Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
I know some appear to insist that trail running is more advanced than pavement running and it isn't the best way to start - but I just can't tolerate running on the pavement.
Well, from the POV of someone who doesn't run trails at all but has an opinion on everything whether I know anything about it or not - I think it's an excellent place to start.

I think trail running IS more "advanced" than pavement, in the sense that it requires more balanced strength in all the stabilizer muscles that can get neglected running on pavement. So, if someone like me decided to up and run the same distance (or even the same duration) on trails that I do on pavement, I'd be almost sure to get an injury.

But if you start on trails, and start slow and easy as you're doing, you never develop those bad habits and muscle imbalances. You build all the muscles and reflexes together. I say go for it. But what do I know.