It shall be called, "Snowtorious B.I.G"

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Everyone's been hysterical. OMGWTFSNOOOOOOOOOOW!

Yeah, it has been kind of interesting to watch how crazy people have been about it.

When I was living in Boston we got something like 20-25 inches (may have been 2004/2005). The city shut down for a couple of days, but I don't remember the "end of times" craziness, and it's not like we're used to getting that level of snow in New England.

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

I've found that they work best on packed snow -- when I ran in them during SNOWMAGEDDON II: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO I ran in the middle of the road where a couple of cars had packed down the snow. It's really hard to run in these drifts. The YakTrax seem to work best in the few days after a snowstorm where there's complete ground cover that's been smooshed down a bit.

For some reason I've never been able to run in snow. I'm way too un-coordinated.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Yeah, it has been kind of interesting to watch how crazy people have been about it.

When I was living in Boston we got something like 20-25 inches (may have been 2004/2005). The city shut down for a couple of days, but I don't remember the "end of times" craziness, and it's not like we're used to getting that level of snow in New England.



For some reason I've never been able to run in snow. I'm way too un-coordinated.

Maybe it is the type of snow you're trying to run in? If it is packed down yaktraks work, if it is fluffy drifts you can run in snow shoes. I love hoofing it in snow shoes through giant drifts and making paths on the sidewalks before other people go out. It reminds me of running in sand if you get the right style of snow shoe.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Yeah, it has been kind of interesting to watch how crazy people have been about it.

When I was living in Boston we got something like 20-25 inches (may have been 2004/2005). The city shut down for a couple of days, but I don't remember the "end of times" craziness, and it's not like we're used to getting that level of snow in New England.



For some reason I've never been able to run in snow. I'm way too un-coordinated.

I can't figure it out. I think any winter I've had in NYC has been peanuts compared to what I experienced in Providence.

My parents called me to make sure I had supplies. I do, but it's NYC and it takes something MAJOR to get stores to shut down. Also, snow plows start working immediately during a storm, so getting to and from work tonight was a little wet but not so crazy.

I ran in snow for the first time last week (I'm training for a 1/2-marathon so I am kind of like the Postal Service when it comes to long runs). It wasn't as bad as I thought. I definitely felt the instability around my ankles more.