New Snow Shoes

Tired of running on the treadmill (I only ran on it once), today I decided to make myself some new snow running shoes. As you can see I basically put some screws around the outside of an old pair of running shoes. I did some research online first and all videos suggested using 1/4 inch sheet metal hex screws. Since I did not have any of those and did not want to go out and buy them, I just used some 1/2 inch deck screws. I tested them out this morning with a 5.4 mile snow packed run and they worked great. Well, at least I did not fall. I am not sure if they were any better than normal shoes without the screws but it did not hurt my feet and I felt like I was keeping decent traction. I managed to keep under a 9 min pace, and the only difficult part was in the slushy snow. So, if you have ever wanted to try it out, I can tell you it doesn't hurt and it only takes about 5 minutes to assemble.