Scotland based runs & runners

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Son of a Pronator Man 11 Jan 12:06pm, 11 Jan 2025 9,283 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man The road around is probably salted. The last mile on the cycle path/pavement probably isn’t.
HappyG(rrr) 11 Jan 1:16pm, 11 Jan 2025 51,736 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Went for my own 10 miles in snowy Pentlands instead of parkrun. Was wonderful! G
HappyG(rrr) 11 Jan 1:18pm, 11 Jan 2025 51,737 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) By the way, I can't recommend Kahtoola nano-spikes highly enough - I was running on packed snow, sheet ice, up and down inclines and with small sections of tarmac, trail and forest floor and they were fine throughout. Zero slipping. Really, anyone who says you can't run in snow/ice just hasn't got the right kit. G
Ally-C 11 Jan 3:31pm, 11 Jan 2025 14,077 posts	0 Ally-C HappyG(rrr) wrote:By the way, I can't recommend Kahtoola nano-spikes highly enough - I was running on packed snow, sheet ice, up and down inclines and with small sections of tarmac, trail and forest floor and they were fine throughout. Zero slipping. Really, anyone who says you can't run in snow/ice just hasn't got the right kit. G I’ve them at home. Bought them for the Tromso polar night half.
Dvorak 11 Jan 6:50pm, 11 Jan 2025 28,432 posts	0 Dvorak Saw someone in a Midnight Sun Tromso marathon shirt at UoS parkrun this morning. 389 there, including a tour group from Blackburn (not the West Lothian one). Less frozen than the last few days.
HappyG(rrr) 11 Jan 7:32pm, 11 Jan 2025 51,738 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Pasting in here so I can add this pic in my blog! G