Be honest. How many letsrunners started with the run walk thing?

average letsrunner wrote:

the gall of it wrote:

How many still do it?

I'm yet to start that running part.

I'm yet to start that walking part.

Yay Man wrote:

dial it up wrote:

That is awesome. I'm guessing you pissed off a couple 2:46 guys who would pass you walking only to be passed back.

Ummm...Yay?

Serious question - how old are you? You come across as somewhere around 16 years old. Not that there is anything wrong with being 16.

Serious question- how fast are you? You come across as somewhere above a 2:46 marathon. Not that there is anything wrong with being slow.

"Jogging as a form of exercise has the advantages of alternate walking and running. Both walking and running are good exercises. Each has its advocates. Done separately, each may fall a bit short of what is needed- gradually increased stress on the heart and lungs..."

Bowerman, William J., and W.E. Harris, MD "jogging- A Physical Fitness Program For All Ages" 1st ed. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967

and all you kiddies thought it was from The Gospel of Galloway!

But to answer the question... I have been humbled to the point of walking on training runs and races. Never by design.

Ran CC and track in high school early 80s but quit due to injuries at 20 having run 4:27, 15:40, 33:30. Glory Days.

Many starts and stops over the years, but at 49 in 2013 tried again at about 30lbs over weight with run/walk. Run 2 minutes walk 4, then run 2 minutes walk 3, and various variations. At the time I couldn't run a mile in under 10 minutes without stopping.

Finally ran 3 miles continuously after about 6 weeks of the run/walk.

At 6 months I ran 9.5 miles, but at 8 months stopped due to uncontrolled asthma.

Started Advair in March and would run 1 mile walk 5 minutes. Did this for 4 and 6 mile loops. Then run 2 miles walk 5 minutes on the same 4 to 6 miles. Often ran 2 - 2 -1 -1 with 3-5 minutes rest.

Again, got myself up to running 9 miles at a 9:00 pace.

My most enjoyable runs seem to be at the local forest preserve where I run for approximately 20 minutes walk 5 minutes times 3 or 4 for a 60 - 80 minutes run; usually about 7-8.5 miles.

I NEVER did the walk/run thing. Just wasn't a thing when I started running. My first run EVER was 5 miles...run with my Dad at age 8. Beat him and his running buddies to the finish by a lot. Worst pain I had felt to date THE NEXT DAY when my quads were killing me.

Went out for track, freshman in high school. Ran 5:23 mile when they lined us all out to see who would be in the first JV meet.

Tied for first with this kid Roy, a sophomore, who would not let me pass him. He ran me wide into about lane 5 or 6, where we almost knocked over the coach who was standing there with the stopwatch.

It was the most fun I'd ever had in sports and I was hooked.

4 summers ago I started running to lose a bit of chub. I began doing 1-3 miles a day but would always have to stop for a few minutes between each mile. Didn't time any but probably did them at around 8:00 pace.

Now I run in the high 15's for 5k and 33:05 10k.

To Shlomo - Wow! Totally awesome!

I started with run/walk, and now I have a two hour and fifty-something