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I was running up Twin Peaks in SF today when a woman in a car called out to me and asked me a question about the entrance to the park. I stepped into the road t
by julianeon 3y ago
I was running up Twin Peaks in SF today when a woman in a car called out to me and asked me a question about the entrance to the park. I stepped into the road to answer her, and didn't pay attention. A jeep swerved around me (fairly close) while honking.
It was a reminder that, if you want to run for a long time and you're growing older, you've really got to think hard about safe routes & how to stick to them.
For example, for this guy, if you're going to run 8 miles for 50 years, then safety would be the top concern - especially in your 70's. You can't do much better than a beach route. Soft surface, no cars, no way to screw up and fall and easily injure yourself: that scores like a 10 out of 10 for a running route. And 50 years of daily running can add up to a lot of risk. For example, 1 close call with a car every 1,000 runs = 18 close calls over 50 years.
I'd probably make the same choice in his position.
- sixstringtheory 3y agoIt seems the odds eventually became stacked against the running man in Charlottesville, VA https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20859405/locals-remember-charlottesvilles-running-man/ https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20859405/locals-remember-...
- brianbreslin 3y agoWow, I went to UVA in the early 2000s I vaguely recall seeing him run once or twice. Had no idea he was a former student who never left. Just thought it was a quirky townie who was another interesting character of cville.
- asdfman123 3y agoIt goes without saying that an easy way to reduce risk is to dress like you’re going to a disco party during the day and cover yourself with lights at night.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoDon’t use lights, use retro reflectors.
- justinator 3y agoThere is the option to use both.
- m463 3y ago(but watch out for sarlacci) I've always wondered that if you play the long game, what kinds of shoes should you wear? I read people in countries that go barefoot don't have foot problems. Should you wear heavily padded shoes or run in low-heel or minimalist shoes?
- dotancohen 3y agoGoing barefoot is great for everyday tasks. I'm barefoot now. But running on modern surfaces is not an everyday task - even if you do it every day. Wear quality shoes while running or jumping.
- vasco 3y agoYou should wear shoes to prevent getting a nail or glass shard or syringe sticking to the bottom of your foot. I at least would prefer long term foot problems to short term cuts or infections.
- aaronbrethorst 3y agoGo to a good shoe store that caters to runners, and try on a bunch of different pairs of shoes to find something that will fit your needs and physiology. And then throw them away after 500 miles and get a new pair. I have a suspicion that a big part of the reason that people are feeling better running in Hokas is that they waited too long to replace their last pair of shoes, and literally anything would have been an improvement by the time they switched. And I say this as someone who recently switched to Hokas. They’re fine.
- saiya-jin 3y agoI love my Hokas, they have different models which cater to differently-shaped and differently used feet. Some people love minimalism, but if I push hard enough (which isn't hard at all), on hard surfaces and without much padding, I develop pain which I would categorize as tendon being stretched too much. I can get it also from just walking on tarmac sidewalks in hard shoes for long enough. Doesn't happen in Hokas, at all. They basically allow me to run as much as I can, or have multiple-hour walks almost every evening. Another good ones, for me just for walking, are La Sportiva Raptor - seemingly one of few manufacturers that caters to sporty people with wide feet.
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- Eumenes 3y agoThats why I stick to trails/logging roads/ATV trails