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*wendy, kayleeb, other runners*
Please tell me what you think about race-walking. Do you ever do this along with running? Are there a lot of people in races that walk rather than run?
Long story short - I'm still having some pretty bad back problems despite stretches and core work, and am going to see a doctor. I suspect he's going to tell me that high-impact exercise on hard concrete surfaces are not a good idea because of my blasted fusion. I suspect I'm soon going to be relegated to running on rubbery track surfaces only. So, I've decided that in the meantime I'm going to try and speed walk outside. I've done a little bit of research and it looks like a fast clip is about 11 miles per minute, which is actually 30 seconds faster than when I run right now. *blush* Anyway though, do any of you ever do this?
Re: *wendy, kayleeb, other runners*
I am assuming you mean 11 minutes per mile not miles per minute
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I don't ever do any power walking, and I'm certain that I would not be able to do an 11 minute mile walking, ever! (says the person whose 5k PR is currently a 10:20 pace as of this morning) I have done an intentional run/walk combo sometimes, but not a complete walk.
My biggest piece of advice is to not overestimate how much you can walk at once (particularly at that speed). You will HURT if you go out and immediately speed-walk the same distance you're up to for running since you use different muscles.
HA! Um, oops. 11 minutes per mile, I meant. 11 miles per minute, sign me up for the Olympics! I always mess that up and say it backwards if I'm not careful.
That's good advice, thanks! I'm really kinda bummed about this running thing. I'm thinking I'm either going to have to join a gym or find some public outdoor track that everyone can use, if such a thing exists, if I want to keep it up.
I like this idea, a lot. I was kind of playing with an idea like that last night, as my stupid back woke me up for its nightly b*tching, and this may well be the way to go for me. I'm also encouraged by how many people walk in these things - it makes me feel like less of a pansy this way.
That sucks! I don't know much about speedwalking, but I've seen speedwalkers at races I've done. I do, however, run/walk. For races, I usually run for a mile and walk for 30 sec-1 min. And I always see other people taking walk breaks at races.
If you're able to run on softer surfaces, what do you think about trail running? I've only done it once, but the surface is a lot softer than concrete. I think Wendy has done some trail running. And they have trail races (although not as many as road races.)
Also, I've gone to the Norman North track multiple times and it was always open to the public. You might try going there if you're able to run on a track or maybe try a public school close to you.
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9/3/11 Brookhaven Run 5k 34:18
9/17/11 Healthy Sooners Fun Run 5k 33:38
10/15/11 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 33:31
10/29/11 Monster Dash 5k 32:06 PR!
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I have done trail races. I like it, but it's not necessarily easier. For another soft running suggestion, you might consider the horse trails at Stanley draper. Expect your shoes to get dirty though.
I definitely take walk breaks during long races.