Monday <\/a>the roads aren’t all plowed to\u00c2\u00a0 smooth surface, so goes the sidewalks.\u00c2\u00a0 I would be running for awhile on smooth sidewalk, then hit a patch of frozen snow that has been tramped through, thawed and re-frozen.\u00c2\u00a0 This makes for a running surface that is worse than most of the trails I’ve run on.<\/p>\nOther times the sidewalk is clear, except for a thin layer of ice.\u00c2\u00a0 As the snow thaws during the day, it makes for wet sidewalks, which re-freezes at night.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally and maybe the worst, I was running along and stepped into puddles.\u00c2\u00a0 It was dark enough that I couldn’t tell when water had pooled and frozen.\u00c2\u00a0 My feet didn’t really get wet, which made me very happy.<\/p>\n
What’s the Cure?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Run with a light on the road<\/li>\n
- Run with a flashlight\/head lamp<\/li>\n
- Run at a different time<\/li>\n
- Suck it up and keep running<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I’m not sure which I’ll do, but I will probably keep running on the sidewalks and do the roads whenever possible.<\/p>\n
I ran 3.59 miles in 32:29 which is 9:03 pace.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s not too impressive, but given the conditions I was happy with that.\u00c2\u00a0 My maximum pace was 7 minutes at one point according to my Garmin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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