Summary
My hands and fingers get cold a lot faster than most people. Cold temperatures and high humidity is especially bad.
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Less than 30 minutes running in conditions like that, and my fingers are frozen, until I found these Burton GORE-TEX Mittens
I've ran a ton of cold-weather miles wearing these mittens. Here's what I like most about them:
- Waterproof. The GORE-TEX material makes these gloves waterproof, keeping your hands dry in rain, wind, and snow.
- Wrist-cinch. This feature is designed with snowboarder in mind, but it's useful for running. The wrist-cinch helps keep your gloves on, traps heat, and help keep rain and snow out.
- Handwarmer pocket. At first I didn't think much about this feature. But after running a couple hours at night during the Mountain Lakes 100-miler when temperatures dipped below 30, my fingers were cold...even with the mittens on. An aid station volunteer stuffed some handwarmers into the pockets and my fingers were basically tucked into a warm blanket for the rest of the race.
- Stuffability. Even though these are mittens, the material and design still makes these easy to stuff in a pocket or hydration pack.
- Durability. I've had this pair of Burton GORE-TEX Mittens for almost 10 years. And they've been on a lot of running adventures, including some 100-mile ultras and many cold-weather runs. I frequently use these mittens in winter for other activities, too, like yard work, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking.
