2016 - January

[Bierzo Baggie]

So long as you increase your cadence and land mid- or front-foot rather than heel-strike, I don't think the hard top surface should worry you too much.

The real killer is when us older blokes try to run too fast without turning our feet over quicker to compensate - then our stride increases, we heavily heel strike and the knees and ligaments suffer massively. That is what a small army of physiotherapists and podiatrists have told me over the years, usually in the same breath as and following the words "You're not 21 any more..."

That makes sense although in my case I tend to run on my toes so it seems to be the achilles tendon, ankles, calf muscles, etc.. that complain first. Running on hard surfaces and running fast seem to do most damage. Running with little pointy steps might avoid this, yes, maybe...