Be honest: walking a 5k.
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I mentioned to a friend that I would like to do a 5k this year and walk the Bay to Breakers 12k next year. I have a group of friends that have done the B2B and are talking about doing it again. Of course, both would be walking for the experience.
The Bay to Breakers is a great road race. I did it a few times. The worst part by far is Hayes Street Hill. If you are doing all of the activities you listed, you should be fine doing the B2B. Just take Hayes Street Hill slowly until you get used to it. And the reward at the end is running in the ocean at the end of the race.0 -
Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
Just out of curiousity, what was her true reasoning behind it being "lame"?0 -
Go for it. You can do it.0
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No! I walked a 5k. Brought my kids too
Pft... I still can't run a whole one! Working on it.... 0 -
Hell no, you're doing better than everyone on the sidelines or the couch.
Your friend needs a pie in the face.
AMEN!!. do it!!0 -
I think its great you want to do it and no you are not lame!!0
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Do it!!! A spontaneous 5k a few years ago is what stated getting me focused on getting healthy. 3 miles was a lot further than I thought!! I do the same one every year and compare my times! They are a great way to push yourself a little harder...walk a little faster... I still can jog/run a whole 5k...but each year I notice that I am able to go just a little bit more before I walk.0
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Call me lame...I walk 5Ks. 2 weeks ago I won 1st place overall for women walkers (36:27)--and I'm 58 and lost 90 pounds last year. (My 1st 5K in 0ct 2012 I finished in 53:37 minutes)
DO IT...BE LAME & PROUD OF IT!
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Wow!!! Thank you all for the tremendous support. I really appreciate it.
You all echoed my mindset- to just get out there and do it. Who cares really and I can always improve my time, even running one at a later date. I have a 2.5 year old and a 17 month old. I would love them to grow up seeing their mommy do things like this. :-)
The friend has never done any 5k's and quite possibly believes them to be filled with competitive runners, leaving no room for walkers? I really don't know, the gist of what I got was that it is far better to run slowly than to walk fast.0 -
The only thing that is lame is wearing the shirt you get for participating during the race. As long as you don't wear the race shirt you aren't the slightest bit lame, lots and lots of people walk 5Ks.
Seriously though, don't wear the race shirt during the race... don't be that guy.0 -
Call me lame...I walk 5Ks. 2 weeks ago I won 1st place overall for women walkers (36:27)--and I'm 58 and lost 90 pounds last year. (My 1st 5K in 0ct 2012 I finished in 53:37 minutes)
DO IT...BE LAME & PROUD OF IT!
Holy crap! You probably beat a bunch of runners too!
Congrats, you are awesome.
I was once beaten by a speed walker in a half marathon. :laugh:0 -
I think just about every race I've entered (up to half-marathons) has had a category "walkers" - no, it's not lame.0
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The only thing that is lame is wearing the shirt you get for participating during the race. As long as you don't wear the race shirt you aren't the slightest bit lame, lots and lots of people walk 5K.
Seriously though, don't wear the race shirt during the race... don't be that guy.
I find that is pretty popular now a days, even with experienced runners. It was definitely a "newbie" thing but I don't find so much anymore.
I don't because I am superstitious and I have to "earn" the shirt by finishing the race before I can wear it.0 -
5k can be a blast me and a few friends walked a glow go race just a few weeks ago it took as around an hour but it was a blast we had fun supported a good cause and got exercise it was a win all the way around.0
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Hell no it wouldnt. Just the fact that you're doing a 5K is great in itself. Who cares if you're first to finish or last as long as you go up to do it! Have fun!!0
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Walking 5k is still exercise, and you are giving your body a great workout. So what if you're not running, you are still making your body move!0
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The only thing that is lame is wearing the shirt you get for participating during the race. As long as you don't wear the race shirt you aren't the slightest bit lame, lots and lots of people walk 5K.
Seriously though, don't wear the race shirt during the race... don't be that guy.
