Do elite long distance runners try to do most of their training not on paved roads, but rather on dirt, gravel, grass, etc? I remember seeing clips of Kenyans and Ethiopians running in a park in London before the marathon trying to avoid the roads sticking to the grass. If so, why? Is it only to avoid hard impacts as possible which can increase the chances of an injury?
It's because they live in a third world country. The Japanese mostly train on the Crete. In reality, it makes no difference.
Yes, they try to stay off hard surfaces as much as possible
because they live in a third world country wrote:
It's because they live in a third world country. The Japanese mostly train on Crete. In reality, it makes no difference.
WTF? That´s a lot of travelling to every running session!
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