Running on snow/ice - Yaktrax etc

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curly45 Nov 2011 4:06pm, 30 Nov 2011 1,305 posts	0 curly45 Well I did most of my snow running last year near Dewsbury in Yorkshire and didnt find it a problem...some quality hills up there!
Black Cat Nov 2011 4:08pm, 30 Nov 2011 2,338 posts	0 Black Cat I got a pair of these last year 32north.com and may be the same as Meglets. Great in compacted snow and ice but as others have said you still have to be careful!
Max71 Nov 2011 4:10pm, 30 Nov 2011 27,129 posts	0 Max71 Meglet, what is the name of the ones you have? I'm curious as to how many of you are city / town runners? If these are shite on pavement / tarmac then I worry about the whole mile on ice, mile on snow, mile on tarmac... and repeat, that I had to do in 2009 & 2010.
jacdaw Nov 2011 4:26pm, 30 Nov 2011 50 posts	0 jacdaw Looks like I need to improve my technique, Curly. At the moment I'm predicting a mild and wet December...
curly45 Nov 2011 4:33pm, 30 Nov 2011 1,306 posts	0 curly45 There is some word on technique here for those that are interested: arunshanbhag.com
Pestomum Nov 2011 4:51pm, 30 Nov 2011 12,071 posts	0 Pestomum I tried spikey things in town once. Nightmare. Unless you can guarantee miles of ice! Ditched them in favour of the inov8's I wear for off road muddy stuff. Much better and less terrifying when your foot accidentally hits a patch of Tarmac.
BanjoBax Nov 2011 5:04pm, 30 Nov 2011 3,480 posts	0 BanjoBax very minimal aqua shoes worked great on the ice for me, brilliant feel & feedback. Inov-8 x-talons in the deep snow (with paramo gaiters to keep calves toasty)
HuwH Nov 2011 5:41pm, 30 Nov 2011 905 posts	0 HuwH inov8 roclite or xtalon get my vote. Good off road and around town ice/snow the works.
RichHL Nov 2011 5:45pm, 30 Nov 2011 2,593 posts	0 RichHL I'm going to try my evoskins just to see what happens. Very cold feet, probably.
Hanneke Nov 2011 5:57pm, 30 Nov 2011 51,674 posts	0 Hanneke I used to use my Mudclaw fell shoes, the ones with the most aggressively studded sole... But last winter I got myself some Kathoola microspikes for more challengeing icey off road stiff, as I went A over T a few times... they are brilliant, easily fitted under my boots as well and provide grip even on the black ice on the 25% bit of road I need to get up to get to work Just take them off when you hit the tarmac or rocky ground without snow and/or ice covering I have proper Kathoola crampons as well, but they are really for seriously icey conditions... and although I have the felxible ones, made t be used with shoes with a flexible sole like a fell shoe, they aren't suitable for running in, whille the microspikes are