Originally Posted by
dmanthree
Like I said, the sidewalk in this case is wide, smooth, and really nice. No excuse for the runners to be in the BIKE LANE.
My experience training for a marathon - and now training for a Half-Ironman ... asphalt is more forgiving on the legs (up to 7 times softer) so after about 1.5 hrs of running - asphalt definitely makes a big difference. I have a running friend that falls at least twice a year running on the sidewalk as she trips on the cracks.
Where I run - sidewalks are not common - as it is up to the developer to install them - not the city/county