I just attempted to go for a run, but the roads and sidewalks are completely iced over. I made it 2 miles at about 10:30 pace before calling it quits.
I don’t have access to a treadmill, what can I do to not miss out on a day of training?
There’s no way I can safely run outside today.
You can run on ice, just adjust your stride. Also, if you can run on grass.
Wouldn’t shuffle running on ice be counter productive though
-yaktracks
-screw some sheet metal screws into your shoes - it really works
-stair repeats - this one is easier if you live in an apartment building.
do
run up to the top floor, elevator back down to the basement (send the elevator back up to the top floor when you're down there) and run back up
loop
Skip rope
Do those high knee things that that one old school runner did.
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-yaktracks
-screw some sheet metal screws into your shoes - it really works
-stair repeats - this one is easier if you live in an apartment building.
do
run up to the top floor, elevator back down to the basement (send the elevator back up to the top floor when you're down there) and run back up
loop
These things work. I have run in spikes, short ones, when there was absolutely no place that wasn't covered in ice. And if you look hard and are creative you can usually find small bits of clear surface and you can just go round and round for a while. Jeff Johnson once coached a woman who was on her way to the World Cross Country Championships and was stuck in Boston in transit when a big storm hit. She was supposed to run 12 miles so they found a 350 yard long stretch of clear road in Franklin Park and she just went back and forth on that. Shopping centers and malls usually clear and salt their parking lots quickly after storms but there's usually not much traffic for a while. There are indoor garages in places. And Zatopek put the dirty wash in his bathtub and ran in place in it for a couple of hours.
What to do wrote:
Wouldn’t shuffle running on ice be counter productive though
You don't have to shuffle on ice, just land more flat footed to get the most traction and to prevent slipping/falling.
I am not sure of this, but I feel like running on slippery surfaces improves my form. Forces me to land directly under my center. But I certainly understand un-runnable conditions (at least with my set of gear). In my experience, the roads clear quick enough and I always have a backlog of maintenance/strength to tackle. Get a good core session in and work on your butt and hips. Then work hard to adjust your schedule to make up a few of those miles missed. One day doesn't break you, but keeping up best practices will go a long way. On top of that your mental state will be improved by handling the work you don't normally want to. Of course I am projecting myself onto you.
Drive south until you find bare pavement.
Do 20 min of a 1 min on 1 min off fartlek, holding your breath instead of running.
I have done so, and would definitely avoid running on icy surfaces.
Otherwise you're risking a serious career ending injury, and possibly death.
Seek out whatever alternatives are available.
Bob Schul ran back and forth under stadium bleachers for one full winter.
put 3/8" sheet metal screws into sole with a drill. put them on outer edge and a few in the toe and the heel. if you can feel the screw point just move it . can run on anything. if you are on asphalt or concrete sections the sound will soon numb out.
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put 3/8" sheet metal screws into sole with a drill. put them on outer edge and a few in the toe and the heel. if you can feel the screw point just move it . can run on anything. if you are on asphalt or concrete sections the sound will soon numb out.
+1
this really works
What to do wrote:
I just attempted to go for a run, but the roads and sidewalks are completely iced over. I made it 2 miles at about 10:30 pace before calling it quits.
I don’t have access to a treadmill, what can I do to not miss out on a day of training?
There’s no way I can safely run outside today.
Stay put or wear track/XC spikes. Otherwise ignore the asinine advice on running on ice with normal shoes....
Yaktrax on the road, or Microspikes (https://kahtoola.com/product/microspikes/) on trails.
go to a track or a park with some fields and run loops
Drive to a parking garage and run laps around there.
Stay put wrote:
What to do wrote:
I just attempted to go for a run, but the roads and sidewalks are completely iced over. I made it 2 miles at about 10:30 pace before calling it quits.
I don’t have access to a treadmill, what can I do to not miss out on a day of training?
There’s no way I can safely run outside today.
Stay put or wear track/XC spikes. Otherwise ignore the asinine advice on running on ice with normal shoes....
What do you like best about track spikes for winter long runs... the lack of heel traction, the lack of cushioning, the lack of protection for your ankles from snow and ice, or having to wear ultra thin socks in sub-freezing temps?
Just listen to the advice of everyone on here who's actually run on ice, and use sheetmetal screws or Yaktrax. I have just the regular walking Yaktrax, which are like $20, and they work great for running and don't get in the way on dry sections of pavement. Ran in them once last winter when there was 1/4" of ice on every surface and then it started to rain... had no problems, just had to slow down a bit out of caution on the steeper downhills. Saved my ass this morning too when I came around the corner fast onto a metal sidewalk ramp and realized the whole thing was a sheet of ice.
HRE wrote:
And Zatopek put the dirty wash in his bathtub and ran in place in it for a couple of hours.
I have always had the utmost respect for Zatopek. He had to be the toughest guy or at least equal to the toughest guy that has ever been involved in our sport. But, that guy was truly nuts.