Is it my imagination or does it take more effort to run on a rubberized, soft track? My pace is usually slower on a track yet I feel like I'm working much harder. Is this because it doesn't cause as much rebound as a hard surface?
Yeah, the softer the surface the more potential energy that is lost.
Yeah, the softer the surface the more potential energy that is lost.
I don't mind using the track for the sake of mixing things up a bit but I will say that going around and around and around again is about as interesting as watching paint dry.
Right on. Hit some trails instead. Plenty of them in Washington state, am I right ?
I feel like my FEET work harder the softer the surface, whereas my LEGS work hardest on a harder surface. In other words, too much grass/mud/squishy surface for too many days in a row, and I can get a little TOFP or just sore foot muscles, whereas there is no such effect on a firmer surface.
Does that make sense to anyone?