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Some people walk the whole race!
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Ultrawalker: A question for you - are your PR times listed in your log actually all walking? No running at all?
Yes, that's correct. I've always been a racewalker since day one. I will admit that in some ultras I will jog down very steep downhills because it's too hard to put on the brakes and walk, and that in one ultra (Laurel Highlands) I ran the last quarter mile because I had gotten lost and was afraid of missing the cutoff (made it with less than 12 minutes to spare). But other than that I am a walker.
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One last question - so how much do runners hate when you pass them? I'll bet you get some interesting comments ...
Roads were made for journeys...
So, the obvious question ... why? Do you ever run?
How hard is the technique to learn? Does it *feel* easier than running at the same pace? Or is it harder?
The technique is not that hard to learn
The only time I remember a comment from a runner was in a road 20k when I was passing a runner around the halfway mark and she said, "I thought this was a running race." Kind of a dumb comment to make when you are being passed by a walker.
I sometimes feel out of place as a walker, but it's what I like to do so I try to push those feelings into the back of my mind and focus on the task at hand.
I know ultras are in my not-distant future, and it would seem to me that for marathon and beyond distance, being able to comfortably shift gears into a 12:00-per-mile walking pace could be a real advantage.
Are you really planning on tackling Badwater?