Roads are too icy and no treadmill, what to do?

Why don't you move to a warmer area?

If gym member, use the equipment.

Otherwise, stair walking if in urban areas. Stairs are superb for endurance workout.

Skipping - super effective cardio. Indoor cycle doing intervals. Swimming, including reps in the pool. If you do a combination of those altrnatives, you will actually be fitter than just running. When you return to running in the spring, expect a 10 day transition to previous times on running routes.

The key is keep your weight to normal running weight level. On the plus side, if you eschew running in winter, for other aerobic activities - your running career will last longer with fewer injuries.

Ghost in China

get some yaktrax run. I live in minnesota and have been running outside in town. had a few close calls though where I coulda broke my leg probably though.

Go to a mall and run around the different levels. Make sure to do some of those high knee drills and wear short shorts as it will be hot in there.

I have slipped and fallen many times on ice despite having the sheet metal screws in my shoes. This messed up my knees and caused other injuries.

* Is there a gym in your area? You may get a 3-day free pass to try it out. I did this to run on an indoor track to avoid wildfire smoke. If no indoor track, they'll have at least a treadmill and elliptical

* Also, do you have access to a pool where you can do aquajogging? (Boring as hell, but at least it is something). If there's not a gym in your area, inquire at a local hotel with a gym or pool. Some allow you to use their equipment for a fee.

I live in MI and this was mentioned, but I think it bears repeating. Parking garages: right now it has been so cold here that there is no slush and there would be very little inside a PG anyway. It is free, and lit, and protected from the wind. You run up (with traffic) and you take the stairs down, that way you don't wreck your quads and shins braking all the way down.

Count it as 1 mile for every 7:00-7:30 run, assuming you are fast.

kindahurts wrote:

Running on ice wrote:

You can run on ice, just adjust your stride. Also, if you can run on grass.

You clearly don't live in New England

I live in Northern VT. I run outside year round, marathon training. I don't have any issues despite subzero temps, darkness and snow. I just use running shoes with lugged soles (Salomon speedcross trail, and La Sportiva winter trail with built in gore tex gaitor for when it's snowing). The colder it is, the better the traction. I avoid the parts of road (paved or unpaved) where the cars travel (iciest). Part of why I run is to be outside. Never seen the need for a treadmill. Only thing that would give me pause is a decent ice storm, which are rare.

The Overexplainer wrote:

I live in MI and this was mentioned, but I think it bears repeating. .

What to the bears repeat?