The Right Stocking Cap Does Make A Difference
A stocking cap is the most important item for a runner to wear in the wintertime. This is because 90% of your body heat is lost through your head. It is not uncommon to see a runner wearing shorts and a t-shirt with a stocking cap and gloves. Because of your blood circulation while exercising these are the places that get cold.
Just any stocking cap will not do. The cheaper ones allow the wind to blow right through them causing your ears to get cold. They will also not stay put, gradually sliding forward over your eyes. Adding a hood helps but is not the ideal solution. A stocking cap should be composed of two tightly woven layers of fabric. Thinner wool-like heavy material is much better than thicker loosely woven light cotton.
It pays to shop around to get a stocking cap that will keep you warm.
Submitted by bix7runner on 21 January 2008 - 3:03pm
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When it is cold say below 20
When it is cold say below 20 or so I always wear one of those hooded sweatshirts that zip up the front. Then I can put the hood over my head and a scarf around my neck keeps the wind from blowing down my back. Sometimes if you wear a hood it can scoop up the wind and blow it down you damp shirt on your back.
D. A. Shaver
My ears
great now I know why my ears always get cold even though I have a stocking hat on