What to Wear: Running outside in -8°C weather

When I went for my 10km run, it had just finished snowing at the temperature was -8°C. If you are wondering what to wear to run outside in the wintertime, here is some advice.

Don't over dress. You should feel a little cold when you first start your run. If you are warm when you start your run, midway through you will be overheating... and probably over-sweating. If you are uncomfortable with starting your run a bit cold, then wear layers. Just remember, you will probably have to peel the layers off during your run and unless you have someone following you to pick them up, you will have to carry them with you.

Here is what I wore:
- Thermal Hoodie (no base layer)
- Synthetic Underwear (from MEC)
- Cyclone water resistant cycling pants
- woolie boolie socks
- skull cap toque
- glove liners (no outer layer)
- tactical scarf - (like the bottom half of a balaclava)

As you can see, I did not wear very much. Despite having no windbreaking layers, I was not cold during the run. I used the scarf only when I was running into the wind, otherwise I would pull it down.