Marcothon

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RooA Dec 2023 5:54pm, 4 Dec 2023 2,489 posts	0 RooA Nope. I'm out. Road too dicey to drive really. Not for the sake of a run streak. Really annoying. Usually the glacial activity waits until after Christmas.
Llamadance Dec 2023 7:15pm, 4 Dec 2023 10,571 posts	0 Llamadance 25 mins of the field in the dark? You'd probably quite enjoy it.
RooA Dec 2023 7:30pm, 4 Dec 2023 2,490 posts	0 RooA The field is un-runnable. Frozen ruts and there was enough standing water on it when it froze for it to be randomly skatey. The chance of an ankle of knee tweek seems too high. Horses are in stables now too. We will be under the glacier until Wednesday night at least.
RooA Dec 2023 7:32pm, 4 Dec 2023 2,491 posts	0 RooA We're going to have to invest in a treadmill. But too late for this year!
Nord SledRunner Dec 2023 8:22pm, 4 Dec 2023 3,758 posts	0 Nord SledRunner Just Fyi there are carbide ice-studs for both running shoes and hooves
RooA Dec 2023 8:45pm, 4 Dec 2023 2,492 posts	0 RooA Ooooo. That might be worth a thought. Although the horses don't wear metal shoes. But perhaps hoof boots could be adapted for winter turnout. And there's those spike thingies that can be put over running shoes? Yaxtrax? I've never seen anything like the ice we get here. It's like it freezes from the ground up and temperatures slightly above freezing are worse than in the minuses because they the top thaws out.
tipsku Dec 2023 10:33pm, 4 Dec 2023 3,692 posts	0 tipsku 4/4 after tonight's beginners run. 2 brave souls. It was very icy.
Nord SledRunner Dec 2023 11:07pm, 4 Dec 2023 3,760 posts	0 Nord SledRunner See if you can track down best-grip spikes, RooA. Last time I needed some I had hits also for cars and horsey products. The ones for running are items 3000B for forefoot and 3000A for heels, 8 and 4 ea. on each foot (human). There is a little adapter for screwing them in. They last longer than your shoes, even if you run on icy granite.
mityellow Dec 2023 12:03am, 5 Dec 2023 52 posts	0 mityellow Just noticed that the tracker is going again (linked in the sidebar), thanks Fetch. Was a late one for me on Day 4.
Hibeedeb Dec 2023 1:22am, 5 Dec 2023 1,865 posts	0 Hibeedeb I’m in. I’m running every day anyway, so am just making sure I’m doing at least 25 minutes