I am a runner (40 years). I had an issue with my shins and back a number of years ago and asked the doctor about it. He stated that I should not run on concrete and run on pavement if at all possible. I did and the issues went away.
I have had a few people yell at me or stop in in the street telling me to get on the sidewalk (99% of the time the 'yellers' are between Jan and April). I called the Sheriff's department one morning after being yelled at. A deputy told me that I had the right to run in the cart path, he said that I need to run into the traffic in order to see the cars coming at me. When I run, I jump on the sidewalk or grass when a cart and car next to the cart are coming at me. But when it is just a cart, I stay in the cart lane.
Once again, bottom line, it is easier on the runner's body to run on pavement.
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