Four years ago, the West coast was getting hammered with winter weather, much like the East coast is this year. So we thought it was prudent, nay, necessary to revisit a video warning people that business is not going on as usual. In Portland, a couple hit the road (at night, no less) to go for run, but ended up getting a little more than they bargained for.
If you have snow or ice right now, you probably can’t wait to get out in it. But consider, for a moment, what the pavement is like.
Look, If you want to run in the snow, go for it. But learn from this couple who got a fast reality check right after they finished describing how snow is “perfect” running weather.
(Side note: no it isn’t)
The camera followed them as they ran into the night and, almost immediately, hit a patch of ice. The rest is internet history.
So confident, so naive.
Runners may agree. I wouldn’t know. But she forgot one thing: winter weather is slippery.
Be safe out there, y’all. Especially if you have never been around this kind of weather (lookin’ at you, Florida).