I find that is pretty popular now a days, even with experienced runners. It was definitely a "newbie" thing but I don't find so much anymore.
I don't because I am superstitious and I have to "earn" the shirt by finishing the race before I can wear it.
It's bad luck to be superstitious ...0 -
Call me lame...I walk 5Ks. 2 weeks ago I won 1st place overall for women walkers (36:27)--and I'm 58 and lost 90 pounds last year. (My 1st 5K in 0ct 2012 I finished in 53:37 minutes)
DO IT...BE LAME & PROUD OF IT!
I have no idea who she is, but LOOK AT HER!! That would be enough motivation for me.0 -
Your friend is lame. Walking a 5k is awesome. Go for it!
This ^^^^0 -
The only thing that is lame is wearing the shirt you get for participating during the race. As long as you don't wear the race shirt you aren't the slightest bit lame, lots and lots of people walk 5K.
Seriously though, don't wear the race shirt during the race... don't be that guy.
I find that is pretty popular now a days, even with experienced runners. It was definitely a "newbie" thing but I don't find so much anymore.
I don't because I am superstitious and I have to "earn" the shirt by finishing the race before I can wear it.
It's bad luck to be superstitious ...
I'm doomed.0 -
Would walking a 5k make me lame, as a friend suggests?
Not at all, and I'd call them out for being such a poor friend.
I ended up walking my first one due to bad shin splints. 61 minutes. My girlfriend (now wife) stayed with me the whole time.
Get out their and do it, and if they don't have the stones to pony up to the line with you, tell them THAT is the definition of lame.0 -
Walking is totally cool is pretty much all races; sometimes they even have a special category specifically for walkers. I'm friends with a lovely couple who walk marathons together, and in every race I've been in there are plenty of people walking. I did the Run or Dye 5k last weekend with my brother and some friends, and we purposefully walked a good portion of it, including going twice through all of the dye stations.
Tell your friend to stop being a party pooper, get yourself a tutu, and have a blast out there!!0 -
I have walked three 5ks (1 in 2012 and 2 this year) my goal is to eventually run one. Its all about getting out there, having a fun healthy walk and supporting a good cause. Go for it and have a great time!0
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Please do not ridde horses if you are 300lbs, there backs are not able to handle that weight.. If you feel like you can walk 5k go for it!! Good luck0
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I walked my first 5K and there were quite a few of us doing just that. Your friend sounds like a tool.0
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I walk 5Ks all the time. I think it's a great stress-reliever, and although all of my coworkers run, they always encourage me. Did I say it was easy? No, but as I said, it made me feel better about myself, and gave me the incentive to keep exercising. GO FOR IT!0
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Call me lame...I walk 5Ks. 2 weeks ago I won 1st place overall for women walkers (36:27)--and I'm 58 and lost 90 pounds last year. (My 1st 5K in 0ct 2012 I finished in 53:37 minutes)
DO IT...BE LAME & PROUD OF IT!
Wow, can I be you (in a non-creepy way)? :happy:0 -
Please do not ridde horses if you are 300lbs, there backs are not able to handle that weight.. If you feel like you can walk 5k go for it!! Good luck
What about on Clydesdales?0 -
Call me lame...I walk 5Ks. 2 weeks ago I won 1st place overall for women walkers (36:27)--and I'm 58 and lost 90 pounds last year. (My 1st 5K in 0ct 2012 I finished in 53:37 minutes)
DO IT...BE LAME & PROUD OF IT!
Holy crap! You probably beat a bunch of runners too!
Congrats, you are awesome.
I was once beaten by a speed walker in a half marathon. :laugh:
I was thinking that too! I run a 10-minute mile, so you're walking a 5k in only 5 minutes more than I'd run it. You'd blow me out of the water if you ever started running. That's fantastic!
To the OP: forget what your friend said, sign up for the 5k, and have a blast!0 -
Just do it. It you want to do it, who cares if some else thinks it's "lame." I think it would be even more lame to not do something that you want to do, just because someone else might consider it uncool or whatever.0
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