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The cold is no excuse. We've pulled together the gear, the strategies and the mindset shifts to keep you moving through the Victoria winter.

Start with the layers

Merino base, a light shell, gloves you can take off after two kilometres. Most of Victoria's winter running is about the first ten minutes.

Then find people to do it with - a club run at 6am is a lot easier to turn up to than a solo one.

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