If it applies for you.......do you primarily run your hard days on grass, easy days on the roads, or run your easy days on grass, and save the harder days on roads.
discuss.
If it applies for you.......do you primarily run your hard days on grass, easy days on the roads, or run your easy days on grass, and save the harder days on roads.
discuss.
I try to get as much as possible on grass/trails. But if I have to do runs on the roads, I start with the shortest/easiest combination and work up from there. If my focus was more on road racing, I'd do more long/hard runs on the roads just to get used to it. Sometimes if my legs are really feeling beat up, I'll make a point to do my easier runs on trails rather than roads.
You mix it up and do a little of everything to work different muscle groups. Same goes with shoes/no shoes or socks/no socks.
Socks/No socks changes your running dynamics?
It changes how shoes feel/fit the feet and also the amount of sensory feedback. I'm not sure if it changes running dynamics to a great extent, but definitely 'foot feel'. I love running sockless, albeit the need for lubricant or duct tape to reduce friction.
jaguar1 wrote:
I love running sockless, albeit the need for lubricant or duct tape to reduce friction.
The problems it might cause with blisters etc. would far outweigh the minimal (if any) change in socks vs. no socks. You get more foot feel through duct tape than thin socks?
xc spikes for tempo runs over grass, trainers for road work or flats occasionally for long tempo runs on roads.
Try to do grass work day after road racing as its easier on the feet!
If you´re going to race on grass, do your hard days on grass. If you´re going to race on road/track do your hard days on road (and/or track). Rule of specificity.