Jeffing err!umm!

[doggytail]

My 3rd time jeffing at the park run 15/30 ratio and still dont think I've got it right.The 30 second walk I tend to do almost as fast as the run, I think I'm trying (I say that loosely) to keep up with the runners. Should my recovery walk be a lot slower? On my way home my walk which is 3k I jeffed slowly and didnt get out of puff dont know what my time was as I didnt put mr garmin on

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

So altogether you jeffed 13.95 kilometres? Wow, when I Jeff I walk fast don't know if that helps 🙂

[doggytail Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Oh dear brain working faster than finger again. No I didn't jeff all that. I walk to the park 3k then do the pr then walk the 3k back but this time I did jeff the walk home. The other extra bits where me looking for my ear bud which I lost on the park run ..didnt find it🙈

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to doggytail]

That's so annoyed Ng losing an ear bud, and you still went a long way

[Mormor1 Graduate10]

I've been doing various Jeff's...4 run to 1 walk, and more recently 1/1 which actually gets me 5k in less rltime than running it all! I put more effort into the runs if I know that very soon I'll have a walk again....I started doing it after I lost alot of puff after being poorly.. it's a good way for building up distance again I find.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Hi doggytail. I don’t Jeff often, but like  Mudita11 I lost a ton of fitness after a lurgy last September so I thought I’d give it a go for an experiment on my first 10k back, just to see what all the fuss was about!

A friend of mine Jeffs regularly, and recommended a 60:30 seconds ratio. It was fun and I managed the 10k in a similar time to if I’d run the whole lot, even though I still wasn’t fully fit.

Definitely worth experimenting more if you’re not happy. Good luck and have fun. 😀

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

I think the pace varies... on the first HM I did , there were several folk jeffing and their walking pace seemed very brisk indeed to me... as Mormor1 has been doing I have used the technique after illness.. a confidence thing really.

[Pugwash Graduate10]

I was drawn to your post because of the Jeffing reference. I wanted to give this a go too, but found that the YT posts I watched and stuff I read tended to 'overcomplicate' a basically simple premise. I've therefore signed up to a local running club (tell the me of 3 years ago I'd be joining a running club!!!) who offer a four week taster for free and I'll go to their Jeffing sessions, which are twice a week.

I'm not expecting any huge revelations regarding the run/walk/run process, but it'll be good to be amongst folk who 'know what they're doing' and hopefully learn from them. I mention this in case a similar option is available to you.

[doggytail Graduate10 in reply to Pugwash]

Thank you for your reply there diesnt seem to be any jeffing clubs around me, but I would be very interested to hear how you go on x

[Pugwash Graduate10]

It's not a 'Jeffing Club', rather a 'Jeffing Group' within the running club (it's not my nearest one - they don't do it - but a club in another town about five miles away. Might be worth asking a few clubs in your area?

[Teresa1632 Graduate10]

It takes practice to get the technique right. Essentially you run slightly faster in the "run" part (not an all out sprint though), then you "glide" to a walk (a bit like a car coasting). This ensures you don't lose all the momentum you've built up. Took me ages to get this right, as I tended to apply the brakes, instead of allowing the momentum to carry me. It takes about 5-10 seconds to gradually slow to the walk. Once walking, it's brisk - as though you're going to be late for an appointment.Keep trying, don't give up!

[doggytail Graduate10 in reply to Teresa1632]

Thank you I think I've got the glide bit right after I run I dont immediately walk I go into gradually like you say 5-10 secs. I think the walking bit I'm doing is to fast but I'm not giving up. I will get my recovery right lol x