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This blog is about my running experience. I am not a physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. I am a runner. I do not know it all. I am only writing from my own experiences. I finished my first marathon on June 3, 2012. Who knows where my feet will take me next!

Monday, September 10, 2012

Run/Walk Plan

I've been reading a bit about Run/Walk programs.  I've never tried a consistent run/walk.  If I take a walk break, I don't time it, I just walk until I'm ready to run again. This morning my plan was 6 miles easy with 5 strides*.  I decided I would try a 4:1 run/walk ratio.  Which means run 4 minutes, walk 1.

My first half mile was mostly walking to warm up.  At the half mile mark I started running and didn't walk again until after the 5 mile mark.  My legs felt great!  I had given myself permission to walk a lot more than usual and didn't need to.  Crazy how that works sometimes, isn't it?

I really needed this good run.  I'm almost half way through this training cycle and I have not felt as strong or as fast as last time.  Today was a total confidence builder.

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. 
~Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton, British philanthropist and politician 

Mile 1:  12:33
Mile 2:  10:31
Mile 3:  10:12
Mile 4:  10:18
Mile 5:  10:24
Mile 6:  12:53

6 miles in 1:06:53, 11:09 pace

Ave HR 148
Max HR 163
Calories burned 591

*I just checked my training plan.  I was suppose to do 5 miles easy with 6 strides, not 6 miles easy with 5 strides!  
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  1. Gina HorkeySeptember 10, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    I'm toying with doing a run/walk method for my marathon (maybe 10/1 after the first 5 miles?); depends on if my next big long run goes better!

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  2. Kathy McElhaneySeptember 10, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    I think it's a great idea and am going to try it on my long runs until my marathon.

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