iPhone X disabled when running in the rain

Hi,

I have a problem with my new iPhone X. For years I have been running with an iPhone in my pocket to log my run. Recently I got an iPhone X and initially had no problems using it on my regular runs. Recently I ran in the rain and when I took the iPhone X out of my soggy wet pocket it was completely disabled and I had to connect to iTunes and do a total restore.

Next few runs in dry weather no problem. Then I ran in the rain again and same issue.

I know how to recover from it by restoring the iPhone, however I would really like to know if there is a way to stop this from happening. I have tried turning off 'Raise to Wake' prior to staring my run, thinking that perhaps this might help, but it did not.

Has anyone else experienced this problem, and is there a solution ?

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.

cheers

Peter