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Originally posted by dtb
I don't know whether it was Penske or Coltrane who suggested running on grass, but what a great idea!! I tried it this weekend (at the farm where my horse is -- the footing is good, I know all the trails, and it's lovely to boot!), and it was terrific. The whole lightning storm was sub-optimal, but I don't think it changes the soundness of the "run on grass" advice.
Thanks, man! (whoever you are)
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The problem is finding miles or relatively flat surface. If you have to be constantly looking for holes to avoid it ruins the run.
I don't have a farm to go to, but once I was in Annemasse France visiting friends. The guy is a top line runner, like comes in 1st or 2nd in road races. Annemasse is a suburb of Geneva. He takes me to this place about 5 miles from his house where there are trails for horse riding or running that go on for miles. dirt trails are better than grass I think. The coolest part was that we apparently crossed the Swiss/France border several times during the run.
Of course being from Detroit I've run the Detroit Windsor races so I've ran internationally before, But I bet it sounds so exotic to the rest of you to do this.
