Amidst my morning commute to work a little over a week ago, the first snow flakes of the season began to fall ever-so-slightly upon my windshield. The cold blanket of Chicago winter is here far too rapidly for my liking, but as I have no control over the will of Mother Nature, I have officially begun my Boston Marathon training gear search. December is here, which means that Chicago’s 5 months of freezing temperatures and blustering winds are about to become normalcy for the next 20 weeks. No better time than the present to begin planning how to survive the training months leading up to the Boston Marathon (January to April).
In an attempt to
scour the internet for essentially a protective Arctic temperature repelling bubble (which sadly, does not seem to exist), I came across a fantastic product which quickly made its way to my “Need to buy: Boston Training Survival Kit” list.
For those of you who know me personally, I’ve been known to take some pretty nasty falls while training for other marathons - - in completely dry conditions. Add ice and snow to that equation, and it is pretty much a guarantee that an accident is imminent.
Luckily, for the holidays, I was gifted with a pair of YakTrax Pro snow and ice grips for running shoes. Here’s hoping they work!
In an attempt to
scour the internet for essentially a protective Arctic temperature repelling bubble (which sadly, does not seem to exist), I came across a fantastic product which quickly made its way to my “Need to buy: Boston Training Survival Kit” list.For those of you who know me personally, I’ve been known to take some pretty nasty falls while training for other marathons - - in completely dry conditions. Add ice and snow to that equation, and it is pretty much a guarantee that an accident is imminent.
Luckily, for the holidays, I was gifted with a pair of YakTrax Pro snow and ice grips for running shoes. Here’s hoping they work!
I know I run like a girl! Try to keep up!
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