Seriously icy road running
A friend and I went for a run today on a gravel road and both of us nearly fell several times. It was seriously icy in many spots, but all clear in others. And to make you appreciate how totally bad ass we were… It was pouring rain, thus making the ice even slicker as it washed away the top layer of snow.
Oh the joys of west coast winter running! But, hey we were out there! Not just sitting on the couch watching all the Olympic awesomeness over in Sochi. Perhaps the International Olympic Committee might consider a new winter sport: ice running!
There are lots of blogs posts with winter running tips, so rather than make yet another list, I’m just going to refer you to a few of them:
- Training tips for the last weeks of winter. – I love the sock tip.
- Winter Running tips from the Running Room – And yes, mitts are warmer than gloves.
- No, it’s not too cold to run – Jump the mental hurdles.
And here’s a great quote/image to remember for winter running:
Thankfully in a few days, I’m heading to Hawaii for a wee bit of sunshine and heat. Oh course, those conditions too have their own set of issues, but, I’ll worry about that when I get there. Aloha.
I am a runner.
great post! gotta get some of those yaktrax. Happy tropical running…