Technique for running on ice

[JaBlue]

sprint, jump, slide

[astroglide]

[jaxUp]

Move to Canada. You will learn out of necessity, or you will perish.

[yellowjack]

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i got with a kind of slip-n-slide method, where I don't really walk so much as slide across the ice.

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I like this approach. Less chance of falling as well.

[beenben]

Minnesotan here. yep. slide. keep your feet on the ice. You can practice on a hardwood or pergo floor with just socks on your feet. practice your "snowplow" a/k/a hockey stop. basically you turn your hips perpendicular to the direction you were going.

[BCPVP]

Wisconsinite here. I'm not a fan of the slide. I use more of a stomp/march technique. You put the foot down and then put weight on it so that the force is down and not to any one direction. Seems to work for me.

[tonypaladino]

"Loc: Neptune Diner"

Are you in Astoria?

[bennyk]

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"Loc: Neptune Diner"

Are you in Astoria?

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Yeah. I live next to the diner.

bk

[tonypaladino]

Awesome. Can't wait for warmer weather. Then it's the beer garden -> Neptune

[w_alloy]

If from Alaska and have spent a lot of time doing this.

The absolute fastest way (optimal for very slippery but not quite ice-rink) is to run, lifting you feet up high, and making sure to balance as each foot hits. You want to quickly push off at around 5% off verticle (depending on slipperyness), almost jumping. As you go faster, make sure to lift your foot off the ground as fast as possible so it doesnt slide. As with all running, make sure to stay on the balls of your feet. When you are going fast it will look like a series of miny leaps with your knee comming up in front of you each time.

This is however pretty dangerous and I wouldnt reccomend it to anyone who doesnt want to look like an ass, has poor balance, or cant risk falling.