Shame in walking part of a 10K

astrampe

No shame.

I run a lot of races. From 5ks to ultras. I have respect for every single person who lines up at the start, regardless of their pace.

I run/walk with planned intervals and find that I am faster that way than when I run straight through.

This - I got my best times on 10Km's when I had planned 1/10 walk run intervals ....if respected guys in the running world like John Stanton or Jeff Galloway advocate the run/walk interval method, why should anybody feel ashamed doing it???

caly_man

6.2 miles is an accomplishment on its own.

no matter how it gets done, stand tall & be proud!

then tell yourself, 1/2 marathon.....I'm coming for you next!

badlydrawnperson

Am sooooo glad to read this thread, in a moment of madness I signed up for a 10k to motivate myself, and now it's only a few weeks away I'm in panic mode! I am trying to be organised, I'm following a training plan, but even so I am suffering 'the fear' of looking stupid. Reading this has helped me see that walking is not a failure and some actively choose to put in a walking break - this is a real revelation to me ( as had convinced myself walking at all would equal failure). Thank you all for sharing

PaintedAlice

Wonderful thread, thank you. I've just entered my first 10K, taking place end of November, alongside a slim, sporty, fit friend. She's very kind but I'm at the most fit I've been in my life right now, and lets just say I'm not built to run, more built to stand and fight :bigsmile:

I'm really looking forward to it as running makes me feel great! I'm also reassured now, from reading this thread, that I'll be proud of myself even if I have to walk and she finishes hours ahead of me... though I'm going to make damn sure that doesn't happen!

quirkytizzy

Shame in walking part of a 10K? Dude, I couldn't even run HALF of a kilometer. So walking part of it? Or all of it? Just joining up is a reason you should be proud!!