Running/walking?

[Enricakita]

How often are you “allowed” to walk in between running and still call it a 10k?😃🧐

Enrica with love

[sallenson Graduate10]

Zero centimeters?

[dindy Graduate10]

If you "Jeff" a run ie walk between runs then that is no problem. You can if you wish say run for 2 mins then walk for 1 min the whole 10k and still it will count as 10k. Some think it is cheating but it is not just a personal thing really. Sometimes a "jeff" 10 k or any other distance can be the same or even quicker time than running the distance with no walking.

That is like me we start off way too quick then run out of steam.

I have got to say I agree with Bazza on the point that doing run/walk/run "jeffing" on a regular basis does end up stopping you being able to run non stop.In my case I tried it for about 6 weeks and it does really work but after experiment I struggled to run even 15 mins without stopping. I was listening to Runkeeper say to me when to run & walk.

In the end I stopped using runkeeper or even looking at watch and just run. If I needed to stop I did,eventually I got back into running without walking.

So if you need to walk then do so as your 10k will still count as 10k, no problemo. Just do what is good for you and enjoy.

[UpTheStanley Graduate10]

Well, the only judge is you. Perfectly legit to walk up a hill or when passing an excitable dog, for instance. 4K run, 2k walk, 4K run maybe not.

But a 10k walk is beyond most people, so don’t go beating yourself up over it!

[mountaindreamer Graduate10]

We seem to keep having run / walk debates on here. I think the general consensus is that once you’ve graduated the C25k programme then you set your own rules and it’s really up to each individual. Run / walk is even a whole strategy plan of its own for some long distance runners.

After C25k, we are so programmed to have to run with no walking breaks anymore, though, that most of us are terrified of even stopping running for a few seconds to take a photo mid route! Just do whatever you feel happy with, but bear in mind that some people who do start taking little walk breaks have reported finding it hard not to start relying on them.

[Bazza1234 Graduate10]

I ran a 10K "race" a month or so ago - in 1hour 15 minutes at age 71 ( I was a bit off that day as it was about 10 minutes slower than my best) - I used a 60sec/30 run/walk ratio - on that basis, I stopped to walk around 50 times during the 10K for a total walking time of around 25 minutes.

[misswobble Graduate10]

I walk when I feel like I need a breather. You could just stop, get your breath back and run on again 🙂

[Sqkr]

Totally up to you. A 10k is a 10k! I suppose if we were being logical it probably ought to be a higher percentage running than walking to be considered a 'run'. But we all have our personal goals, and for some that might be a non-stop distance, for others a planned jeff approach, for others just covering the distance however they can. For me, if I'm doing an organised event I like to do it non stop (though I'd draw the line at an ultra, I'd approach that a bit differently!). During a training run though, anything goes. Sometimes I'll go right the way with no stopping, but not often. I like to take photos, stroke a cat, rescue a snail...and if there's ice cream available you can bet your bottom dollar I'll be stopping. I know I can hit my own non stop target when it comes down to it, so no harm in mixing up my training runs. There are no rules other than the ones you impose on yourself! And even those can be broken 😊

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

I stop my watch if I walk/take a pic/scratch my bum etc. Then I restart it again so my distance run is all running, my elapsed time will be longer than my runtime but I accept that and tools like strava only record total time to your PB etc so all good with no cheating there. But as said, the rules are yours to make or break and they only become a problem for people wanting to compare, and to be honest noone is as good as me so that's pointless