STRUGGLING TO RUN FAST IN THE WINTER? (LIKE ME) | a few reasons why it can be hard & tips to help!

Let's face it. Winter running can be awful. Slippery footing and freezing weather can make it hard to motivate yourself to go on your run but also to run fast. If you're struggling to run fast in the winter (like me), in today's video I share a few reasons why it's hard and a few tips to help! Happy running and enjoy!
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[@liamcaveney7448]

Great tips! Cant wait to cut down on all the laundry when it gets to spring too 😂

[@amyspurrcaveney]

Thanks!! Hahah totally!

[@alanshrimpton6787]

I'm glad in Auckland NZ we don't get the weather extremes you guys get. My winter outfit is a long sleeve under my T-shirt if it's raining. I don't even need to own a running jacket. Shorts all year long.

[@amyspurrcaveney]

So jealous 😭 haha

[@Panos_79]

Thanks, great tips, especially the "chase the sun" one is so true, the effect of running in a sunny day for me is perhaps the most important. Maybe it's because I come from a sunny country (Greece), and when I moved to France a few years ago the cold and rainy weather was the most difficult thing to get used to.
Still, it's not as cold here as it is in Canada, so kudos to you for your discipline in your winter training. Only a couple of months to go now, spring is coming ✌

[@amyspurrcaveney]

Thank you! I know, I really miss the sun in the winter. When I lived in Newfoundland, it would always be so overcast and I would get very sad haha Hope your training is going well though!!

[@fly_you_fools]

Great video! I found it comforting.
What’s the coldest you’ll run outdoors in? I’m scared of my face freezing where the mask won’t cover it.
Winter always feels like forever. I had back to back long runs this weekend. Saturday it was -13F/-25C when I woke up. (I live in Michigan’s upper peninsula) And I just couldn’t face it. 😆
But I have a 24 hour race May 28! So the long runs MUST be done.
I have a curved non-motorized treadmill (yes they are expensive, but we got it on a payment plan. I LOVE it) so I did 15 miles on that. Not my favorite activity, that treadmill feels like an endless low grade hill.
Sunday it was 21F/-6C and I ran 11 miles on the roads but it was so sloppy slippery my ankles were taking a beating so I finished the last 6 indoors.
There’s a certain kind of road snow that spikes just can’t help with. Like, they are good for ice, or really hard snow, but this soft half melted stuff is too deep for the spike to hit the pavement, and too soft for the spikes to grip. I keep telling myself (every winter) this is why I have excellent ankles in spring.

[@amyspurrcaveney]

Thank you! :) and I don't blame you... I think the coldest I'll run outside in is around -30 C. Anything colder and I think my legs will just refuse to move haha
Oh a 24-hour race? That's awesome!! Good luck!! I think my husband and I are going to save up and get a treadmill for next winter. Yours sounds great! What brand is it?
There's only so much you can do in the sloppy weather - good on you for recognizing when to pull the plug outside and finish on the treadmill! Happy training!!

[@torontoclarinetist]

Thanks! I thought I was getting slower. Good to know it's not just me.

[@amyspurrcaveney]

Definitely not! Just wait till it gets warm again 😊

[@fly_you_fools]

Same. My easy pace was 1 : 30 - 2’ slower and it felt like bad dream running where no matter how hard you try you can’t get going.
Funny this happens every January and every January I blame it on holiday eating, not the weather. 😂

[@torontoclarinetist]

@@fly_you_fools Same - blamed it on winter eating hahaha.