does running on grass make you faster or slower??

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16 years ago 10/07/2007 10:22pm EDT

saw a kid doing sprints barefoot on the football field today and once he left I tried it myself.

handtimed on my wrist, but I did 15 the first time

and then a couple minutes later I did 13 flat, maybe 13.25 to be cautious

at 40 years old when I time myself on the track I am usually at 14.8 to 15.8 (no spikes)(yeah old guys time themselves to see exactly how slow we are)

anyway my question is this: I would have thought barefoot on grass would have slowed me down, am I right and just had a great day/in better shape? or is grass/barefoot faster for sprinting???

and yes I know how slow 13 is, but at 40 it feels fast

thanks

16 years ago 10/07/2007 10:29pm EDT

re: forget shoes

I's because you were barefoot. You could probably run faster with spikes on the track but barefoot on grass is certainly faster than with trainers on even a good track.

16 years ago 10/07/2007 10:30pm EDT

re: forget shoes

It makes you slower... that is why track times and road race times are faster than xc times for the same distance. I ran 26:16 for 8k in xc running on grass, 25:58 for 5 miles in a road race and 25:24 through 8k during a 10k race on the track.

16 years ago 10/07/2007 10:35pm EDT

re: forget shoes

the danger with 100 times on a football field is you need to be sure that they are 100 meters and not just yards...

16 years ago 10/07/2007 10:36pm EDT

re: forget shoes

were you running the 100 yards or 100 meters? That could make the difference. Usually grass will slow you down, otherwise people would race on grass tracks instead of mondo.

16 years ago 10/07/2007 11:00pm EDT

re: forget shoes

100 meters isn't going to make a difference, especially since you were excited. Grass is definitely slower though

16 years ago 10/08/2007 4:43am EDT

re: Towson exile

Towson exile wrote:
100 meters isn't going to make a difference, especially since you were excited. Grass is definitely slower though

I always finish a bit quicker when I'm excited.

16 years ago 10/08/2007 5:38am EDT

re: forget shoes

If by "grass" you mean marijuana, I'd imagine it would make you slower... and more mellow.

16 years ago 10/08/2007 8:57am EDT

re: forget shoes

Grass does not rebound like the road. Its the same reason bikers ride really stiff bikes. all your energy goes into the ground which is why it is so slow and so easy on your body

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