Discussion: studs

Is it a macho thing with you that you don't want to wear studs, even on icy trails? Beats getting injured.

The shoes that I have with studs are pretty uncomfortable, really don't want to use them unless I have to, since they don't do good things for my feet. So the plan is to just stay away from known icy places.

The trails up in Greenfield are quite different. Mainly the soil is different so they drain differently and much less ice.

Two falls in 40 minutes -- some days I'd be quite happy with that (like if I was running in the woods).

Macho? I don't know. Maybe, though it doesn't really seem so. But then we're usually our own worst judges when it comes to questions like that.

Stupid? Same answer....

If you haven't yet tried screw shoes, they might be worth a try ... I've found them to be very good on ice and hard packed snow. (Also on wet logs.) They don't help much on soft snow, or on mud.

http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm

I saw the subject of these comments and assumed it was about men of a certain caliber. How disappointing to see that it is about shoes.

Phil, Peter, and Dick... what more do you want?

I've used the sheet metal screws in previous years, but as noted in Matt's article, they do tend to come out fairly easily. I recently came across a more specific product called IceSpikes, but haven't tried them yet. I've been told that EMS carries them, so I may give them a try.

A couple of the guys I run with use the Kahtoola Microspikes and like them, but they seem a little too much for me.

I'd forgotten about the screws. Used to do that to a pair of old shoes and it worked wonderfully. Might have to try again. Although usually I am just pretty good about avoiding ice, and staying upright on the occasions when it is unavoidable.

Though, having just checked out the above links, if i have any sense, I will stop at the hardware store and get a bunch of screws. And then actually install htem. And then actually use the shoes.

Postmortom from yesterday -- back seems fine.