When Fall gives way to Winter, it's not always graceful. It's not like the way Spring greets Summer and Summer succumbs to Fall. No, these are short, dark days and Mother Nature is most likely spitting all kinds of debris at you. There's not quite enough snow in the mountains yet to do your cross-training, so you're still spending your time on the local trails and roads.

Fortunately, DeFeet makes products that are superb for these conditions. When you're faced with cooler temperatures and shorter days, when you look outside and think "I don't know. Looks pretty bad", you need to have some staple DeFeet items in your drawers to help you commit.

Dress properly from the moment you're standing there with no clothes on. Good workouts start with good base layers.

Begin with the pieces that go against your skin. If you're going for a bike ride, they are:

UnD Shirt
Kneekers (go Wool if there's a chance you'll get wet)
Wooleator or Woolie Boolie socks

Then put your cycling shorts on. After that:

UnD Flector (this is a great item to help you ride lighter and warmer)
ArmSkins(again, go Wool if it's gonna be wet)

Then, put on your jersey and shoes, and put on:

Slipstreams (good down to about 40 degrees. Below that, you're going arctic and should wear neoprene booties)

You may not need a shell (because of the UnD Flector), but after you're all suited up, helmet and all, it's time for one last DeFeet item:

Duragloves (Wool again, for wet)


If it's really, really bad outside, it's a good day for some core work and time on the Swiss ball. Here's a video to show you how it's done.