Subject: RE: Running : Asphalt –vs- Grass I'm a very overweight "runner" (and I use that term very loosely ) with bad feet and knees, and unless it's a race or a team training session, I only run on these surfaces (listed in order of preference ):
The large grass median on the street near my apartment
The spongy rubber track at the community college
The dirt track at the high school where I teach
I also have good shoes with orthotics, and I follow every run with ice on the knees and an ibuprofen before bed. In the last six months or so, my knees have been WAY better, even as I've increased my distance (though, sadly, not my speed ).
Be careful of where you're putting your feet, though; twisting, spraining, or breaking an ankle is a very real possibility when you're running on an uneven, unpredictable surface like grass. I pretty much have to look down the whole time on the median or I'll trip over a tree root, guaranteed.
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