blisterchist wrote:
If I do run on the roads and there is some snow hardpack or scattered ice, I put on some ice cleats (small titanium pins) or screw in small screws into my shoes so the screw head gives traction. A big downside to running roads in winter is cars can splat you pretty good with mush. With big snowbanks there is no place to hide.
With regard to the windbriefs previously mentioned - critical. I wear a bandana over my face if the wind chill dips below minus 20 F or so. It is easy to slide up or down as needed. Also - run into the wind first before you warm up and then with the wind back home. The reverse makes you freeze when the wind hits the sweat.
Very interesting, thanks!