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The sun comes up around 5:45 am this time of year. But regardless of time, people should run/walk on sidewalks or trails, and not in the road. This seems like common sense. [/quote]
As a former marathon runner for many years, just want to point out that sometimes the reason runners run on the road as opposed to sidewalks, is that asphalt is softer than concrete. When you are running 10+ miles, concrete is much harder on your body than asphalt.

Obviously if it is a busy or dangerous road, yes, we move to the sidewalk. But if it seems fairly "safe", long distance runners will prefer the actual asphalt road. I've explained this to DH 100x and he still rails against a group of runners even on a quiet neighborhood road, running beside a sidewalk, "WHY aren't they running on the sidewalk???".  I tell him (again), concrete is much harder than asphalt, and he rolls his eyes in disbelief.

You won't understand it until you run 10+ miles and experience for yourself the difference in surface hardness. But yes, safety prevails over all else, so for high traffic roads, sidewalks win out.[/quote]

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