The fields i run through are a complete bog atm. When i run my trainers get clogged with mud making them heavy and slowing me down. Should i go barefoot or wear spikes, or just plow on through?
Thanks.
The fields i run through are a complete bog atm. When i run my trainers get clogged with mud making them heavy and slowing me down. Should i go barefoot or wear spikes, or just plow on through?
Thanks.
Don't.
Charming Charlie wrote:
Don't.
exactly what i was about to post
Find a new route.
I can really only runb on the fields because i live in the country. There is a road but its very busy.
Mudle wrote:
I can really only runb on the fields because i live in the country. There is a road but its very busy.
Move to a better place.
Don't. I think a couple of guys covered it. No reason to run in that stuff.
Soccer shoes? Football shoes? Cross country flat like the Nike waffle racer, old New Balance 790 and 840 lightweight trail shoes. I wear the 840 for "mud runs".
The problem with barefoot or Vibrams is the lack of traction (slipping and sliding).
Drink a PBR. Then do high knees.
Run flat-footed through mud for less effort than toe running. As for footwear it's all going to be bogged down with mud.
Is the whole thing muddy or just sections? If it's just some sections, tough it out. If it's the whole thing, agreed, find a new route. If you can't run on your road, drive somewhere else and find another road. Roads aren't that far apart in most places.
Well you might go to RW Forums and go to Trail Running and ask those guys. You would probably get more constructive responses.
Charming Charlie wrote:
Don't.
I'd say don't as well. Drive somewhere else to run if your "country" roads are so busy.
Once I ran a long run that started on asphalt roads which eventually changed to dirt roads. I didn't know what was coming until I was half way out there and the dirt roads were nothing but mud. I tried to run through it, but it engulfed my shoes and made them feel like bricks. So I took them off and tried running barefoot. This worked better than trying to run in the muddy shoes, but I got tired of carrying my shoes and put them back on. I repeated this process until I was finished with the run, but needless to say, it was not my idea of a good time. Long story short, don't run in the mud.
fell running shoes.
those country brits or in the same muck you are.
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