Do you guys run on ice or play it safe?

I run outside almost always. I am an early morning (4 AM) runner. Cold (I’ve run outside in actual temps of -14 F), snow (blizzards), disgusting humidity, hail, thunder / lightning and extreme heat don’t phase me. But, ice / bad footing is the only thing that can get me on the dread-mill.

In fact, it happened one day this week. We’ve had a lot of snow. Then it suddenly warmed up, rained, and then the temps dropped dramatically again overnight. The result was basically a sheet of ice on all the sidewalks and roads in my area. I opted for the dread-mill that day.

I have tried to run in super icy conditions with yak-traxs before and regretted it (still slipped and fell). To me, the risk of a slip and fall is not worth it.

Yesterday I drove to my local trail to get my run in where I usually do to see that there was snow on a huge portion of it. As I was walking up to the trail I almost slipped but I caught myself. I ran on top of about 4-6 inches of snow with an icy layer at the top paying attention to what my body was doing. After about a mile and almost slipping 3 more times, decided not to risk it so drove back to my house and ran on the streets that had no ice on them.

90% outside runner wrote:

I run outside almost always. I am an early morning (4 AM) runner. Cold (I’ve run outside in actual temps of -14 F), snow (blizzards), disgusting humidity, hail, thunder / lightning and extreme heat don’t phase me. But, ice / bad footing is the only thing that can get me on the dread-mill.

In fact, it happened one day this week. We’ve had a lot of snow. Then it suddenly warmed up, rained, and then the temps dropped dramatically again overnight. The result was basically a sheet of ice on all the sidewalks and roads in my area. I opted for the dread-mill that day.

I have tried to run in super icy conditions with yak-traxs before and regretted it (still slipped and fell). To me, the risk of a slip and fall is not worth it.

Really? My yaktrax have been working great, maybe I just have better natural balance than most people though. I use to be a skateboarder and then a bmxer and I would do things like 360 tiretaps without brakes which required a lot of balance..etc.

I also worked pressure washing in a factory at night so need good balance to not sleep on wet concrete or gypsum.

What yaktrax do you have? I have the yaktrax run.

Just have to make sure you land midfoot/forefoot because the springs in the back don't grip good on the ice, also if running in wet snow sometimes I stop and kick my shoes against something to knock the snow out of them.. Also gotta inspect to make sure the pins aren't worn off.

And no matter how good of balance you are or if wearing yaktrax I always stop and walk if I'm turning a 90 degree corner.

Yes, I run on ice.

Nope, don't run on ice/ shitty footing.

Best shoes for running on ice are Icebug shoes with carbide studs. You can sprint and corner quite readily with little or no slipping. I have been running the past 2 winters in northern Canada wearing them.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0897/1620/products/Spirit7_M_OLX_Black_DarkOrange-HR_1024x1024.jpg?v=1526063592

They actually have quite a large lineup of different running shoes to choose from.

https://www.icebugcanada.com/collections/running-shoes