.
The temperatures are below 0 in Montreal and expected to stay low. I had my first sub-zero runs but don't run "hot" so I have to layer like crazy. It snowed a lot today, but it's expected to stay dry and cold. The streets are clear for running and the parks paths should be trampled to hard runnable snow shortly
Climate change has chased snowfall up to 600m until late December here in sw Norway. Trails are sloppy wet until temps drop. We had 15c last weekend! Now it’s been 30m/s winds for the past 3 days and 9c. I was stationed in the Azores 40 yrs back and it was my favorite duty.
Damn it's beautiful out there on the coast. I'm in Edmonton, so we had no real fall, just straight into a foot of snow and -20 windchill. Trusty treadmill has been getting a lot of distance these last few weeks 😅
You pronounced it really close. I lived on Terceira Island for 2 years in the 90's. I went to a American high school on a American base. All the islands are beautiful
Starting to cool down here too (4 degrees this morning) and as I normally run late evenings I not only _really_ need to look into a headlamp but also some proper gloves as my hands tend to get quite cold. Any suggestions on good, thin (not necessarily waterproof) gloves? Looking forward to the UTMB video!
@8'04 I have a Salomon waterproof running pant . It is very thin, but I think its use is only for hiking or for urgent needs. I have use it twice because of the rain. The temperature was about 10-15 °C (50-59 °F). I felt bad because of the internal temperature. I think It's too hot for runing . I want to add that the quality of the pants is very good. .. Anyway the climete here in Cyclades Island - Greece is mush warmer than the main land of our country .. Maybe I made a wrong choice. I don't remember the type of the product. It looks a lot like the Bonatti but it doesn't have a zipper opening at the bottom. Anyway i have it on the side for my hikes on the mountais of the main land :) ...
@@JeffPelletier right on, I also innately nose breathe and recently started focusing on it (double inhales, one exhale) using nose strips and they’re a total gamechanger (highly recommend- shoppers drug mart has them!)
Running in the street with ice+snow+water is pretty much trail running nay ? I try to venture in the wood for few kms but mainly I switch from trail towart the city roads. Its only for 6 to 8 month eh ?
Since you're sponsored by Salomon, I thought I'd mention to everyone that the Salomon website is having a great sale right now. I just got a pair of Ultra Glides, to replace my old ones, for US$105, which ain't bad. Thought about the Pulsar Trail Pros, but still not sure they're right for me.
Your first "the portuguese pronounce it as..." was the closest. Portuguese accent in Açores is a bit different than mainland Portugal. See you there! Are you doing the 100k?
Yea, I know that feeling for sure. Hard shells are just tough in general I find because I almost always sweat when wearing one unless it’s freezing temps.
I'm getting so tired of AG overwhelming the space that it's negatively impacting my feelings about the creators it's sponsoring. It's nearly impossible to get through a running podcast or vlog without a scripted description of this extremely expensive supplement.
@@BBSRFC not the same way, different way to do it. But especially this week they threw paid ads and shoes to a whole bunch of influencers (Instagram) and I don‘t know but that is not the way to bring the shoe to people. At least not for me. So, personally I do like this way of sponsoring content more and I appreciate the upfront declaration of it a lot!
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You have probably already tried this but anyway.. I live in Sweden and a significant part of the year we run in the dark conditions. When trails get a bit more technical with roots, rocks etc it has helped me a lot to run with two light sources - one headlamp and one at my waist (using a headlamp with long enough stap to go around the waist). The light from the waist has a lower angle to the ground and significantly increases the visibility of objects on the ground. It works best if the waist light is more powerful than the headlamp. The headlamp is still useful to find the path and point light in the direction you are looking. In addition, when its raining or snowing, the light at the waist doesn't illuminate the rain/snow which can be very distracting with a headlamp.
Hey Jeff. Portuguese here. You are pronouncing Açores correctly. Beautiful islands. It rains often in Açores, so bare that in mind. Weather prediction isn't usually very accurate in Açores. Temperature wise, I think you will find it warm, when compared to Canada. Enjoy it.
Here in Marseille, France : full sun, between 15 and 20°C... Runing in small short and tee-shirt, sunglasses on ! But here, I must say there is snow only one day per year, or even 0 for some years...
Funny you mentioned it, my headlamp went dead during my evening run just today. I was carrying a spare thankfully, mostly because I got quite the collection of headlamps and often can't decide on which one to take with me, so I got several on me then 😆
I did my last race on Saturday 12.11.2022, now I am resting for a few days and then back to running until the first snow :). Not a big fan of skiing so in the winter time I mostly do shorter runs on the road and play football/soccer. All the best from Slovenia.
Hi Jeff, I live on Vancouver Island . We have similar weathers and I also love the fall for running. Always looking to explore and run on any trails near me. I have been following your channel this past year and really enjoy it. Keep it going. cheers.
New to your channel. I picked running back up earlier this year and unfortunately suffered a stress fracture a few months ago that I have been working through. Your videos have helped me still feel connected to running even though I have been only able to cycle for the last 8 weeks. Hoping to be able to run again soon and will definitely use many of your recommendations once I can run again to further prevent injury and ramp up safely. Appreciate the content and looking forward to your future videos! Best of luck in your race!
