Any Dopey walkers here?

[Hockeychic]

So I had every intension on becoming a walk/runner but due to a piroformis injury I don't think that is going to happen. I have walked Goofy and the unofficial dopey a few years ago along with other races and I did have a training plan for walkers but can't find it now.

Is only else here thinking they will be walking Dopey or have a training plan they can share for a walker?

Thank you

Kim

 

[jmasgat]

Hey Kim....no answers yet?

Have you looked at any of these. they seem reasonable.

https://www.jennyhadfield.com/training-plans/marathon/ There is walk-only plan.

https://www.pbs.org/americaswalking/health/health18week.html

 

[Grumpy_42K]

I am fascinated that someone can cover 26.2 miles while only walking, all within the time constraints..
If that is a 16 minute mile pace, it doesn't leave much time for incidentals like bathroom or photo breaks.
I have to assume you would want to start from the earliest corral possible.

I recently started a walk run type of race and I really like it.
A whole lot of less training to meet my goals and have an enjoyable race.

 

[huskies90]

I am fascinated that someone can cover 26.2 miles while only walking, all within the time constraints..
If that is a 16 minute mile pace, it doesn't leave much time for incidentals like bathroom or photo breaks.
I have to assume you would want to start from the earliest corral possible.

My buddy is coming down this year to do his first marathon. He is a walker and is just doing the marathon but he walks at ~ 12 minute per mile pace. He was able to do a half this Spring - walking the entire way to get a POT/Corral and he did it in 2:34 which is a 11:44/mile pace. So, just because someone says they are a walker doesn't mean they are slow.

I know he is following a training plan for the marathon but I am not sure if it is a walking specific plan. I would think any plan would work for walkers the same way it works for runners.

 

[Chrisizzle]

I am fascinated that someone can cover 26.2 miles while only walking, all within the time constraints..
If that is a 16 minute mile pace, it doesn't leave much time for incidentals like bathroom or photo breaks.

My normal walking pace is faster than everyone I know and it seems to be 11-minutes per km. If my math is right, that is just over 17-minutes per mile.

So, I'd be included to agree that doing what is traditional thought of as 'walking' would not be sufficient. I'll acknowledge @huskies90 post above with a friend who 'walked' 12-minutes per mile. However, that has to be 'walking' in the Olympic sense, where technique, physical ability, and fitness are on par with running.

EDIT: See my post below for a correction.

 

[Chaitali]

Speed walking in the olympic sense is much faster than that. I think it's an average of 7.7 miles per hour which is a pace of less than 8 minutes per mile. So while I'm sure a lot of people can't walk at 12 minutes per mile, it's certainly possible and not olympic level. There's a guy in the local running club who's an older gentleman and not allowed to run any more. But he still walks races and does it at around a 13 minute per mile pace. https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a...-walk-champ-walks-faster-than-most-of-us-run/

 

[Chrisizzle]

Speed walking in the olympic sense is much faster than that. I think it's an average of 7.7 miles per hour which is a pace of less than 8 minutes per mile. So while I'm sure a lot of people can't walk at 12 minutes per mile, it's certainly possible and not olympic level. There's a guy in the local running club who's an older gentleman and not allowed to run any more. But he still walks races and does it at around a 13 minute per mile pace. https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a...-walk-champ-walks-faster-than-most-of-us-run/

I will gladly correct myself.

I got out for a run after posting my previous statement. I thought I'd walk the last kilometer and a bit home. It looks like I could manage 8:45m/km (or 14m/mi) at what I'd describe as a deliberate and focused speed walk. So, I can see 12 and 13 minute per mile walks being entirely feasible.