Gear for Wet Weather

[peter]

Hello All

I have a simple question for all the runners. If the weather is rainy for the marathon, what is recommended in the way of clothing, especially in the way of pants?

[kelly]

Last year it the weather varied from heavy clouds, to sprinkles to a downpour by the end of the race for me. I tried various things to keep the wet off ,a garbage bag with arm holes...it just made it very humid underneath the plastic, raincoats, etc. I figured out pretty quickly that I was fighting a losing battle to stay dry, and just went with my long sleeve cool-max shirt and some long running pants.

[james]

Anything that wont cause chaffing! I was glad I had long Under Armour running pants and a long sleeve Under Armour shirt. I started out with gloves but abandoned them ,later, after it started to rain I really wished I'd kept my gloves! I also wore the double layer Wright socks and even with wet soggy shoes I believe these socks are what kept my feet free of any blisters. You've made it to this point so you're probably pretty good at 'coping' with discomforts. Best of Luck!