The stars of Baywatch and Blake Lively’s character in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants may make it look easy, but running in the sand can be a real beast.
Studies show it takes 1.6 times more energy to trudge through sand than to trot on level pavement, which means you’ll burn that many more calories (so at least there’s that).
But anyone who has ever tried running on the beach knows that 1.6 times harder feels more like 10 times harder. Which is why we asked real runners to spill what goes on in their heads when they’re hitting (and hopefully not eating) the sand. Perhaps you can relate?