Women - are you walking or jogging at 4mph?

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  • RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle
    RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle Posts: 1,349 Member
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    I often walk as fast or faster than I jog :blushing:
  • Blue801
    Blue801 Posts: 442
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    4mph is running for me. I'm 5'4".
  • f1redshoes
    f1redshoes Posts: 79
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    I'm just over 5' 2", but with pretty long legs for that height, so even 5mph is still walking for me. Anything above that and I switch to running because it's easier.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    It's an awkward fast walk. I'm 5'10"
  • ThreePartBreath
    ThreePartBreath Posts: 27
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    I think it depends on the equipment..?

    When I was on vacation and going to the hotels gym I would find myself jogging at 4mph.
    At home and using my own treadmill 4 is an absolute crawl.

    The machines in question are different sizes and definitely different ages (newer technology Vs. older) but I'm not sure how much those two factors play in the role of speed.

    I just do what works for me and mostly ignore the number. If I want to walk, I slow it down. If I want to jog or run, I speed it up.
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
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    I'm close to 5'4"... I am currently running between 4.1 and 4.4; walking fast for me is around 3.7-3.8. 4.0 is not a comfortable walking pace for me:-/
  • californiabella
    californiabella Posts: 152
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    running :sad:
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
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    Walking, but I'm a long-legged mofo.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
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    Walking fast
  • nyla2120
    nyla2120 Posts: 370 Member
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    I'm walking briskly at 4mph & I'm 5'4
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
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    I walk at an incline at 3.6 and sometimes 4.0. I don't jog till I am at 5.5mph.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,655 Member
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    5'5" here and wear Vibram-sole shoes. If I lengthen my stride, 4mph is a walk. But I prefer a shorter stride because it's easier on my feet and knees... so 4mph is about where I start a nice easy jog. Walking at 4mph, I heel-strike pretty hard. Jogging at 4mph is sustainable for a few hours.
  • momma2azoo
    momma2azoo Posts: 50 Member
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    I don't walk or jog on a treadmill, so my numbers are just guesses based on how long it takes to finish a known distance route.

    I can easily walk at 3.5, 4 is a very brisk walk for me. Jogging is a toss up. I suspect I'm mostly jogging at 4.2 - 4.5 mph. I just started week 6 of C25K, so just starting back into running. Today we (son and I) finished a bit over 2 miles of walk/run intervals in about 25 mins. I've noticed that since I've started jogging, maintaining a brisk walk has gotten so much easier.

    I don't worry about speed though. Never have. When I was running a lot more a few years ago (20+ miles a week), speed came naturally as I got stronger. Since I've always focused on distance vs speed, when I feel myself getting faster I slow down and go further instead.

    Oh, I'm 5'4" with sadly short legs. If only I'd grown another inch or two!!! ????
  • CynthiaS
    CynthiaS Posts: 208 Member
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    I'm 5'5" and I jog at 4 mph & run at 6 mph
  • spicegeek
    spicegeek Posts: 325 Member
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    Around that pace is what my trainer call NFL player running !! - he said if a coach tells a player to run laps they run at a pace where it actually becomes easier to run that walk - Once of the well know running coaches - Hal Higdon I think - wrote a great piece about the calorie burn at the cross over point - you can burn more walking than running in that range
  • WillUAre
    WillUAre Posts: 81 Member
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    5'2.75"
    Jog at 4mph
  • ianthy
    ianthy Posts: 404 Member
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    I think it depends on your height/leg length and if you are in a gym incline of the treadmill. I am 5ft 9 and enjoy Powerwalking fulls top. I walk at 4 mph, fast Power walk at 6 mph. I start jogging at 7 mph.

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