Currently I'm using the grass strip that runs beside our concrete footpaths here. Thankfully where I live this is the norm :)
There are also a couple of reasonable trails around too :)
There are also a couple of reasonable trails around too :)
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Much of my easy runnning is done on grass & dirt. Most of my long runs and speedwork are done on pavement because that's where my races are. There's a theory that if you run on nothing but soft surfaces and then try to race a marathon on pavement, the legs will not respond kindly. Call it the rule of specificity.
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My order of preference
Grass > Dirt Trails > Asphalt > Sidewalk
Anyone care to explain the deal with running on grass barefooted? Helps build ankle muscle?
Thanks!
Grass > Dirt Trails > Asphalt > Sidewalk
Anyone care to explain the deal with running on grass barefooted? Helps build ankle muscle?
Thanks!
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When I was a new runner sidewalk was my training surface, however I have now gone to road running-asphalt (which is softer) however my shorter training runs I prefer Trail or running along the Erie Canal in the Syracuse area- Crushed stone
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I used to run mainly on roads but I started having some leg problems because of the slanted roads and now I mainly run on either sidewalks or bike paths. I usually have one track work-out a week also.
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I run on mainly asphalt streets out of convenience right out the door. But I'm worried as my miles increase that the slanted streets will take their toll. I try to run in the middle as much as i can.
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Well i started out running on Concrete unfortunatly. My neighboorhoods streets are made of concrete and i did not know any better. It tore up my legs especially considering at the time i was 225. I went a little farther outside the neighboorhood to ashpalt streets after i learned concrete was hard on you. It was better but the roads have so much slope and unevenness that it caused runnners knee. I now run two areas. In a park we have in the middle of the city that is very flat with no slope at all. Its great it took all my pain away. I also run on a bike/running trail we have near my house while not as wide as the park is also very nice to run on because its very flat. Both of these are asphalt. So my preference would be flat asphalt and then i hate concrete but its the only two things ive ran on. I am not away of any trails for runners around my area or i would run on them.
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Grass is much, much, much softer than concrete. If you're having joint problems or "pounding" issues, try some grass. It's much harder to run on (because it is that much softer), but it'll make you faster and when you get onto a hard surface like concrete or asphalt, you can go much faster. But I do agree with MM, if you always train on grass, a hard long race on roads is not going to feel good. Mix it up.
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