A good day with a hard-ish run…..
We’ve all of a sudden got a lot of snow…..and that’s a challenge, a little tougher to run in….
The theme of the day was my snow blower…..a couple of trips around the driveway and sidewalks….that’s about 40 minutes of fresh air time……..add that to the 45 minute run – prancing through the snow – all adds up to a good day…
That snow is a challenge…..some sidewalks were shoveled, but not a lot of them – you can kind of tell who’s gone away for the winter – and of course the public/city trails and sidewalks we’re still covered…
not smooth sailing though…track, bike tracks, unsure footing
It’s like running in sand, as well as a rough trail….you never know what’s underneath that snow…is it pavement or ice.
I’ve ditched the Saucony Peregrine Ice +
for now, and am using my On Cloud Surfers
with YakTrax underneath……they just feel more secure, I love the overall feel of the Surfers.….light, I never sweat the cold, I don’t normally get cold feet so I don’t need the GOR-TEX that much. If I didn’t have the fear of ice, I’d probably stick to the Peregrine, but the grip, the sure grip of the Trax is important…
I think the key to winter running for us mortals is to not sweat the speed…it’s hard, harder, so PBs are not the goal, getting stronger is; so once spring arrives, and the snow/ice melts, then, that PB and PR will happen….getting stronger is the goal; stronger = faster…
An interesting vid…..a while ago I did a gait analysis at a sport clinic… learned a lot, about me.
I’d always been told that I over pronated, and always bought my footwear based on that…..one physio told me that I was at the point where orthotics may be required…..but this visit taught me that I was fine…..I do have one foot that does collapse a bit, the other supinates, but nothing that’ll force me to use anything but a neutral shoe…..which is probably why I like my On product, they work with my feet and knees, not against them.
the pods give me the support I need where I need it…the ds are like magic..
Fitting and finding that right shoe is part science, part magic….selling the things it was always the challenge, first convincing a customer to trust me, to share everything I know, finding that perfect fit, and that good feel….everyone is different, which is why we sold more than one shoe…..and also being prepared to be wrong, because it’s always on the runner not me…
I’ve gotta give a biomechanic and shoe talk to my Zoom clinic tomorrow……that has changed too…no longer is it neutral, stability and motion control…..it’s all that and more, and add carbon fibre too…..but, well, it’s what I do