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Prince of Fatness
Do you guys honestly think that the asphalt is "soft" enough to make any difference?
Not at it at all.
Run the race God set B4U
2010 Goofy Trainee
I notice a huge difference. When I run on the sidwalk my shins and knees hurt a lot more. But the trail is much better than either surface. I run on the asphalt or on the dirt shoulder since I usually can't get to the trail.
Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream...
Do you run on the sidewalk or in the road?
Yep.
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Old, Slow, Happy
Why is it sideways?
Most all of my running is on polyurethane foam.
Is that the ground surface, or did you have your feet swapped out for foam blocks?
#artbydmcbride
...... It's actually illegal in CA to run in the bike lane when there is an adjacent sidewalk.
Runners run
Barefoot and happy
If you're very sensitive to the hardness of the surface, your form is bad. You're creating too much impact. When you're running smoothly, the hardness of the surface doesn't matter much at all. I can run barefoot on concrete and not take any more impact in my shins/knees/hips/back/etc than I'd have on a rubber track.