Agreed to all below.

Base layer top: Craft makes an excellent base layer long sleeve
shirt for both men and women. It is WELL worth the money.

Hat / gloves / sox / underwear: Coolmax for all (wicking is best) to
help you stay warmer and save layers. I actually get my favorite
light glove from EMS---it's a ski glove liner that costs between $10
and $15 dollars. JackRabbit usually has the same thing from the Hind
brand, but they sell out VERY quickly.

Pants: I recommend a regular weight tight as well as a Hind Munich
style pant (several brands make a similar looser fitting top pant
with pockets/zipper ankle). This, I think is better than getting
tights that are lined because you can mix and match a lighter tight
with the Munich style pants on top as it gets colder / below 25
degrees for me (giving you a wider range of temperatures to work
with / flexibility).

Shell: Sugoi does make excellent jackets. Some are tapered in the
back for cycling, but I have two I use for running anyway because
they are so well made and have nice pockets too. I like them to be
cut a bit small so they hold the base and midlayer (if there) in
place without making much noise. As long as you have the range of
motion it should be big enough. Good to try these on with something
like you'd like to wear below it.

Shoes: Remember, sometimes shoes break down a little quicker in the
winter if there has been snow and there is salt on the roads.

Fleece: If you like fleece, I recommend material that is Polartec
because it survives washing without "pilling." Pilling after washing
fleece removes the protective warmth you look for (avoid Old Navy
type stuff for running).

--- In BrooklynRoadRunners@yahoogroups.com, "Geert Vansintjan"
<geert.vansintjan@...> wrote:
>
> I would agree with Colleen:
>
> 4 years ago, I was also struggling, and went to jack rabbit and
asked them
> to sell me a cheap solution for the cold.
>
> They sold me tights, two layers of synthetic clothing for my body.
Moreover,
> I wear cheap gloves and a headband in synthetic material (fleece).
If it is
> really cold, I add a fleece sweater.
> Since then, running in the coldest temperatures, no problem.
Everything
> together set me back some 100 dollars. However, as I have put on
some weight
> the tights are getting very tight now.
>
> The best solution against the cold seems to increase mileage. I have
> experienced that, whenever I train more than 3 times a week more
then seven
> miles, I don't suffer from cold, even not at home, while walking,
etc.
> Running less, and I suffer everywhere.
>
> Geert
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2008 9:13 PM, Colleen Eren <atalanta26pt2@...> wrote:
>
> > Wear several layers. First layer I recommend underarmor or
something
> > tightfitting and warm so that bodyheat does not escape or cold
air come from
> > your waist.
> > Over that, some type of fleece, heavier and warmer. Last layer
should be a
> > light shell windbreaker. HInd, Sugoi make great ones.
> > A hat--stop heat from escaping through your head.
> > Warm running tights.
> > Gloves with heat warmers inside. Cover these with mittens.
> > Special running clothes are rather pricey, but you get what you
pay for.
> > Best place in Brooklyn for running stuff is JackRabbit (Park
Slope on
> > 7th). Just
> > Happy (warm!) running
> >
> >
> > *e_skoglund <e_skoglund@...>* wrote:
> >
> > what do you wear to run in the cold? no matter what I wear, I am
> > freezing.
> >
> > Where can I buy some special running clothes? are they expensive?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Colleen Eren
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> >
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> > ~John Donne
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