Running

I quite enjoy a bit of sub zero. 2009 in Edinburgh was excellent and I discovered that XC spikes are pretty good for running on compacted snow in the city. Getting out into the Pentland hills was quite spectacular.

I think my Inov8s are meant for XC/orientering. They work pretty well. The issue is the little water streams that run down the mountain, and across the trail. When these freeze, they are basically perfectly designed to slide you sideways off the trails edge.

Cold weather running just exagerates the whole suffer - reward thing. Run for 90mins in freezing temps. Drink a massive mug of warm sugary coco. Be happy.