A barefoot ramble through a grassy park, and my thoughts on grass as a running surface.
Sure, ‘touch grass’, but best not to race or train on, especially barefoot.
Hard uniform surfaces like concrete, smooth asphalt, or tracks work better cos they offer something to bounce off.
And they can’t hide barefoot enemies like broken glass, sharp sticks, thorns etc.
I also compare Peter Snell’s running records to John Walker’s.
In 1962, Snell ran an 800m world record of 1m44.3s on Grass. A few days earlier he ran a world record 3m54.4s mile, also on Grass. Snell’s 800m New Zealand record stood for 62 years.
In 1975, Walker ran 3m49.4s over a mile, on a synthetic ‘high performance’ all-weather track.
Is Walker’s mile mark superior to Snell’s? Let me know in the comments.
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