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Re: Time to run or time to walk? Your body knows the answer

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> You’ve probably seen it on TV multiple times. Exhausted, depleted of energy, and barely capable of taking another step, elite race walkers collapse as soon as they reach the finish line. I'm not sure if I have unusual TV habits or if the author is overestimating the amount of watch time and coverage race walking gets.

I've never even heard of race walking before, let along watched it on TV.

Re: Time to run or time to walk? Your body knows the answer

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What does shorting a site mean?

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I haven't had a good schooling experience growing up, so I'm asking the question to learn and hopefully become more well rounded.

Re: Time to run or time to walk? Your body knows the answer

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I haven't had a good schooling experience growing up, so I'm asking the question to learn and hopefully become more well rounded.

Don't beat yourself up. It didn't make sense and neither did the reply.

Re: Time to run or time to walk? Your body knows the answer

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Is heel striking bad? I am not a runner, but I've practiced heel striking while backpacking to give myself more foot-stamina. Maybe there's a better way?

Coaches usually say bad but even among elite it’s common. For me mid foot is more efficient but I’ve seen too many runners with what looks like terrible form clock 2:30 marathons to think there’s a universal rule

> For me mid foot is more efficient

How on Earth do you measure this kind of thing?

Re: Time to run or time to walk? Your body knows the answer

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> You’ve probably seen it on TV multiple times. Exhausted, depleted of energy, and barely capable of taking another step, elite race walkers collapse as soon as they reach the finish line. I'm not sure if I have unusual TV habits or if the author is overestimating the amount of watch time and coverage race walking gets.

My understanding is that its MUCH more popular in the UK

Re: Time to run or time to walk? Your body knows the answer

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Coaches usually say bad but even among elite it’s common. For me mid foot is more efficient but I’ve seen too many runners with what looks like terrible form clock 2:30 marathons to think there’s a universal rule

> For me mid foot is more efficient How on Earth do you measure this kind of thing?

If you run with hr monitor you can see it on your watch. I can tell if I’m getting cold two days in advance

Re: Time to run or time to walk? Your body knows the answer

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post #12

> You’ve probably seen it on TV multiple times. Exhausted, depleted of energy, and barely capable of taking another step, elite race walkers collapse as soon as they reach the finish line. I'm not sure if I have unusual TV habits or if the author is overestimating the amount of watch time and coverage race walking gets.

Race walking is an Olympic sport. Not very common day to day, but I'm sure most people have at least seen videos of it at some point.
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