A dusting is probably fine and a good way to get used to it, and fresh powdery snow is amazing to run in, but snow can be a little tricky once it’s a day or two on the ground as it gets packed down, thawed and refrozen, etc.
I would take it easy, keep your feet under you, no speed work while you figure it out. If you feel like you need traction, you can get little cleats for your shoes. When I lived more rural, it was actually fine because I’d run in the road and they were usually plowed. Now I live in a city and nobody shovels their dang sidewalks so it’s really hit or miss whether I get out on the snow much.
Unfortunately a light powdery dusting is how I slipped and broke my wrist last March–the light powdery dusting is fine and all, except that it very easily conceals small not-obvious patches of black ice! Regular ice covered with a small dusting? No problem, still easy to see, and still has reasonable traction. Black ice covered with a small dusting? Slippity-doo-dah!
tldr; I bought myself a treadmill for black friday this year…
A dusting is probably fine and a good way to get used to it, and fresh powdery snow is amazing to run in, but snow can be a little tricky once it’s a day or two on the ground as it gets packed down, thawed and refrozen, etc.
I would take it easy, keep your feet under you, no speed work while you figure it out. If you feel like you need traction, you can get little cleats for your shoes. When I lived more rural, it was actually fine because I’d run in the road and they were usually plowed. Now I live in a city and nobody shovels their dang sidewalks so it’s really hit or miss whether I get out on the snow much.
Unfortunately a light powdery dusting is how I slipped and broke my wrist last March–the light powdery dusting is fine and all, except that it very easily conceals small not-obvious patches of black ice! Regular ice covered with a small dusting? No problem, still easy to see, and still has reasonable traction. Black ice covered with a small dusting? Slippity-doo-dah!
tldr; I bought myself a treadmill for black friday this year…
Ow :'( I’m so sorry. Yeah black ice is no joke. Certainly one of my biggest fears with snow. If there’s ice under there, you’re having a bad time :(