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OMG we ran up a hill! With frosty pavements!

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Hi running buddies!

We’re still loving the Magic Plan and making good progress, completing week 5 run 2 this morning (a 30min run). It was quite literally freezing this morning, with pretty chunky frost covering the streets. Everything was so twinkly and lovely in the pre-dawn darkness...💫 the stars and planets, the trees, the Christmas decs, the scary frozen pavements....Mrs A almost went skating into the road at one point, which was a little scary and was less fun than it sounds.

We were going slowly and carefully to avoid slipping on the vicious frost, and once we’d slowed down even more, taking careful niko niko steps until the pavement evened out again we decided to brave the hill near us...and galloped up it! Amazing!! Absolutely smashed it! 💥

Any helpful tips or hints for running when the pavements are frosty? Should we be getting those trail running type trainers with mega grips, or just go carefully? I’m not too fussed about the frost but Mrs A is a bit nervous about running when it’s frosty, which it will be for the next few months at least.

Cheers gang and hope you’re having fun on your runs 👍🏻🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🙌🏼

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Nice run for you today Louise in the early morning, the bright planet you see is VENUS, be careful about running on icy pavements, if you want to buy trail shoes that is fine, however, still be careful when running if it's icy.

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LouiseAGraduate10 in reply toAlMorr

Cheers! The sky was gorgeous this morning, saw Venus and Mars and a bunch of lovely twinkly stars 🌟makes me feel quite grateful really! I shall be extra careful, just didn’t know if trail shoes would be of any benefit or not...I’ll have a think about it 👍🏻

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Venus and Mars🏃🏾👍

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Dexy5Graduate10

I wouldn’t run on pavements at all if it’s icy, so I haven’t tried my trails on it. Running on flat grass will be fine though if there are verges or a playing field close by.

Take care, and keep on enjoying the plan. It really is magic.

A real sign that your commitment and consistency has given you courage too!! This will give you both the confidence you need 🙂 you deserve these moments so just keep going. With the ice, it's the only condition I'm wary of so at times if grass borders a path or road I'll run on that if it's not thawed out and I'll make my stride shorter and really focus on form. Keep on keeping on 👏👏👏👏👏

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Not sure I can help on what to wear for running on ice although some forum users who live with a lot more snow and ice than we get here in the UK do have tracks they can put on their shoes. But I’m with Mrs A here - I hate the ice having broken my wrist slipping on it 2 years ago so you won’t find me running, or even walking, on it any time soon! Good luck with whatever you decide ; personally I’d head for a treadmill if it’s really bad!

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Forest_Run_BeginnerGraduate10

Brilliant run for you both and well done for smashing that hill. I can't say I enjoy running up them whilst doing it but always feel good when I reach the top, no matter how slowly I am going up!!

As for the icy pavements, I'm with the others and either won't go out or if I can, will try and run on grass. But, I always go very slowly, not that I do much other than slow when running 😂😂

Well done again and do take care if you decide to head out again in icy conditions 🥶🧊

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Wouldn't reccomend trail running shoes as they'll just be ruined by the road surface on the non icy bits.

I live in a very cold country now and am looking at YakTrax for when it gets really bad : yaktrax.implus.com/

As an alternative could you hold off running until lunchtime instead so the sun has time to melt the ice?

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LouiseAGraduate10

Thank you all for your replies and very helpful advice, I am so grateful. We shan’t be investing in trail shoes, I’d got it in my head that they were extra grippy but they are obviously not for slippy pavements. Me and Mrs A discussed all of your advice and much I might think going ‘carefully’ is ok, we’ve agreed that we shan’t be running on slippy pavements and will wait til later in the day or even another day if needs be. Thanks ever so much, and hope you’re all having a lovely morning 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️👍🏻💫

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