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When it comes to injury, researchers currently believe no single surface is better than another. Concrete, for instance, is hard, but it's typically consistent. Asphalt roads often are cambered for drainage, while the unpredictability of many grass and dirt surfaces can cause instant injuries
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When it comes to injury, researchers currently believe no single surface is better than another. Concrete, for instance, is hard, but it's typically consistent. Asphalt roads often are cambered for drainage, while the unpredictability of many grass and dirt surfaces can cause instant injuries
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Asphalt roads wear more than concrete roads, but many countries are replacing concrete roads with asphalt because it is cheaper, despite concrete roads having some major advantages.
Concrete roads are highly durable and more environmentally friendly as compared to asphalt roads. However asphalt paving costs far less than concrete paving. Also, asphalt road provides a little better safety of the vehicle against snow and skidding
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Asphalt has several advantages over concrete as a surface for running and jogging (and biking, skating, and driving for that matter). Thanks to how asphalt pavements are constructed, they offer a smooth surface that doesn't have expansion joints or cracks that might pose a tripping hazard.
Although proper form and footwear play the greatest role, there is much anecdotal evidence and some medical evidence that running on asphalt is easier on joints than running on concrete. This is usually attributed to asphalt's being a more flexible materials vs. the rigidity of concrete, which reduces repetitive impact and strain on joints. A 2008 study in Foot & Ankle International (), for example, found that asphalt running surfaces reduced the risk of Achilles tendinopathy in elite runners.
In areas where off-road jogging paths aren't available, someone might choose to run on a concrete sidewalks over an asphalt road for safety reasons. While the concrete may be worse on your joints over time, it's better than being run over.
Concrete is known as rigid pavement. There is no flexibility built into it. Asphalt is know as flexible pavement because it flexes.
When choosing a running surface, asphalt may be better than concrete, but it may not be the best surface either. If you have ever run on a track made of rubberized pavement, you will know what I mean. When you run on a track, the track absorbs the impact.
The difference between the pavement on the track and asphalt is significant. A track may have started out as asphalt or concrete for the base material, but a surface of small rubber granules is placed on top of it to make it feel a little spongy or rubbery.
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Asphalt concrete pavement is neither spongy nor rubbery in most cases, but it does have some flexibility. Some asphalts will absorb the impact of running better than others.
There are pros and cons to asphalt and concrete when it comes to the “ride” quality. A lot of it depends on the Contractor, but some things are just inherent to one versus the other.
For example, let’s say we have a sidewalk. There are several trees next to the sidewalk sprouting roots underneath the pavement. If the pavement were asphalt, the roots may come up into the asphalt and create a bump.
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