Stay off the sidewalks when jogging. Your knees & back will thank you in 10 years.
I’ve heard that. And try to when at all possible. I’m not a heavy jogger though. But thanks for the advice.
"Stay off the sidewalks when jogging. Your knees & back will thank you in 10 years."
I'm a former jogger and regular walker, and my daughter is a jogger and topics of discussion this weekend included "Why do people jog in the street when there are perfectly good sidewalks?" MY answer was that the neighborhood's sidewalks are in such poor shape that you could die just by tripping on the uneven pavement! This is a residential neighborhood, not a main thoroughfare where the jogger was killed. Daughter, BTW, says she always jogs on the sidewalk facing traffic in her neighborhood. She has had knee problems. I prefer the boardwalk, so I drive out to the beach -- it's "springy" compared to concrete or asphalt which I think is helpful with my knees.
I saw that there is a park within a couple of miles of downtown New Canaan, that might be a better place to jog even if it takes a few extra minutes to drive there. I see a lot of bicyclists as well as walkers on main roads around here. Yes, they have the right, but I'm not that brave.