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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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hats in reply to @Squaredisk

I used to think that any walking at all meant it wasn't really a run, so seeing those times really puts things in perspective.

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NotThamesWater in reply to @hats

I've been doing a lot of run-walk-run as rehab - my cardio and leg strength has precluded any sustained pace, and plodding is exacerbates a rubbish knee.

I've been doing a lot of stringing together short, faster-paced runs, interspersed with walking recovery.

When I was fit, though, and doing mass-start events, I'd still walk through watering stations, as necking water / cooling down, had much higher priority than the <1 second I'd be losing.

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