Running in Winter? Watch Where You Put Your Feet!
It’s been snowing a lot lately here in Upstate New York and I’ve been carefully running around snow piles, trying not to fall on my butt or get hit by a car. It’s a little tricky.
One of the things you have to do to run safely in the winter is to “read” the surface in front of you and pick the best places to plant your feet. I mentally score the road like this:
1. Dull and Black (dry tarmac with good traction)
2. Dirty Gray Snow (sand/salt/snow mix - not bad)
3. Clean White Snow (OK traction, but what’s underneath it?)
4. Shiny, Any Color (avoid - very slippery)
On some runs, it probably looks like I’m playing hopscotch as I try to plant my feet on the spots with the best traction.
If the road is totally covered with snow, I can always break out the YakTrax.
How do you handle running on snowy, icy roads? Tell me in the comments.
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