Sorry to hear about your injury! All part of being a runner, unfortunately. Just trust that you’ll come back stronger.
Watching from Toronto where the snow came early but no skiing around here yet. Just wet runs. Like you I'm focusing back on strength for the winter months.
That’s like Finland in Sept. we have had our first snow fall of the winter this weekend. Defo time to swap to winter gear 🙌😎🇫🇮
Thanks Jeff, I'm here in Olympia, WA so I found this quite helpful. I have glove issues too and I love the idea of an extra jacket in a Ziplock bag.
It's been unseasonably warm here in Washington, DC. Ran the NYC marathon earlier this month and it was a huge sufferfest. Finally turning colder (so mid-50s during the day) and I am with you - layering up with lighter pieces is key, especially after dark.
Your a legend Jeff!
I live in the Midwest US and it’s right around freezing but I’ve been out on two runs so far this week. I’m running the Frozen Gnome race here in Illinois in January so I need to get used to the cold.
Thanks for another great video
Beautiful trails for sure out there in the PNW and yes, backup gloves and headlamps are always a good idea.
Thanks Jeff, Some beautiful trails in the PNW! In Geneva the temperatures have just dropped recently, and we have had some snow in the Jura and Saleve. Hopefully I can squeeze in a few more trail runs before the trails are filled with snow, but currently I am training for the biggest race in Switzerland which is the Course de l'Escalade in Geneva.
And then hopefully I will continue to improve my skiing during the ski season!
I have 6.5 feet of snow in the driveway that I'm _slowly_ working on removing. No need for trail running, shoveling is enough exercise for right now!
I'm in South America, so we're heading to summer time here, pretty mild Spring with temperatures between 20-30C and days getting longer
The rain hit this week in the U.K which turns the trails to muddy bogs. The only good thing is the low temps mean that it’s great for the Canicross Season , with my first 10 mile Canicross race a week Sunday.
Love the video as always! Winter and early spring are the best running times in the Santa Monica mountains so no skis for me but it’s time to sneak in longer adventures
Always enjoy the tips ! Here in Arkansas high 30* F with damp air, but could very easily be 60’s tomorrow. 🥶🥵🤷🏻♂️
Hey Jeff, snow said hello to us this morning in the eastern townships southern Quebec. So one of my most enjoyable running season. I love running in the trails covered in snow. I took a break the last few weeks. Slowly I’m going to start putting fun mileage and get my cross country ski out!
Nice one! I can’t wait for winter for a change of pace and scenery.
🇫🇮 Last race about a month ago. Leaves have fallen and the trails are a bit muddy , but no snow, just temperatures a bit above 0°C here in southern Finland.
Looking forward to getting some snow, but I’m still enjoying running on trails and gravel biking.
Hello from Montreal and thanks for this Fall update. For 3/4 men tights, Nike Trail make a great one with a smartphone pocket at the waste in your back, some loops and smaller side pockets. I love it. I run fairly cold so I love to layer a sleeveless vest over a longsleeve. I use an old Marmot vest made of Driclime. Warmer than nylon and lighter than a true fleece. Long sleeves with thumb loops can be great because you can use them to bring some warmth to your hands early in the race. For my ears I use a wider headband with a sweat-blocking rubber insert from Halo.
Thanks, great suggestions!
Portuguese: Ass-orech. Açores.
Don't forget to eat "Bife Regional" in S. Miguel Island and some real pineapple!!!
Videos are always great! I was wondering if you would add it to your list to do a video about the difference in training and prep for a 200-250 mile race vs a 100 miler? I’m looking to do my second 100 miler in 2023 and have been interested in some longer options. I’m not thinking stage race or fast pack. More like Bigfoot 200 or Cocadona 250. Thanks again and keep the great content coming!
Believe or not, here in the south of Spain, I'm still running with summer gear. I usually run after drop my son on school with 16-20º C. So I'm still using my long shorts (like Druwalter).
But I really want to get to winter times, and cold to enjoy runnings without sweating that much.
As always thank you so much for your videos Jeff. You inspire us!
Any recommendation where to run in Spain during the winter? (from the USA, looking something warmer)
Cool review of this somewhat less fun season. Thanks for sharing Jeff! Keep it up!
Great tips as always. Down here in Melbourne Australia it’s Spring and meant to be heading towards summer. But at the moment we wouldn’t know it. Plenty of rain and relatively cold. Surprisingly I’ve still had to put on gloves for some of runs of late
Jeez, I think NZ has skipped straight to summer - I bought a sun hat today!
Your "Açores" is on point! Have a great race there and enjoy it!!
Thanks!
First snow here in Ottawa today ...
Pretty much arrived in summer here in New Zealand! 😎 However, even in summer there can be days that feel like winter especially in windy Wellington 🤣. So almost always pack for all eventualities for longer runs.
Thanks for the tips, always super informative! I just came back to the trails while preparing for a short race here in Tuscany where we still got close to no rain at all... btw Good luck on your race!
Im in my off season. I play with the vr headset for a little cardio. Ill start strength training in jan and maybe some tread mill walking. Ugh. Serious hiking wont begin until March.
