Arm warmers when it's going to be 40degrees...good idea?

Celsius or Fahrenheit?

In either case, 40 degrees is too warm, unless you really mean Kelvin, and then the arms are the least of your worries.

So no, no, and no.

My coach got my whole team a pair of arm sleeves. I'm the only person that hasn't worn them. There is NO reason to. Your arms can't get cold enough to feel bad unless it's under 20 degrees. And if it's that cold you might as well have a full long sleeve shirt on to cover you whole arm.

Maybe someone should just invent a long-sleeved singlet.

I just don't understand them, that part of my arm just never gets that cold.

To me it would be like wearing shin warmers or something, it just isn't relevant.

iamnotconvinced wrote:

My thoughts on arm warmers:

1. they look dumb

2. they are a waste of money

3. they are unnecessary

4. they are a fad

5. pros wear them because they are paid to wear them

6. wanna-be pros (those sub 30 guys at your local 10k, although I doubt you had a local 10k with three sub 30 guys) wear them beacuse the pros do

Don't tell me that they help you run faster when it is cold. People aren't running faster now with them than they ran without them. They are a ridiculous product, and anyone who buys them is just wasting money.

People have laid out a bunch of logical reasons why they like them. Your argument amounts to "I don't like the way they look." So basically, you're more of a fashionista than a runner or debater.

I have had a pair for 20 years. I originally used them for cycling since there is high variation in windspeeds (think uphill and downhill).

I have them and now use them for running. They are warm and I get too warm I can take them off, unlike a long sleeve shirt. They are especially useful when running in a windy place-- running into the wind is cold, running with the wind is warm.

I wouldn't buy them for running, but once you have them, they are not useless.

wilfredo wrote:

People have laid out a bunch of logical reasons why they like them. Your argument amounts to "I don't like the way they look." So basically, you're more of a fashionista than a runner or debater.

Read much? I made 6 points. Only one was about the way they look. I don't care at all about fashion.

And most of the people who "like" them use the "look at all the fast guys who wear them" argument. Not a good argument. They don't make you faster.

People can like them all they want. I was expressing my thoughts, not trying to win a debate.

I've run 4:08, 14:43, 30:47. Didn't wear arm warmers for any of those races.

Everyone is saying you can take them off if you get too warm. If you are in a race and you want to take them off, where are you going to put them? Shove them down your shorts or something?

joiwef wrote:

Everyone is saying you can take them off if you get too warm. If you are in a race and you want to take them off, where are you going to put them? Shove them down your shorts or something?

Nah. You throw them on the ground. Then you go back and find them amidst the huge piles of arm warmers.

iamnotconvinced wrote:

wilfredo wrote:

People have laid out a bunch of logical reasons why they like them. Your argument amounts to "I don't like the way they look." So basically, you're more of a fashionista than a runner or debater.

Read much? I made 6 points. Only one was about the way they look. I don't care at all about fashion.

And most of the people who "like" them use the "look at all the fast guys who wear them" argument. Not a good argument. They don't make you faster.

People can like them all they want. I was expressing my thoughts, not trying to win a debate.

I've run 4:08, 14:43, 30:47. Didn't wear arm warmers for any of those races.

none of your arguments are reasons not to wear them. calling them an unnecessary waste of money or saying pros wear them because they are paid to is not an argument to not wear them yourself.

They are much more adjustable than a long sleeve shirt.

They are easier to take off than a long sleeve shirt.

They do not restrict your shoulders like a long sleeve shirt.

They require you to own fewer long sleeve shirts.

My arms are frequently colder than my core so it makes more sense to add a layer only to my arms.

The back of my forearms freeze if it's cold enough even if I have a long sleeve shirt on.

They cost like $6 so they're a lot cheaper than long sleeve shirts.

Its very uncomfortable to wear clothes under a singlet

These are my reasons for wearing arm warmers. You have not proposed any reasons not to.

PS way to cite your PRs as a source of expertise like a typical letsrun douche.

1. Again, I was only quoting my opinion of them, not trying to give logical reasons to not wear them.

2. I gave my PRs because the douche who questioned me said I must not be much of a runner.

722 wrote:

still too warm in my opinion. i'm from texas but in mew york for college and 30 is still t shirt temperature for me

Our hero - so brave - what a man!

wilfredo wrote:

The back of my forearms freeze if it's cold enough even if I have a long sleeve shirt on.

Are these arm warmers really warmer than a long sleeve shirt? I find it hard to believe that your forearms are freezing through the long sleeve shirt but the rest of your body is okay with just a little singlet covering it.

Brr My forearms are cold wrote:

wilfredo wrote:

The back of my forearms freeze if it's cold enough even if I have a long sleeve shirt on.

Are these arm warmers really warmer than a long sleeve shirt? I find it hard to believe that your forearms are freezing through the long sleeve shirt but the rest of your body is okay with just a little singlet covering it.

when its really cold i'll a long sleeve shirt with arm warmers over my lower arms. not really sure why, but my hands are rarely cold but the back of my wrists and forearms get really cold

wilfredo wrote:

when its really cold i'll a long sleeve shirt with arm warmers over my lower arms. not really sure why, but my hands are rarely cold but the back of my wrists and forearms get really cold

Interesting. I am quite different. I have to wear gloves if it is under 45 degrees. If it is under 25, I usually have to wear two pairs or my fingers go numb. However, I will roll up my sleeves on a long sleeve shirt even if it is 10 degrees. And I have never found it uncomfortable to have my sleeves rolled.

Of course, I am talking about training runs. On race day, it's shorts, singlet and gloves. If it's so cold that I can't race in just that, then I won't race. But I've never had to skip a race.

iamnotconvinced wrote:

Interesting. I am quite different. I have to wear gloves if it is under 45 degrees. If it is under 25, I usually have to wear two pairs or my fingers go numb. However, I will roll up my sleeves on a long sleeve shirt even if it is 10 degrees. And I have never found it uncomfortable to have my sleeves rolled.

Of course, I am talking about training runs. On race day, it's shorts, singlet and gloves. If it's so cold that I can't race in just that, then I won't race. But I've never had to skip a race.

This is exactly how I am. I think it just proves that we are all wired a little differently. Backs of my forearms are the last place on my body that would get cold.

joiwef wrote:

Everyone is saying you can take them off if you get too warm. If you are in a race and you want to take them off, where are you going to put them? Shove them down your shorts or something?

you just push them down onto your wrists.