Wondering what the positives/negatives are of running in soft sand?
I have not done a lot of real running as most of my life has been spent doing plyo's, lifting, and sprinting. Lately I have been adding in a little distance and would like to get to running a respectable mile time. Not thinking of running everyday in the sand but maybe a couple times a week. Any thoughts?
That's a good thought. My dirt trail has some parts that are fairly sandy and I try to hit those spots because it's more difficult. If I go to the beach, should I run barefoot?
That's the thing? I have no idea. I have always done it because it would be hard to run on soft sand with shoes on as well as it makes your feet stronger which I figure is a good thing.
Positives of running on sand:
1) if there is nowhere else to run, at least you can run on the beach
2) Beaches might have hot women in bikinis
Negatives of running on sand:
1) Sand flicks up your legs, really annoying
2) If you are wearing shoes, sand gets into your shoes and eventually causes blisters
3) Usually you end up running on a slight slant
4) loose sand it horrible to run on, no toe-off, puts strain in weird places on your legs without any added benefit
If you have to run on a beach, hopefully it is a beach with fairly "hard" sand and you can run down next to the water where it is slightly moist, causing it to be more firm and better for running. Also, hopefully there are lots of hot women in bikinis to look at as you run past. Longest I've done on a beach was 14. It wasn't too bad because it was a good beach. I wouldn't want to do that regularly though.
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If I go to the beach, should I run barefoot?
I am not sure there is much to gain by running on sand. But if you try barefoot, make absolutely sure you have no blisters. If they crack open, the sand gets under your skin and you probably don't want to try to scrape the sand with a knife of some sort from inside your blisters.
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