Unfortunately, in winter, when there is a thin compacted layer of snow or even ice on the sidewalks, the basics have to be revised foot placement techniques... Since the standard methods no longer help. Consider the features of running on slippery snow and ice.
Choose the right shoes
In winter, you need to run exclusively in sneakers... Running shoes won't work. Their sole becomes "wooden" in winter. In addition, there is no cushioning and every step is very hard. So in addition to everything, such a sole on a slippery surface works like skis. Imagine how well the frozen rubber of the shoe sole slips. Like linoleum on which children sometimes ride downhill.
Therefore, in order not to feel like a "cow on ice", you need to purchase sneakers. Moreover, it is desirable that the sole on the sneakers is made of soft rubber. More precisely, not the entire sole, but its lower layer. This layer is created precisely to provide the best possible grip. And the softer this layer, the easier it will be to run on snow or ice.
Be prepared for a slow pace
No matter how hard you resist, running on a slippery surface will never allow you to run in your standard pace... Every step, even with the right shoes, will slip, and this is a loss of strength and energy and speed.
Instead of the leg pushing you forward, it will drive back on its own. And you have to be ready for this. And do not expect high results from every run. Winter is winter.
Correct the technique of placing the foot
When you run on asphalt or any other surface that your shoe has good traction on, you always give a little push forward with each step.
If you do the same when running on ice, then there will be no effect from this. The foot will simply slip. Therefore, when you run on slippery snow, try not to take off, but just run by moving your legs. This will allow you not to waste energy on repulsion, which will not make any sense.
Of course, I repeat, in this way you will not be able to run very fast, but you will be able to overcome the slippery area with minimal losses.
Put foot on the surface you can in any way - rolling from heel to toe, placing on the middle of the foot or on the forefoot - you choose. But the phase of repulsion will have to be excluded. That is, in fact, with such a run, you will not have an overlap of the lower leg. But only the extension of the hip forward. This adds additional complexity.
Conclusion: running on slippery surfaces is very difficult. Therefore, it is necessary to try to choose such sections of the road that are sprinkled with sand. If it is impossible to do this, then run without repulsion so as not to waste extra strength.
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