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Question for Runners - 5 Mile Race

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  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Just being there is a victory. Show up, do your best. *pompoms*
  • BrunetteRunner87
    BrunetteRunner87 Posts: 591 Member
    Ouch. What's wrong with walking? This from someone that has walked five miles in 39:00. Many years ago, mind you.

    Just because one of her goals is to run the entire race doesn't make walking "wrong". Try not to take her goal as a personal attack.

    Exactly! It's my goal not to walk and I care about it A LOT, because I have never walked before and I know that I don't have to. But I couldn't care less if other people decide to walk during a race.
  • docdrd
    docdrd Posts: 174 Member
    I am trying to figure out how much I care about walking vs. how much I care about just the overall time. I did this race last year, and my goal for this year is to be several minutes faster. I am thinking that that matters more than whether I walk at all or not. Best case would be to be able to do both (beat it AND not walk, but I am not holding my breath for that :-) Cheers!
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    make sure you beat anyone in fancy dress, too! good luck :-)
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    I ran it last year, and my goals were to NOT finish last, NOT walk, and NOT require medical attention at the end. :-)

    Ouch. What's wrong with walking? This from someone that has walked five miles in 39:00. Many years ago, mind you.

    what exactly is your definition of walking? that seems way too quick of a time to have walked the entire race
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    I ran it last year, and my goals were to NOT finish last, NOT walk, and NOT require medical attention at the end. :-)

    Ouch. What's wrong with walking? This from someone that has walked five miles in 39:00. Many years ago, mind you.

    what exactly is your definition of walking? that seems way too quick of a time to have walked the entire race

    When 1 foot is always touching the ground. World Class race walkers can do sub 7 minute miles quite easily.
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