Screw Your Running Shoes This Winter Season With 36 1/2" Sheet Metal Screws
I subscribe to StrideBox and I found this postcard in the box that I wanted to share with you. If you plan to run all Winter long, you can make it through the snow and the ice with aplomb with just 36 1/2" sheet metal screws. Here's the card that I scanned for you:
Matt Carpenter from Skyrunner has all the detailed info on their site/blog but here's a fair use excerpt: "Sheet metal screws with hex heads are awesome because the head on them has a lip that really grips well on ice""#8 1/2" long screws work fine in most shoes because they do not go through the shoe yet they are long enough that they don’t come out too easily""100 pack of #8 1/2" Sheet Metal Screws - Good for most shoes""A cordless drill with a magnetic tip and a 1/4" socket can do a shoe in less than a minute and makes the project almost fun!""I have 18 screws in each shoe just because someone else had 17""The screws in the heel are more important than the ones in the front" I already had bought the metal screws to affix to shoes but haven't done it yet this season. Read the full article
