The Running Thread --2025

[5xdisneyfans]

Tried out my new trail shoes for the snow yesterday on my 4Km run. Felt pretty good but a little stiff. But happy that I got them. It is nice to have that extra traction on snowy surfaces. It’s like snow tires for your feet. Now I am battling my first cold of the winter. Thankfully I am in between training plans and just doing maintenance runs right now. it passes quickly.

 

[RuntheMouse]

Well, it is supposed to be -3 overnight with a high of 10 tomorrow. Made the decision to move my 16 mile run to today where it was a balmy 20 degrees! Got it done, even with the sloppy roads. Feeling accomplished as I sit on the couch watching football!

 

[The Expert]

Tried out my new trail shoes for the snow yesterday on my 4Km run. Felt pretty good but a little stiff. But happy that I got them. It is nice to have that extra traction on snowy surfaces. It’s like snow tires for your feet. Now I am battling my first cold of the winter. Thankfully I am in between training plans and just doing maintenance runs right now. it passes quickly.

What shoes did you get? I have trail shoes designed for summer temps and am curious what actually works in the snow.

Well, it is supposed to be -3 overnight with a high of 10 tomorrow. Made the decision to move my 16 mile run to today where it was a balmy 20 degrees! Got it done, even with the sloppy roads. Feeling accomplished as I sit on the couch watching football!

Way to get it done! We had similar temps here last week -- too soon! As I was walking the dog pre-dawn this morning, thinking how "warm" it felt in comparison, I checked and the temp was 21F

 

[marty3d]

What shoes did you get? I have trail shoes designed for summer temps and am curious what actually works in the snow.

if you’re looking for one that works well in snow I’ve been using the Hoka Speedgoat. It has a Vibrim sole that I’ve found provides solid grip on snow. We’ve had snow early this year and I’ve been running in those pretty much exclusively for the last 2 weeks.

 

[5xdisneyfans]

What shoes did you get? I have trail shoes designed for summer temps and am curious what actually works in the snow.

I got the hoka challengers since they are the trail version of my Clifton’s I usually wear.

 

[Psymonds]

No Marathon Weekend for me this year (it's tough for my wife to get the time off) so I registered months ago for California International.

It's net downhill, but I recorded 620 feet of elevation gain on my Garmin due to the rolling hills.

I PR'd because I didn't go out and blow up as I did for the marathon weekend this January. Stayed with the 5:50 pacers who did a 2:00/1:00 run walk split, and finished 30 seconds ahead of that pace.

As races go, it's well run and geared towards faster runners. (It was the USATF nationals this year.)

Most of the corralls were for increments between 2:hr and 4:30... I was in the 4:30 and above. Self-selected corralls for 10k runners, but a 6-lane wide start mile and no places on the course where they're really restricted for width. As a pace group, we were probably more of a hazard to navigation than other runners.

It's mandatory bussing to the start line, as it's a point to point and the City of Folsom is picky about security at Folsom Dam (adjacent to the start). I drove from home, got to Sacrament at 3:45, parked near the finish, and walked to the bus pickup, which closed (there) at 4:30), so I used the porta potty, but you get to get back on the warm bus while you wait!

Depending on marathon weekend 27, I'll probably sign up again next year.