Running on the beach is totally overrated

I'm not sure how many runners we have here, but I just recently went running on the beach for the first time. It was about 5:30 p.m. and the sun was setting over the horizon. It was amazing. There were about 20 mph winds and it felt great outside. It was a perfect day for running. Many couples began to walk out of their condos to watch the sun set as I began to get about a mile in for the day. And guess what? It sucked. The only way to get good footing was to run near the water which of coarse dosen't seem to bad, unless the ground there is slanted about this much -----> \ Has anyone shared the same running experience?

What kind of environment do you go running in?

streets usually.. but have similar problems with the street edges being slanted.. quite annoying. in college i was in boston so i could run on the sidewalks early in the morning which was much better.

i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here gameroz

Dang.....Where are you from?

[QUOTE="gameroz"]i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here LikeHaterade

Dang.....Where are you from?

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[QUOTE="gameroz"]i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here gameroz

Dang.....Where are you from?

I lol'd.

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[QUOTE="gameroz"]i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here Faust_DWfan

Dang.....Where are you from?

I lol'd.

It's not lame. It's different. It's not done for speed.LJS9502_basic

I dont do sprints or anything that bulids speed. Just consistent running. But the only place to get good footing is near the water but the ground isn't level. Anywhere else, your feet sink into the sand. Maybe it's just Pensacola beach that sucks. Someone mentioned that they didn't have a problem running on the beach so it could be.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]It's not lame. It's different. It's not done for speed.LikeHaterade

I dont do sprints or anything that bulids speed. Just consistent running. But the only place to get good footing is near the water but the ground isn't level. Anywhere else, your feet sink into the sand. Maybe it's just Pensacola beach that sucks. Someone mentioned that they didn't have a problem running on the beach so it could be.

THATS WHY PEOPLE RUN ON THE BEACH, BECAUSE THE FOOTING ISN'T THE GREATEST. ITS HARDER. THATS THE POINT.

Running at the track ftw. rudyroundhead

Running on the track is just so damn boring for me.

I run on streets in my neighborhood.

[QUOTE="rudyroundhead"]Running at the track ftw. ElZilcho90

Running on the track is just so damn boring for me.

I run on streets in my neighborhood.

I agree. I have the tendency of counting the laps that I run and it makes time go by slower and I get tired faster. Neighborhood streets are best in my opinion.

[QUOTE="rudyroundhead"]Running at the track ftw. ElZilcho90

Running on the track is just so damn boring for me.

I run on streets in my neighborhood.

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[QUOTE="rudyroundhead"]Running at the track ftw. Vyse_Legends

Running on the track is just so damn boring for me.

I run on streets in my neighborhood.

Once, a stray dog decided it wanted to try and take a bite out of my calf one day while I was running. Probably the fastest I've ever sprinted. :P

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[QUOTE="rudyroundhead"]Running at the track ftw. ElZilcho90

Running on the track is just so damn boring for me.

I run on streets in my neighborhood.

Once, a stray dog decided it wanted to try and take a bite out of my calf one day while I was running. Probably the fastest I've ever sprinted. :P

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[QUOTE="gameroz"]i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here gameroz

Dang.....Where are you from?

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[QUOTE="gameroz"]i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here gameroz

Dang.....Where are you from?

I lol'd.

I was wearing a tshirt and shorts :cry:

I'm not sure how many runners we have here, but I just recently went running on the beach for the first time. It was about 5:30 p.m. and the sun was setting over the horizon. It was amazing. There were about 20 mph winds and it felt great outside. It was a perfect day for running. Many couples began to walk out of their condos to watch the sun set as I began to get about a mile in for the day. And guess what? It sucked. The only way to get good footing was to run near the water which of coarse dosen't seem to bad, unless the ground there is slanted about this much -----> \ Has anyone shared the same running experience?

What kind of environment do you go running in?

LikeHaterade

I have tried it, it is much better than concrete. You get a better workout, with lower impact, when your feet sink in.

I usually run on screwed up city sidewalks. In the dark. At night. o_O

dont go running have no runnign endurace i use my bike in nice weather only half a block away from a bike trailcornholio157

Dude its fun and enjoyable in slowmotion, oops i gotta go baywatch is on.

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[QUOTE="gameroz"]i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here DivergeUnify

Dang.....Where are you from?

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[QUOTE="gameroz"]i haven't been to the beach where i live in a while plus it's not a good time to go since it's below 50 here gameroz

Dang.....Where are you from?

I lol'd.

I was wearing a tshirt and shorts :cry:

Yea, a cold front game through again and it's 16 degrees in Pensacola tonight. Burrrr. And Spazoid you make a very good point. Running on the sand is a lot easier on the knees.

Running on the beach is great, the sand helps cushion the impact on your knees/body, the slant and uneven surface conditions the small muscles in your ankles/knees. It's also much better and healthier to do it barefoot, since shoes are extremely unnatural for your body.
You also ussually get the nice cool sea breeze, nicer view and a place to swim if you need to cool-down.
Spazoid

Exactly.

I'm not sure how many runners we have here, but I just recently went running on the beach for the first time. It was about 5:30 p.m. and the sun was setting over the horizon. It was amazing. There were about 20 mph winds and it felt great outside. It was a perfect day for running. Many couples began to walk out of their condos to watch the sun set as I began to get about a mile in for the day. And guess what? It sucked. The only way to get good footing was to run near the water which of coarse dosen't seem to bad, unless the ground there is slanted about this much -----> \ Has anyone shared the same running experience?

What kind of environment do you go running in?

LikeHaterade

a treadmill and that usually only happens once a month. and i run slowly at 4mph.

That's why you run in slow-motion. Gives you time to find good footing.:PVyse_Legends

This post is made of win.

Can the beach be a lake beach, or a river beach? I've never seen a real beach :(

On I side note, I love hearing people from down south complain about it being 50F and cold in the same sentance. It's around 20F here right now, and thats so warm I'm still wearing my fall coat unziped. I coudn't imagine what you guys would be like if you ever really felt winter. Then again, I'd prob die of heatstroke if I went to flordia, as I cant stand any temperature above 70F, and have my house set at a confortable 55F.

God I love Canada, with temps raning from -40F in the winter to 100F in the summer, and the chance to get Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail, and Thunderstorm followed by a Whiteout all in one day, and all of that in one city, we have the most messed up weather in the world availabe to us.

Running on the beach is nice for tranquility's sake. But yeah, I'd have to agree it sucks, at least based on my personal experiences. I get wicked shin-splints when I jog on the beach. Not sure why it is, probably because it's not level so I'm putting just enough extra strain on my lower legs to make them ache like hell.

I love to jog, but I hate joggin on the treadmill. I jog outside, it doesn't matter if it's 10 degrees & snowy. The only time I don't is if it's icy, since it's pretty much impossible to get a good run on in the ice. People most likely think I'm a crackhead when they see me jogging in a snowstorm, but that's okay.

I like it. At college and when I'm home in Philadelphia I always run on a track or on the roads and it gets kind of old. When we go to our beach house I love running on the beach. I don't run fast or far, but I make up for it with the difficult footing, so it balances out the way I see it.

not if it's a nude beach.....:oops:Omni-Slash

With beautiful women such as myself :oops:

With beautiful women such as myself :oops:

Luka-Kovach

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