Originally Posted by
jrickards
I've slipped and fallen from my bike on icy slick but never hurt myself as bad as you, hope you're ok now. Have you considered running with studded shoes? I've read that Salomon makes (made?) them.
I have Kahtoola microspikes which slip on to my running shoes as well as hiking boots. They are awesome on slippery surfaces. But if you are running for more than a few hundred yards at a time on asphalt or clear surfaces like a frozen crushed limestone trail, they beat up your feet.
The problem that day at the arboretum was that 99% of the road was perfectly clear, but there were spots where the snowbanks were melting and the moisture was running across the road and freezing. Now I tend to avoid the arboretum in the winter and will instead go to the trails with my microspikes.