Comments on: Runblogger Runcast #3 – Running on Snow and Ice with La Sportiva Hobnails https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 By: Thomas Neuberger https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26825262 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26825262 In reply to Pete Larson.

Thanks Pete, useful info. I think I will like this option over the YakTrax

]]> By: Thomas Neuberger https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26825008 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26825008 Would you use the hobnails to run on the street during icy conditions?

]]> By: Steve P https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26976052 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26976052 Pete…

Having lived in NH for many, many years… I always used screws in my shoes. #8X1/2″ hex heads, about 10 per shoe 5 around the outside edge of the front and 5 around the rear. They always worked great, just if you ran on roads much, you had to replace them several times during a winter.

Last year I got turned onto a pair of Yaktrax pros and now these are my go to devices for snow and or ice running. Slip them on for running in the snow (I ran in ankle deep this morning in a state park) and slip them off if you come to a road.

Steve

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26827064 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26827064 In reply to Thomas Neuberger.

No problem – I’ve only taken them out once, but they seem very promising.
-Pete

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26912344 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26912344 In reply to Ron_A.

Ron,

Thanks for the suggestion – I’ll check those out. I thought about you on
my long run last Sunday, did 20 miles in the bitter cold, and passed through
St. Paul’s campus around 3:30-4:00. Saw on Facebook that you did 2 hours as
well that day – you and I are among the only crazies in Concord I guess! I
thought to myself as I ran down Clinton St. in the near dark that I might be
slightly insane for being that far from home on foot in those conditions,
but glad I got it done.

Curious – have you tried out the Vibrams? I talked to a guy at Joe King’s
the other day and he mentioned that they will be stocking them in 2010 due
to the number of people asking about them.

Pete

]]> By: JimRT https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26913642 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26913642 $45?!?! You’ve got to be freakin’ kidding me! You could buy 10 lbs. of 1/4″ machine screws for that price, which would be more than a lifetime supply. For that kind of money, I would want Hobnail-equipped shoes to actually do the running for me!

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26825082 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26825082 In reply to Thomas Neuberger.

Probably, yes, They worked pretty well on sheer ice in the few spots I hit
it. Probably wouldn’t run full speed though.

Pete

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26914451 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26914451 In reply to JimRT.

Jim,

Yeah, the price is steep for the Hobnails – probably enough to deter most
people from trying them out I would suspect. Have you had good luck with
the machine screw method?

Pete

]]> By: Ron_A https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26912699 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26912699 I’ll buy the VFF’s as soon as I can try them on, as I did not trust the sizing online. That said, I’ve done just fine with a barefoot mile or two a week, but easing into more barefoot mileage may be a good thing. Can’t wait for JK’s to receive their first shipment. Vibram is having trouble keeping pace with demand. -R

]]> By: Ron_A https://runblogger.com/2009/12/runblogger-runcast-3-running-on-snow.html#comment-26911932 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=763#comment-26911932 Pete,

Last winter I splurged on a pair of IceBug shoes, made/distributed by Garmont. They are high quality, waterproof trail shoes with small carbide tips built right into the soles. They are fantastic on ice, and allow one to run on bare pavement without too much interruption/discomfort. They have certain styles on sale at Joe Kings right now, FYI.

Happy Holidays, and let’s run sometime soon.

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