Ok, so I love running. It's a great way to stay healthy and relieve stress. Recently, 4 feet of snow came down and with the plows making 6ft berms on the sidewalks and nothing but 20 degree weather for the foreseeable future, my daily routine has taken a hit. I fear for my life running in the streets but also am even more terrified of treadmills. What do you folks in the snow-bound areas do during the winter months?
There has to be somewhere that's clear. Find out where it is and go run there. The streets in Boston are horrible, but Jamaica Pond is clear, so I go there and run in a circle again and again. It's boring, but what are you going to do?
Don't run in the street. You could also mix in some cross training. A stationary bike is not quite as bad as a treadmill. If you can get to a pool, that can be quite good. It's almost February. Almost over...
I end up running the most mind-numbing loops on all side streets / cul de sacs. I avoid busy streets if I can help it. I also try to be super visible.
You're right - the snowplows are scary as shit, and I almost got taken out by a god damn mail truck last week. The sides of the road are a 3 foot wall of snow, so you don't have anywhere to go if someone gets too close.
It sucks, but this part of winter is almost over. Won't be long before I get to run in daylight again...
I hate it man. You can't run trails unless you want to go 9min pace. The gravel sides of the roads are covered with deep snow. The 15f degree temperatures make tempo runs and intervals crappy. I think I would be a faster runner in the spring if I had nice weather like down south.
run around 3-4 am. hardly any cars on the roads and it builds character
Just keep thinking: GLobal Warming! Pretty soon, it will all melt.
Oh, it didn't? Too bad.
I also run terribly boring loops around subdivisions. Find a decent-sized subdivision that doesn't see too much traffic and just run loops. I live in a subdivision that has a lot of streets. The other day I managed to do an 8 mile run without ever being more than .75 miles away from my house. It was boring, but I got in the run.
treadmills aren't that bad. Just man up and use one.
I run loops around a large parking lot near my house. I get myself there by 6 am before the workers come filing in.
Woman-up and get outside you pathetic wuss!
Others have said it in this thread, but I'll reiterate:
Get up early and run on the roads before anyone is out.
Seriously, four feet of snow and 20 degree temps? Just make sure your pussy lips don't flap in the wind.
Go to your local track, and just keep trudging around it. Eventually you'll get the snow in lane 1 packed down nicely.
Flagpole2 wrote:
Go to your local track, and just keep trudging around it. Eventually you'll get the snow in lane 1 packed down nicely.
Better yet, bring a shovel to your local track. Clear a lane. That will be your workout for the day. Do a short cool down. Next day you go run.