At what pace does "running" in reality become walking. Eddie Izzard is a walker.

You mad, bro?

Yet the guy cruising along at 6 minute pace that gets hit by a car is called a jogger.

You spelled wanker wrong.

Somewhere around 12-13 minute pace, it's walking. A walking gait is more efficient at that pace which is why ultrarunners walk the uphills.

Would you rather have him sitting at home watching TV? We, as athletes, should support this man and contribute to the charity he is running to support. Just because you're marathons are faster than his doesn't mean your a better runner. Running is 1 percent perspiration and 99% preparation. He runs the miles (although he may run them slowly) so he is, by definition, a runner. Pull your head out and support the man's charity, or maybe YOUR not a real runner yourself!!!

Used to think Eddie wasn't a bad bloke until he started telling Scottish people how to vote and colluded with the scumbag that is Jim Murphy.

Now realise that the cross-dressing, the low calibre stand-up and the walkathons are all just to satisfy the attention seeking whore that is Izzard.

Pathetic.

I would say at 15 minute pace. 4mph is a brisk walk - about the pace that southerners walk when moving with a purpose, and that yankees walk by default. The tough pace is that 12-14 minute pace, which is too fast for comfortable walking, but not really a good jog, and certainly not running.

just another guy wrote:

Would you rather have him sitting at home watching TV? We, as athletes, should support this man and contribute to the charity he is running to support. Just because you're marathons are faster than his doesn't mean your a better runner. Running is 1 percent perspiration and 99% preparation. He runs the miles (although he may run them slowly) so he is, by definition, a runner. Pull your head out and support the man's charity, or maybe YOUR not a real runner yourself!!!

I think what he's against is the lack of accuracy in Izzard saying that she ran 27 marathons in 27 days. That is simply not true. If I run 10 miles in the morning and 16 miles in the afternoon, which I do, I would never say I ran a marathon that day, and it would be a lie if I did say that. Also, if I'm moving at 22 minutes per mile, I'm not running, nobody can run at that pace. Izzard jogged/walked and covered 26 miles in total, on average, each day for 27 days - he did not run 27 marathons in 27 days. Running 27 marathons in 27 days is a completely different feat, and one he did not achieve.

Who or what is Eddie Izzard?

I'd love to hear what you think of this guy then...

http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/50-ironmans-in-50-days-in-50-states

Swim, bike, run, repeat wrote:

I'd love to hear what you think of this guy then...

http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/50-ironmans-in-50-days-in-50-states

Isn't he the perfect example of the exact opposite; a guy who actually did what he said he was going to do? Didn't he actually do the event from start to finish, not break it up throughout the day? And doing one ironman is a hell of a lot more than one marathon. So, unlike Izzard, he actually did what he said he was going to do and did so in impressive times. Especially when considering he did 50 ironman's in 50 days. I wouldn't want to run a marathon after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112 miles - but on the date of this guys 50th ironman in row, he did a 5:17 marathon. Considerably faster than Izzard's best "time trial" marathon.

just another guy wrote:

Just because you're marathons are faster than his doesn't mean your a better runner.

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Running has a flight phase. Walking always has one foot on the ground.

It is not a matter of velocity although there is a speed around 12 min/mile where walking might be more economical.

It's a big "meh".

I'm glad he's promoting health and fitness. I guess in order to get any degree of publicity doing silly stuff like this is what it takes. He's lucky at his age to be be able to walk 26 miles a day, so he's ahead of the game there.

Swim, bike, run, repeat wrote:

I'd love to hear what you think of this guy then...

http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/50-ironmans-in-50-days-in-50-states

I "ran" the marathon with James when he came through Flagstaff last summer. This was day 7 of his adventure. Marathon time was 6:26. The first half was mostly slow jogging. Second half had a lot of walking. He was delirious towards the end (we finished well after midnight) and not doing very well. I thought there was no way he could go on for another 43 days. I was impressed to see him finish. Certainly more impressive than walking 27 marathons in 27 days.

I will note that at the event in Flagstaff with James, the bike to run transition time was about 2 hours. During that time he napped, ate and was massaged.

I am in complete agreement, and I am a hobby jogger. I pulled up my noob stats from the last 29 days, and did a comparison -

107.23 miles jogged last 29 days 2/22-3/21

214.34 miles overall

107.11 walkin' miles = 2142.2 minutes (20 min pace)

107.23 joggin' miles = 1079.7 minutes (10:03 pace)

3221.9 minutes / 214.34 miles = 15 min pace x 26.2 miles = 393 min "marathons" 6.56 hr avg (better than izzard)

214.34 / 26.2 = 8.18 marathons

I RAN OVER 8 MARATHONS THIS MONTH!!!!!!11111111111

Hobby Jogger 18384859 wrote:

I am in complete agreement, and I am a hobby jogger. I pulled up my noob stats from the last 29 days, and did a comparison -

107.23 miles jogged last 29 days 2/22-3/21

214.34 miles overall

107.11 walkin' miles = 2142.2 minutes (20 min pace)

107.23 joggin' miles = 1079.7 minutes (10:03 pace)

3221.9 minutes / 214.34 miles = 15 min pace x 26.2 miles = 393 min "marathons" 6.56 hr avg (better than izzard)

214.34 / 26.2 = 8.18 marathons

I RAN OVER 8 MARATHONS THIS MONTH!!!!!!11111111111

Exactly this. It's like saying I run over three marathons a week. I don't. I run about 80 miles a week. I've never run a marathon.

This guy raised over a million for charity. Guess the people who donated should demand their money back.

xvxvc wrote:

This guy raised over a million for charity. Guess the people who donated should demand their money back.

Good point, all that matters is raising money, no need for honesty. Or that he actually run any distance at all. Next year he should tell everyone that he'll run a thousand marathons in 100 days - think of all the money he can raise. I mean, 1000 marathons in 100 days is pretty damned impressive. Who wouldn't donate for that! Think about how impossible that is! Good for him. wow. 1000 marathons in 100 days. good for him. Not that he'll do it, of course, but it's lying for a good cause so it's ok. The important thing is to get photos of him looking tired every day, and watch the money roll in.