Yes, and indoors more than outdoors
Yes, and indoors more than outdoors
Me and my running buddy Lefty say 'no'.
It most certainly does. The corners put torque on the outside leg, making it travel just a bit farther every time, which is why only track workouts need to be done on the track, especially indoors.
Haven't noticed any foot problems but definitely get more tightness in the right hamstring and calf due to them travelling further each lap when doing regular trackwork. Sometimes get niggles in the left ITB/hip due to the corners.
For me at least doing the warmup and cooldown in the opposite direction helps balance it out, and occasionally doing reps in the opposite direction (usually on a grass field so as not to annoy the hell out of anyone else at the track).
Yes! Yes! Yes! After a year and a half of base building and training, I got to the point of running 16 800's at a 2:40 pace. That was a big improvement for me. ( 45 years old and not running in 25 years). Anyway, my body broke down with an ITband injury the next day. I have been trying to recover the last 6 months, and it is a struggle to run/jog 14 mies a week. Do not run the same direction around a track over and over or you may end up like me.
It inverts the left foot more at the ankle (not really what pronation is) which causes many a medial-tibial stress fracture on the left side. But there's no reason why it would make the right side weaker.
It's a good idea to do speedwork in outer lanes, and recovery and strides clockwise outside lane 8.
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