tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post5047411811473427399..comments2023-06-15T03:56:04.058-07:00Comments on Lil B: #RunWithAnIdea 4 "Real Runners Don't Walk"LilBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863677274995579305noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-22189272328091998612013-09-02T12:37:15.667-07:002013-09-02T12:37:15.667-07:00Cheers Bernie - Not a runner at the moment - I'...Cheers Bernie - Not a runner at the moment - I'm an injured runner! LilBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863677274995579305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-70507766068654829722013-09-02T05:30:50.119-07:002013-09-02T05:30:50.119-07:00Do you consider yourself a runner? Then you are on...Do you consider yourself a runner? Then you are one!<br />Needing to walk during your runs doesn't mean you aren't a runner. Being a runner is a state of mind, and one which can be achieved regardless of pace or want/need to have walking breaks. Did you go the distance? Did it include running? Then you're a runner!<br />Keep on running!<br />All the best,<br />BernieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-72233588346568056282013-08-24T10:04:01.965-07:002013-08-24T10:04:01.965-07:00Thanks Becs - that damn asthma has a lot to answer...Thanks Becs - that damn asthma has a lot to answer for. Trouble with structured walk breaks is I'm not very good at looking at my watch to see how long I've gone, or I get distracted when it's time to run again. Guess I'll just have to give it a go! LilBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863677274995579305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-55706939350560711992013-08-23T23:59:01.530-07:002013-08-23T23:59:01.530-07:00You're definitely a real runner to me. So you ...You're definitely a real runner to me. So you need to stop and stretch out now and again or take a puff of your inhaler (I'm an asthmatic too so total sympathy). So what. I'd definitely advocate some structure because it then feels less like giving up and more like sticking to a plan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-5579569724266282522013-08-23T12:55:02.900-07:002013-08-23T12:55:02.900-07:00Sounds like a brilliant idea - I've not got a ...Sounds like a brilliant idea - I've not got a fixed plan to my walk breaks, just as and when I need I feel one - I didn't mention in the blog, maybe I should have, but I'm asthmatic so sometimes it's the lungs (or maybe my head telling my lungs) that dictate when I walk! I might try to have a more structured approach to walk breaks from now on!LilBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863677274995579305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-1624959136045842492013-08-23T12:52:35.813-07:002013-08-23T12:52:35.813-07:00It's funny isn't it - when I first saw the...It's funny isn't it - when I first saw the title I thought that's it, I'm going to be the only one who walks and I'm going to get an absolute roasting for it! My events lately have all been about not running my personal worst and yes finishing, I'd rather walk 10 miles than DNF!!!!LilBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863677274995579305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-69740311098949074842013-08-23T10:06:37.186-07:002013-08-23T10:06:37.186-07:00I'm definitely in the walk-run camp. I've ...I'm definitely in the walk-run camp. I've been experimenting with them for a while now. I'm going to go with a 4-1 routine on one of my long runs to see how it goes. I've been doing 25 minute runs with one minute breaks repeated three times and it seems to work. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16840554870949653237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-42332846803101390612013-08-23T03:47:22.387-07:002013-08-23T03:47:22.387-07:00You are a real runner (me too)! Before I started t...You are a real runner (me too)! Before I started thinking about what I was going to write in my post I was probably in the anti-walking camp. In my short running career I’ve felt that when I walk I am letting myself down and “not really running”. As I have thought about this more though and wrote my piece for Run With An Idea I realised it is finishing that counts.<br /><br />My post is here: http://yearwithoutbeer.com/2013/runwithanidea-do-real-runners-walk/Year Without Beer Does 2013 Miles in 2013http://yearwithoutbeer.com/2013/runwithanidea-do-real-runners-walk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-43518891023880527402013-08-23T02:11:42.430-07:002013-08-23T02:11:42.430-07:00Glad you agree Martin, sadly I'm thinking ther...Glad you agree Martin, sadly I'm thinking there will be some out there who will not - my tin hat and flack jacket are on! Bring on the debate I reckon. Well done on your improvements by the way - doing the same races year on year is a great way to see how you're getting on! LilBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863677274995579305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320767599998890008.post-24382870958536494542013-08-23T01:57:26.495-07:002013-08-23T01:57:26.495-07:00Real runners definitely walk! Since switching almo...Real runners definitely walk! Since switching almost exclusively to trail running, I now find myself walking (well, 'power walking') some of the hills. I've done this a couple of times recently in races as well - during a 12k fell race where I went on to record one of my best finishes to date, and during a hilly half marathon where I improved on my position from the same race last year. If walking gets you to the finish line faster, do it! Martin Bamfordhttp://www.ultrabambam.co.uknoreply@blogger.com