Walking intervals?

[Dpsl]

Hi and Happy Easter! 🐣

Okay, back to (the running) business. I'm one of those who - unusually, it seems - really liked the walking breaks and wasn't sorry to go back to them after W5R3. Out of interest, tho, did they serve a purpose apart from giving me something to look forward to?

Thanks!

[jamsammich Graduate]

I think they're there for recovery and in order to keep you motivated to run! If they threw you straight into a 15 minute run at week one hardly anyone. who's never run would do the program I think lol

There are run walk programs for everything from a 1 mile run to ultra marathons, if you want to stick with the R/W system there are lots of people who can recommend programs for you, Galloway is the only one I can think of right now though!

[runlikeagirl Graduate]

Interesting question. Having read through the back posts there seems to be a lot of fuss about returning to intervals after W5R3 - but there are only the two times so why not enjoy them!! I used W6R1 yesterday to gently increase speed to see how it felt. I'll experiment with the same speed on W6R2 but plan to do W6R3 at a more comfortable pace (but hopefully with a teensy bit more speed than I took W5R3 at, where I played really safe)... so for me then the answer is it gives me the opportunity to increase speed/intensity during the shorter run.

[runlikeagirl Graduate]

Ah! Light bulb moment! Now I understand what is meant by 'Jeffing' it - (i.e: walk/run/walk) having just read about the Jeff Galloway method. Learning all the time!

[runswithdogs Graduate]

I love walking intervals. Sometimes go out for all-out runs. Sometimes I do run-walks - either structured or unstructured or varying intervals depending what I feel like.

I like run-walks because I can travel further, with less impact, it takes the mental pressure off, and it really doesn't slow me down that much. If you like them, then once you are finished the program by all means incorporate them into your runs. It's all about you.

[JaySeeSkinny Graduate]

I like run/walk aswell. In fact my first run after graduation I went back to week 5 run 1. I do run/walk on my longer runs but do try to run non-stop on my 5ks - I'm still sort of terrified that I'll lose the art of non-stop running!

[indigogogo Graduate]

Hi Dpsl! I'm very much a fan of the run/walk interval as well. I graduated in October and haven't run more than about 15 minutes at a time since then and I still workout 3 times a week. Twice a week I run/walk on treadmill, varying the run times, and walking for a minute in between (sometimes 5r/1w. sometimes 10r/1w, etc.) depending on how the work day has been And I try to make it a 40-45 minute workout. On Saturday I go on a 5k trail run without any timing device, just running and walking when I feel like it (though I have my markers and am getting an idea of the distance). Disciplined running? Maybe not, but I feel fit and happy about what I'm doing! That said, I wouldn't have made it to where I am without this programme