{"id":3492,"date":"2013-01-18T21:13:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T21:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runningtrainingplan.com\/runningpress\/?p=3492"},"modified":"2013-01-18T21:13:38","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T21:13:38","slug":"running-in-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningtrainingplan.com\/runningpress\/running-in-the-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Running in the snow&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8230;&#8230;top tips!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The weather forecasters got it right&#8230;&#8230;a very rare occurrence! It started snowing this morning and hasn&#8217;t really stopped. My son&#8217;s school closed before lunch, and my husband stocked up on milk and bread on the way to collect him &#8211; we often get &#8216;snowed in&#8217; here!<\/p>\n<p>I love snow&#8230;&#8230;.to look at! I don&#8217;t mind feeling cold, and I don&#8217;t mind being unable to get to work (obviously). I don&#8217;t even mind trudging miles through the snow to get essential supplies! But, I hate the fact that it interferes with my running!!<\/p>\n<p>Today was a recovery run day, so I donned my cross country studs and ventured out. I was going to go over the fields but after just 100 metres or so I decided that it was an accident waiting to happen? Icy covered puddles lurked under the snow and the ground was hard and rutted. I thought I might sprain an ankle, or worse, so I headed back to the road. The road was very slippery where vehicles had flattened the snow, but I was ok running in the powdery snow on the verge. It was slow going however and I found myself adopting a very flat footed style. \u00a0There is no way I will be able to do \u00a0my scheduled threshold run tomorrow, not to mention my long run the day after. The weather could change of course &#8211; this is England after all&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Anyway &#8211; as I was running today I thought of a few tips to pass on for running in the snow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wear warm, bright \/ visibility clothing<\/li>\n<li>Consider your footwear &#8211; cross country studs for softer snow and maybe cross country spikes in compacted snow&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Accept that you&#8217;ll have to run slower than you normally would<\/li>\n<li>Carry a phone<\/li>\n<li>Let someone else know your route<\/li>\n<li>Stop and stand in a safe place to let vehicles pass &#8211; they may lose control<\/li>\n<li>Consider low sun and how it may affect the visibility of drivers &#8211; assume you haven&#8217;t been seen!<\/li>\n<li>Stay close to home &#8211; run laps if you want more miles &#8211; you never know what might happen (injury, lost, cold etc)<\/li>\n<li>Consider cross training or treadmill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>An adapted training plan is better than an injury that prevents you from training! 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