"Steve Hansen" <
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> Liam Muldowney wrote:
>
> > Most of the books and magazine articles I've read say that running on concrete is a no no.
> > Training for my first marathon and have been
running on
> > grass and over fields now for a while. It has stopped the shin splints
and
> > I'm up to ten miles for my long run, (taking it slowly). When should I start running on roads?
> > Surely not on marathon day!!
> >
>
> My brother did all of his training on tracks and trails, and then went to run a marathon. The
> marathon was on paved streets. He didn't realize that there is a difference in the surfaces, until
> he blew his knees out during the race. That was 6 years ago. He still can't run.
>
> Running on a hard surface requires a different technique. You have to bend more, to absorb the
> shock of each landing. That takes more strength in some muscles, and it takes training. It takes
> time and training to develop a technique that accommodates the hard surface without over-stressing
> any part of your body.
I would state this a bit differently: you can't get by road running without proper technique, but
even on softer surfaces, one should practice good technique. Road running/racing forces you to use
proper technique because your body immediately complains in the less forgiving environment. During
many of my outdoor asphalt runs, I can sense my body adjusting, until by the end of the run, I can
hardly hear my foot strike. This sort of feedback may be missing on softer surfaces, but, again, one
should still practice proper technique. One reason I like running on treadmills is that even though
the surface is more forgiving, foot-strike tends to be louder, thus providing feedback, if not
through your joints.
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