Appreciate the tips and good luck in your race! Those islands in Portugal look absolutely incredible!
The temperatures are below 0 in Montreal and expected to stay low. I had my first sub-zero runs but don't run "hot" so I have to layer like crazy. It snowed a lot today, but it's expected to stay dry and cold. The streets are clear for running and the parks paths should be trampled to hard runnable snow shortly
Climate change has chased snowfall up to 600m until late December here in sw Norway. Trails are sloppy wet until temps drop. We had 15c last weekend! Now it’s been 30m/s winds for the past 3 days and 9c.
I was stationed in the Azores 40 yrs back and it was my favorite duty.
Damn it's beautiful out there on the coast. I'm in Edmonton, so we had no real fall, just straight into a foot of snow and -20 windchill. Trusty treadmill has been getting a lot of distance these last few weeks 😅
Ouch! Winter doesn’t mess around in Edmonton.
You pronounced it really close. I lived on Terceira Island for 2 years in the 90's. I went to a American high school on a American base. All the islands are beautiful
Hi Jeff. Can you maybe do a video about downhill running when you have no downhills? 😅 What muscle workouts could help?
Starting to cool down here too (4 degrees this morning) and as I normally run late evenings I not only _really_ need to look into a headlamp but also some proper gloves as my hands tend to get quite cold.
Any suggestions on good, thin (not necessarily waterproof) gloves?
Looking forward to the UTMB video!
great advice, especially on staying hydrated in colder weather. How do you and audree deal with grizzlies?
We don’t have grizzlies on our local trails, just black bears. I normally carry bear spray when we’re in grizzly habitat.
@8'04 I have a Salomon waterproof running pant . It is very thin, but I think its use is only for hiking or for urgent needs. I have use it twice because of the rain. The temperature was about 10-15 °C (50-59 °F). I felt bad because of the internal temperature. I think It's too hot for runing . I want to add that the quality of the pants is very good. .. Anyway the climete here in Cyclades Island - Greece is mush warmer than the main land of our country .. Maybe I made a wrong choice. I don't remember the type of the product. It looks a lot like the Bonatti but it doesn't have a zipper opening at the bottom. Anyway i have it on the side for my hikes on the mountais of the main land :) ...
Thanks for the nice tips :)
Or maybe it’s spring and summer is about to start 🙌🙌🙌😁
Gorgeous video, we live in a beautiful place!
Jeff, do you actively practice nasal breathing while running?
Thanks Melanie! I don’t really do it intentionally, but I do typically breathe in through the nose.
@@JeffPelletier right on, I also innately nose breathe and recently started focusing on it (double inhales, one exhale) using nose strips and they’re a total gamechanger (highly recommend- shoppers drug mart has them!)
Which island in the azores are you going to? I am on São Miguel right now enjoying the trails 😁
I’ll be spending a week on São Miguel first before exploring a few more. That’s where the race is!
@@JeffPelletier what race are you exactly doing? when googling i only found the Ultra X but it will take place in May 2023...?
The EPIC Azores 60k.
Running in the street with ice+snow+water is pretty much trail running nay ? I try to venture in the wood for few kms but mainly I switch from trail towart the city roads. Its only for 6 to 8 month eh ?
Hey Jeff, is there any physio in Van you recommend who really understands knees from a runner’s perspective? Thanks!
what arm sleeves do you recommend Jeff?
I love these ones from Outdoor Research, especially for sun protection: www.outdoorresearch.com/ca/activeice-sun-sleeves-280127
Since you're sponsored by Salomon, I thought I'd mention to everyone that the Salomon website is having a great sale right now. I just got a pair of Ultra Glides, to replace my old ones, for US$105, which ain't bad. Thought about the Pulsar Trail Pros, but still not sure they're right for me.
Does someone know the trail name we see in the video ? Thank you!
It’s called Old Buck Connector (or Old Buck Trail Access). It traverses from Old Buck to the ‘Vancouver Picnic Area’. Very cool trail!
Enjoy your trip !
Won’t help but In French, açores is pronounced : asshore (in one word) 😂
Your first "the portuguese pronounce it as..." was the closest. Portuguese accent in Açores is a bit different than mainland Portugal.
See you there! Are you doing the 100k?
Just the 60k. See you there!
Personally cannot wear a hard shell with bare arms, they get too clamy and yucky feeling.
Yea, I know that feeling for sure. Hard shells are just tough in general I find because I almost always sweat when wearing one unless it’s freezing temps.
I'm getting so tired of AG overwhelming the space that it's negatively impacting my feelings about the creators it's sponsoring. It's nearly impossible to get through a running podcast or vlog without a scripted description of this extremely expensive supplement.
I feel the same when it comes to Altra lol
Whole Foods first!!
Eat real food.
@@paperjourni8964 What notable people are Altra sponsoring in a similar way?
@@BBSRFC not the same way, different way to do it. But especially this week they threw paid ads and shoes to a whole bunch of influencers (Instagram) and I don‘t know but that is not the way to bring the shoe to people. At least not for me. So, personally I do like this way of sponsoring content more and I appreciate the upfront declaration of it a lot!
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