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Yeah...but YakTrax are a good thing to add traction to an existing shoe. They got me through many snowy MI miles last Winter.
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And if you want to go cheaper, lighter, and more effective, then sheet metal screws are even better. Just get some gators, your favorite pair of shoes, and some 1/4" to 3/8" sheet metal screws and put them in the bottom of your sneakers.
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It is never consistant. A run in February will likely encompass about 5% asphalt, 10% ice covered asphalt, 50% hard packed snow, and 35% snow covering ice covering asphalt.
One day at a time
You live in West MI?
I'm chicken to try screws in my regular shoes, which are lower profile. I ran a New Year's day race this year with a guy who had a similar shoe (I think one of the Mizuno performance trainers). He could feel a couple of the forefoot screws digging into his foot!