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Squaredisk in reply to @ReekBlefs

Nice one. The section from Hal Higdon on the value of walking breaks has stuck in my mind since I read it last year. I use walking breaks all the time during my runs now. Makes longer efforts almost enjoyable. :)

I once ran a 2:29 marathon at age 49, walking through every aid station. My son Kevin ran 2:18 and qualified for the Olympic Trials employing a similar strategy. And Bill Rodgers took four brief breaks (tying a shoe on one of them) while running 2:09 and winning the 1975 Boston Marathon.

If it is good enough for them...!

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Sainsburys_Ed in reply to @Squaredisk

I’ve always liked that bit of advice!

First run after the weekend today confirmed that I had no right to run that fast at the weekend, 6:32 per km average pace and very sore, hopefully it speeds up the recovery process as it’s less than 6 weeks to Brighton marathon and I better get on the case!

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