just wondering what others are doing in the greater boston area after Nemo hit
are the roads in good condition to run? my small side street was not plowed until ~5 today. I haven't run since Thursday because I've been feeling under the weather and the roads were simply not run-able.
any recommendations for someone trying to get in a solid run anytime soon amidst the many feet high snow banks and likely poorly shoveled sidewalks
Commonwealth avenue on the marathon route was well plowed today... but overall running here is going to suck for a few weeks.
Indoor tracks. Try Reggie Lewis although they may be closed on Sunday. For some smaller tracks try the local YMCAs. You may be able to get a day pass for around $10.
Go shovel the sidewalk around your block and do a bunch of laps. Will make for some good cross training, and your neighbors will love you.
im about an hour west of boston and am screwed. our town's roads are terrible and down to 1.5 ish lanes at best. today will likely be a double treadmill day-hopefully the week doesnt turn out like that as well.
Just go out and run, will help you develop some balls. Also a great way to work on balance and front side mechanics.
The Common is pretty much fine and one lap is about a mile. There is also a well plowed 3/4 mile loop around Harvard athletic buildings.
Also, the southwest corridor is plowed. It is good footing from Mass Ave. to Forest Hills without fighting cars for space - just the occasional cyclist. I really appreciate all of the advocates who have preserved this small band of green space over the years. It could have easily turned into a highway.
Olmstead Park had a nice surface of packed snow this morning and I had a good run there. I used microspikes, but it was packed down enough that I don't think you would need to if you don't have them. Brookline Reservoir is also usually pretty good. There is a defunct website I'm trying to revive: www.avoiding treadmills.com - no one has used it for a couple of years but the point is to post reviews about various Boston-area running routes so runners can communicate with other runners about safe winter running conditions. You can check that out too, and also pass along the information to anyone you know who runs as the more people using it, the better. Good luck!
All are welcome to come to my neighborhood on the south shore and run my 800m loop. Plowed with low traffic, come inside after for free hot coco and rub down (ladies) ;-)
Anyone in the Wakefield, Stoneham, Melrose area know where to run?
Low tide beach runs. Only sand and dead lobsters and crabs.
Tom
This thread takes me back to my good old days running in Buffalo as a kid. Thanks for the snowy memories
Don't be a fuc*ing pus*y. Erie PA gets over a hundred inches of snow a year and we still manage to run through it. You make me sick lol
Good idea Tom. Hope things weren't too bad in your town and there is still a beach to run on.
I ran this morning, but it was only possible because it was a Sunday. Roads in my neighborhood are about 1.5 cars wide, and the sidewalks have 3-4 feet of snow. Once there are cars on the roads again (any day of the week except Sunday), it's going to be a challenge for a while. I'm going to check out 135 (part of the marathon course) later today to see if the sidewalks are clear over there. Usually the sidewalks around here get plowed, but obviously there were bigger things to deal with first.
Park at zoo and run back and forth on west side of Spot.
ClownfishNamedMarlinHmm wrote:
Anyone in the Wakefield, Stoneham, Melrose area know where to run?
The Fells
Back in 2010 when DC got a couple feet of snow, once the roads were cleared a lot of them had about 1.5 lanes cleared. Running in that extra half lane was actually really easy. Got a lot harder once the roads got wide enough for people to try to drive side by side. But for now I'd recommend the roads.
Just finished my run. The roads in Wakefield are narrowed by the snow banks and I ran in 3in of slush and water most of the way. I managed to find a few quiet streets where I could run down the middle of the road. I tried to hit up some trails, but it was to hard to run in 2ft deep snow and the footing was uneven so I scrapped that after about 1/2mi. A tougher person with more flexible ankles might be able to handle it.
For anyone who is interested, LakeQ is not easy to run around right now. Hopefully they'll clear the sidewalks in a few days.
I'm interested in the condition of the minuteman path and the charles river so feel free to post updates here.