Soiled Sport
Trail Running in London Ontario and Surrounding Area
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Love Mud?? Then you must really love Westminster Ponds Trail
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Movie Time
This is a beautiful YouTube video done by Philip McLeod and is called 'Majestic Medway'.
Its about 16 minutes long so grab a tea and sit back and enjoy
Pictures below from last Saturdays trail run at Meadowlily Trail
Saturday, April 2, 2022
2022 Trail Running Schedule
Every Wednesday Evenings 6:01 PM
@ Kains Woods Trail (Westdell Bourne / Kains Rd Entrance)
Every Sunday Mornings 8:01 AM
Saturday Mornings 8:01 AM
April 9: Meadowlilly Trails
April 16: Kains Woods at Warbler
April 23: Westminster Ponds
April 30: Komoka Trails
May 7: Gibbons Park River Trail
May 14: Fanshawe Lake Trail
May 21: Medway Forest Trail
May 28: Kains Woods Westdell Bourne / Kains Rd Entrance
June 4: Meadowlilly Trail
June 11: Kains Woods at Warbler
June 18: Fanshawe Lake Trail
June 25: Westminster Ponds
July 2: Medway Forest Trail
July 9 Gibbons Park River Trail
July 16: Komoka Trail
July 23: Meadowlilly Trail
July 30: Kains Trail Westdell Bourne / Kains Rd Entrance
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Saturday Morning Runs at Medway Forest Trails
Friday, December 31, 2021
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
How to make 'Screw Shoes'
Thinking of hibernating because you don’t like the idea of running on ice and snow?
Have you purchased Yak Tracks and seem to lose one every year on the trail?
Let me introduce you to Screw Shoes.
For under $10 bucks you will have enough screws to do yours, and numerous friends after you tell them how great it works.
To make a pair of screw shoes, you need to get a package of 1/2″ x # 8 hex head self taping screws. These will be available at a Home Hardware, Home Depot, Lowes or your local hardware store.
Next get a socket to fit the end of the hex head screw, a cordless drill, and of course a pair of trail running shoes.
Decide where you want the screws, they MUST be inserted to the lugs.
Don’t place them too close to the edges or in the grooves of the shoe. For best traction the lugs on the heel and the ball of the foot areas of the tread should be your prime target area. There is no set number of screws that should be used, so you can do some test runs to see what works best for you.
If you have a reasonable amount of tread left on your shoes, you shouldn’t have to worry about screw penetration, but make sure to check before you go running in them.
Place the screws in sufficient numbers to cover the ball of the foot area and heel, and anywhere else you like. Note the random pattern in the photo.
The great thing about the screw shoe is if you lose a few screws , you just screw some more back in, In the spring you simply unscrew them and you are back on the roads and trails again, no worse for wear.
WARNING!!!
Do not wear them in doors, as they will ruin the finish on hard wood floors or other surfaces, and you will think you are wearing ice skates if you wear them on ceramic tile.
You do not want to wear them while driving, as you may find that the screw heads do not slide off the gas pedal when going for the break, and that tiny bit of delay could be a cause of an accident.
Just saying!!