Is there a slowdown or an improvement in time generally when running on grass as opposed to turf, rubber, and asphalt? I would guess that the coefficient of friction is higher on grass. just wondering if my times should be slower on grass.
Is there a slowdown or an improvement in time generally when running on grass as opposed to turf, rubber, and asphalt? I would guess that the coefficient of friction is higher on grass. just wondering if my times should be slower on grass.
grassrunner wrote:
I would guess that the coefficient of friction is higher on grass.
Obvious troll.
what the hell??? how am i being a troll? you sure don't think. id surely like to know how my post made me a troll? am i insulting someone or calling out someone, or making racist jokes? the trolls are the idiots on this site slamming elite runners like ritz, webb, etc. i started running 4 weeks ago and the only surface i can run on is grass due to things beyond my control.
the intent of my post, for those with above a 4th grade iq, is to talk about the difference in times that can be expected on grass vs pavement, rubber, or a similar surface. forget the idiot who posted before me.
beeeeep wrote:
grassrunner wrote:I would guess that the coefficient of friction is higher on grass.
Obvious troll.
Just because the terminology completely flew over your head, doesn't make one a troll. Improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension.
I'm not a physicists, but my guess would be that there is not enough energy return from grass, as there is from turf. So one would run faster on turf. Similarly, asphalt has a higher energy return than turf, so asphalt would be the fastest surface. I could be completely wrong, but hey, I'm a history major.
The grass poses the problems of being too soft and also causing extra "drag" when your feet move through it, so it is pretty much always slower than a track or road (a hard, low cut golf course can be very fast though). I think the difference in speed due to the surface alone is small when comparing a rubber track to an asphalt road (although the nicer tracks are faster). There are a lot of additional benefits on the track such as the ease of judging pace, lack of elevation changes, and the ability to wear spikes.
grassrunner wrote:
what the hell??? how am i being a troll? you sure don't think. id surely like to know how my post made me a troll? am i insulting someone or calling out someone, or making racist jokes? the trolls are the idiots on this site slamming elite runners like ritz, webb, etc. i started running 4 weeks ago and the only surface i can run on is grass due to things beyond my control.
the intent of my post, for those with above a 4th grade iq, is to talk about the difference in times that can be expected on grass vs pavement, rubber, or a similar surface. forget the idiot who posted before me.
Only an inexperienced troll would get this defensive. I'm no fourth grader either. "Coefficient of friction"--was that the topic in your high school's physics class today?
Of course running on grass is slower than running on a hard surface. When is the last time you saw a Mondo "grass" surface? Give me a break man, don't go trolling for reponses with your "scientific" jargon.
What is going to be the title of your next post: "My girlfriend worries about me running on grass"? We already know you don't have a girlfriend, so you're going to have to think up something else.
Hahaha! Man you guys are brutal! It was an honest enough question, really.
Yes, thats part of the reason even flat fast xc courses are slower than those on the road ond even more so the track.
seriously, i have no idea why the op was called out as a troll - seems to me if one truly was a troll then there are better topics to troll aboutand i have no idea why the op got so defensive... a simple i'm not a troll would have done fine, or even ignoring the guy
AdamLocked wrote:
Hahaha! Man you guys are brutal! It was an honest enough question, really.
Isn't turf grass or have you septics gone all screwy with the lingo again?
Bump.
Why does my stride feel more "bouncy" after running on grass or dirt?
grassrunner wrote:
Is there a slowdown or an improvement in time generally when running on grass as opposed to turf, rubber, and asphalt? I would guess that the coefficient of friction is higher on grass. just wondering if my times should be slower on grass.
Clearly a troll or an IQ of 60 .... Or both.
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