{"id":22893,"date":"2025-02-27T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22893"},"modified":"2025-02-27T10:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T10:24:51","slug":"the-secret-to-better-running-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22893","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to Better Running? Walking."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The run-walk method is often considered a training plan for beginners. But runners of all levels can benefit from the strategy.<\/p>\n

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During a recent half-marathon, I was taking a walk break when a man on the sidelines shouted, \u201cCome on! Keep running!\u201d<\/p>\n

I was using the run-walk method, a plan that incorporates intentional walk breaks during runs, and this 30-second walk gave me a chance to catch my breath and take a sip from my water bottle before running again.<\/p>\n

I knew that, for me, walking wasn\u2019t a sign of struggle. Still, I couldn\u2019t resist letting the spectator know. So I smiled and shouted back: \u201cIt\u2019s a STRATEGY!\u201d<\/p>\n

Many training plans recommend the run-walk method as an option for beginners \u2014 an on-ramp to continuous running. But for me, it has become the key to maintaining a running habit while navigating unpredictable work schedules, pregnancies and parenting. I made the switch to run-walking a decade ago while training for my first marathon, and I have no plans to go back. It has made 20-mile training runs feel doable and has carried me across dozens of finish lines \u2014 at the same overall pace as when I ran continuously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe misconception is that it has to lead to continuous running,\u201d said Pamela Geisel, an exercise physiologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. In fact, the run-walk method can be a lifelong practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The run-walk method is often considered a training plan for beginners. But runners of all levels can benefit from the strategy.During a recent half-marathon, I was taking a walk break when a man on the sidelines shouted, \u201cCome on! Keep running!\u201dI was using the run-walk method, a plan that incorporates intentional walk breaks during runs, and this 30-second walk gave me a chance to catch my breath and take a sip from my water bottle before running again.I knew that, for me, walking wasn\u2019t a sign of struggle. Still, I couldn\u2019t resist letting the spectator know. So I smiled and shouted back: \u201cIt\u2019s a STRATEGY!\u201dMany training plans recommend the run-walk method as an option for beginners \u2014 an on-ramp to continuous running. But for me, it has become the key to maintaining a running habit while navigating unpredictable work schedules, pregnancies and parenting. I made the switch to run-walking a decade ago while training for my first marathon, and I have no plans to go back. It has made 20-mile training runs feel doable and has carried me across dozens of finish lines \u2014 at the same overall pace as when I ran continuously.\u201cThe misconception is that it has to lead to continuous running,\u201d said Pamela Geisel, an exercise physiologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. In fact, the run-walk method can be a lifelong practice.Joshua Bright for The New York TimesWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22895,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22893"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22896,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22893\/revisions\/22896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}