Just to introduce myself

[Deleted User]

Hiya all

I'm new to this type of thread but I've just joined a long distance walking group near my home in sunny Lancashire. I'm aiming to do a long distance walk every four to six weeks. I'm hoping, ultimately, this will improve my stamina and help my running.

My long term aim is to be able to do the London to Brighton run - that seems very far away at the moment. I've three and a half stone to loose and keep getting sore ankles when I run a lot. My mate sayes if I do some cross training, i.e. walking I should be able to shed some blubber.

Any tips from you knowledgeable persons out there would be welcome.

Seela

Hi, I'm really a middle distance jogger who does the occasional event organised by members of the LWDA, but there is a thread a< href="http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?dt=4&UTN=21636&srchdte=0&last=1&V=6&SP="> Ultra Walkers devoted to Walkers

Feel free to join in!

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

Welcome Rigsby - there are quite a number of long distance walkers on here, check out the ultra walkers thread.

[Deleted User]

Hi Rigsby - welcome and come and join us on the Ultra Walkers thread.

Bouncing Barlist

Welcome Rigsby.

Im a runner / budding triathlete. Hope to see you around the forum often, there are a really great bunch of people here and you can get advice about anything.

I have previously considered the London To Brighton, its about 55 miles I think, Big Ben to the sea front I believe & usually run around October time?

I may do it this year actually, ive never been fit enough before but if this years plan stays on track I think I should be (though I had to pull up on a 6 mile run today with really bad pains in my achilles).

Catch you around...

[Deleted User]

I'm doing my first 16 miler on Feb 14th - its called the Anglezarke Amble - I'm aiming to do maybe one long distance walk a month. I want to keep my running up, of course and am thinking the walking should help my running and vice versa.

I'll definately log onto the ultra thread and thanks for the welcome

Bouncing Barlist

I can still remember the time I got over taken by a speed walker on the Watford Half Marathon 2000, I wasnt that fast but he must of been 8 minute mileing or quicker.

candy ollier

speed walkers cant do 8 minute miles, surely

i've seen one at a 24 hour race, she just walked round all day without stopping

i kicked her ass though

not literally, couldnt get my foot that high by the end

Seela

Yeah! speed walkers are scary! Friend and I did 'Foggy's Revenge' in Dorset last year, jogging with lightweight packs, and bu**er me if this same darn walker kept appearing every time we stopped for more than a few minutes at any control.

We only blew him away in the last leg when we decided we had to go for it.

Jj

you could have if it were my ass, Andy. Just call me Stumpy.

Bouncing Barlist

They must be able to 8 min mile, my Watford half finsih time was 1hr 49mins and he passed me after about 8 miles and dissapeared into the distance quite quickly. Id guess he was knocking on for 7 min miles or even less, I do vaguely remember someone saying he was British X champion or something like that though.

Bouncing Barlist

Then again it begs the question if he was so much faster than me, why wasnt he ahead of me or didnt pass me earlier, I ran at a steady pace so guess he must of set off late or something, maybe there was a seperate speed walking race that set off 15 mins after the main race?

[Deleted User]

racewalkers do quicker than 8 min miles

they are scarily quick

candy ollier

although they look like fools

[Deleted User]

Elite racewalkers will kick the asses of most average runners tho!


Andy - you look like a gorilla !


;-))

candy ollier

a foolish gorilla

candy ollier

or possibly a foolish orang utan; the jury's out

[Deleted User]

lol ...