Does running on cement increase risk of injury

Yes

It's evidence that their coach thinks so, but it's a myth. In those cushiony pillow shoes everyone wears, surface hardness is a princess-and-pea issue, completely irrelevant.

Surface stability does matter, and grass is not stable. Or natural. Nature doesn't mow the grass, the real stuff is too tall to run through at all.

Bad Wigins wrote:

It's evidence that their coach thinks so, but it's a myth. In those cushiony pillow shoes everyone wears, surface hardness is a princess-and-pea issue, completely irrelevant.

Surface stability does matter, and grass is not stable. Or natural. Nature doesn't mow the grass, the real stuff is too tall to run through at all.

LOL

sure you know better than them

Not if you wear shoes....😁

I had a calf injury, and while I was recovering from it doing only easy runs. I noticed that while I ran on grass I felt less pain in the healing calf than while running on cement. even with cushioned shoes, while running on cement, the impact is still strong compered to running on grass

"Cement"'is a powder that is an ingredient of concrete. Sidewalks and roads are made of concrete, not cement.

How long we have been bereft of hope, how long have we wandered lost in these urban jungles...

Where is CRETErunner to keep us on the true, paved, path?

Running on soft surfaces makes soft runners. To become strong and injury resistant, should we not challenge our bodies?

Remember to keep it on the 'CRETE, just as he taught us!

Back in the day we used to run 150 miles/week exclusively on concrete.

No. Running on concrete decreases injury in fact.

Ask Camille Herron.

This is mostly true. The basic laws of physics mean that no matter what surface you run on the same amount of force is going into your legs. Force doesn't just magically disappear because you are running on a soft surface. The force you push into the ground will be equal to the force that goes back into your leg. So really running surface has nothing to do with it.

Cement wrote:

https://youtu.be/VqOoC2UDzBY

I noticed most elites while running in these parks before a marathon, choose to run on the grass rather than on the cement trail. Is this an evidence that for people who train with quality high speed workouts it is better to avoid as much as possible running on roads and cements trails?

KEEP IT ON THE CRETE

Bad Wigins wrote:

Nature doesn't mow the grass

Tell that to the sheep

Cement wrote:

https://youtu.be/VqOoC2UDzBY

I noticed most elites while running in these parks before a marathon, choose to run on the grass rather than on the cement trail. Is this an evidence that for people who train with quality high speed workouts it is better to avoid as much as possible running on roads and cements trails?

I think it is important to run on a variety of surfaces.

I think it is foolish to run exclusively on grass, and at least 2 runs a week should be on hard surfaces.

Running on soft surfaces seems to actually increase the strain on your muscles and tendons as compared to running on concrete, since the elastic return is much less in the former. Your muscles/fascia/tendons must stiffen to accommodate running on grass, which can cause greater risk of tendonitis and soreness.

Cement shoes slow me down.

Resident Engineer wrote:

"Cement"'is a powder that is an ingredient of concrete. Sidewalks and roads are made of concrete, not cement.

Roads are made from asphalt or bitumen, not concrete. Concrete is about 10 times denser than asphalt. If you have ever run on concrete, you may have noticed how bouncy it feels. I'm sure you have less risk of injury on a softer surface as long as it is still stable, which grass is.

Bad Wigins wrote:

It's evidence that their coach thinks so, but it's a myth. In those cushiony pillow shoes everyone wears, surface hardness is a princess-and-pea issue, completely irrelevant.

Surface stability does matter, and grass is not stable. Or natural. Nature doesn't mow the grass, the real stuff is too tall to run through at all.

Large ungulates mow grass, so yes, nature does mow grass.

Short answer - yes.

Longer answer - asphalt and wooded paths are best. Asphalt will absorb at least some of the impact. Cement absorbs 0%

I love running on Asphalt, even more than running on the track. The track is just too bouncy too me for some reason, and I can't really get that snap like running on asphalt. It must be heaven to run on an Indy 500/Formula race track!

I love running on grass, too, but for my long runs. I don't run fast on grass, because it is uneven terrain, and that can create a different problem in itself.

I don't run on concrete roads or sidewalks. Those are the worst surfaces to run on. The sidewalks are lopsided, uneven , and full of indentations. I see a lot of runners running on the sidewalk now. As oppose to years ago, majority of runners RAN on the road.

ASPHALT - GRASS- TRACK -TREADMILL ( just to get the mileage in). Those are my surfaces, with Asphalt being number 1

I hate gravel, or semi-gravel dirt roads. It's a slow drag on the legs, and just feels slow as hell.

What third world country do you live in with such poor sidewalks? Detroit?