I'm literally awful. I run EVERYWHERE at top speed. I'm pretty convinced my villagers have learned to clear the bridges when I'm coming, lest they get unceremoniously tossed out of the way.
Argh! Those stupid paths, though. If there's any one thing in the next game, I hope it's either no grass wear, or on-off grass wear. I did NOT like those stupid big mud patches that can't be removed, and are huge 'seeds' for desertification.
I do, but only on my double-width paths. On single paths it's more likely I'll veer off and trample my hybrids or spoil the grass, so I slow down on those.
I run when I need to get to the train station in a hurry or avoid the villagers.
A player from my other town dropped by to sell perfect fruit a few nights ago. I had a lot to sell so she was running on the paths. Stopped to talk to the cranky villager and he was happy to see someone running and having fun.
yes i do, I try to only do it on paths but sometimes I'll just run anywhere in town - so once in a while I'll have to do the time travel trick to regrow all my grass
I only run in short bursts where there's room to because my town is covered in flowers :3 I can run on the beach now that I've found other spots for the hybrids I was growing there, and on main street, but that's about it.