Yesterday I did not run - didn't have quite the time in the am and when I got back from Milwaukee to relieve our babysitter (snow day), I wanted to spend some time with my boys. I did shovel the driveway, did arm weights and core work, and boy are my shouders and lower back sore this morning!!I sucked it up and ran 7 on the treadmill this morning with 7 striders. I tried to focus on the positives of the tm rather than the many negatives: I can sip water any time I want, I can keep a very steady pace, I can focus on my form, etc. It seemed to work for me. I have 9 scheduled for tomorrow or Friday - I'm sure that will be a little tougher. And then, the glorious outside for this weekend.
My cold is improving - not gone, but definintely improving. Thank goodness!
I really need some new snow treads - any suggestions? I am thinking of just making some with screws, but I'm not sure. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.
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No answers from this Virginia boy on the snow shoes, but I have a question about the treadmill. How do you do strides on a treadmill? Do you just crank up the speed and let it spool up and then turn it back down?
Here was my review of Stabilicer's (removable traction device) from last winter: http://mntrailsrecommends.blogspot.com/2008/05/stabilicer-sport-product-review.html
When the Stabilicer's go, I'll just make my own screw shoes.
I have YakTraks and they've worked great.
I haven't tried anything but my screw shoes. I think they work great!
I tried a few different kinds of winter tread in running outdoors throughout last winter. The Kahtoola Microspikes are far and away the best - very well worth it. Very light, very grippy and confident on any icy or snowy surface, very durable (still like new after several hundred miles), and completely perfect, tight, and rock-solid positioning on your feet - far superior in all four qualities to yaktracks or stabilicers. Everyone I know who has the Microspikes loves them. Kahtoola also has outstanding customer service.
Plain old screw shoes are light at least, and grippier than yaktracks, but fall apart quickly and then are no longer grippy.
Yaktracks are kind of pointless because they're just not very grippy. They're fine if you just want to walk from the bus stop to your office without slipping on the ice, but not for running - much less grippy than plain, cheap screw-shoes.
Stabilicers are the worst - really heavy, difficult to keep securely positioned on your feet, and completely fell apart in just a few weeks, and even the screwtips that didn't fall out were worn completely smooth and slippery within those few weeks. Complete waste.
Kahtoola Microspikes! Do it!
Thanks all!
Greg - yes, I just crank up the speed for 30 seconds or so, then crank it down for 30 seconds, and repeat.
Bryan - funny you mentioned the MicroSpikes - as I was researching them yesterday but could not find a whole lot about them with running (more hiking, climbing, etc.). I think I will give it a try...My only worry is that since they are all metal, if I do hit parts of the road that are clear, they will be very noisy. But I guess I will get that with any of the options. And I know, you will tell me to hit the trail, but it is hard to take this girl off the road. :)
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