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Snowy /icy run courtesy of Yaktrax

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3rd outing in couch to 5k training plan today. Plenty of snow here, and ice too on the country roads, so dug out my long-disused yaktrax and put them on my running shoes. Worked like a dream! Great to run without fear of slipping. Main worry was the occasional car in case they slid into me, but we all survived intact :)

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Looking really good! Well done :)

Hadn't thought of running with them. I have something similar which are great for walking on compacted ice but hadn't considered running with them.

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I'm trying to do at least 3 miLes of walking per day, so had used them on my wellies on the deepest snow day, then my walking boots on Sunday. I thoughty running shoes might be too soft but so far so good! :)

I was thinking of that myself today, strangely enough - even dug them out. But the pavements here are now slushy so they wouldnt be any help at all. I would love to see your times running with those 😉

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Lol! My running times are very slow since I'm just starting up again after a long long break. Actually not too bad yesterday but I was running mostly downhill and on the flat. The yaktrax gave me the confidence to stride out though :)

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Lots of folks use Yaktrax to run in Canada. I like the ones with little spikes as opposed to the coils as they are tough to run on when you hit a bare pavement patch. I've also heard good things of the ones with little chains. Happy running

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Mine are the ones with coils. Reviews at the time of buying were better as the studs were dropping off very quickly. There was still plenty of snow /compacted ice cover yesterday so no need to run on bare tarmac :)

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runswithdogsGraduate in reply toAPScotland

Yes, I have lost a few spikes. My problem is that our location gets massive freeze-thaw-snow cycles so it's usually a real mixed bag of surfaces. I have also seen internet clips on people taking old running shoes and adding screws. There is also a company that sells trainers with studs. 'Icebugs'. I'm hoping to make it to the shop and have a look in person. It's really nice to not be limited by the weather.

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Mine are coils too. I dug them out when we went to Iceland late October/early November, but it was mild with no snow😳

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