Zippity YAY! Dec 3 - Dec 9

[ummbnb]

Trying to get back up to speed, pun only partially intended, after a bad cold. Did my usual 4 mile route tonight but ended up speed walking a good portion of it again. Just couldn't run more than a couple blocks at a time.

Its interesting though....I find that anytime I speed walk as opposed to run I can really feel it in my legs and butt when I get home. Like my muscles are working harder walking than they are running. My stride is definitely longer when I walk - probably contributes. Anyone else experience this?

[SadieKate]

Congratulations, Shirley!

[Deborajen]

Its interesting though....I find that anytime I speed walk as opposed to run I can really feel it in my legs and butt when I get home. Like my muscles are working harder walking than they are running. My stride is definitely longer when I walk - probably contributes. Anyone else experience this?

Oh, speed walking definitely uses different muscles - I'm always sore after a hard walk whereas I'm used to running.-- I've never really paid attention, but I wouldn't be surprised if my stride is longer with harder walking than with running - that is, unless i'm sprinting which I seldom do.

I did a 2-mile easy run yesterday morning before work. Finished at the grocery store and picked up a few things there, walked 1/2 mile back home. It was cold, but it felt good - watched the sun come up.-- People who don't run or walk don't know what they're missing.

Deb

[Grog]

Oh, speed walking definitely uses different muscles - I'm always sore after a hard walk whereas I'm used to running.-- I've never really paid attention, but I wouldn't be surprised if my stride is longer with harder walking than with running - that is, unless i'm sprinting which I seldom do.

Totally true. I walk quite a bit (3 km a day or more) and last weekend I walked probably about twice that, in the snow, and my glutes were quite sore the next day.

That's also why just walking for one minute makes such a big difference while running: it changes the load on your muscles and gives the running muscles a chance to rest... before starting to run again, of course. (If you walk for too long, your running muscles just cool down and don't want to run anymore, though!)

[OakLeaf]

Does shoveling snow count? 200+ ft x 8-10 ft x 6 inches of snow, and in case you're wondering, it's gravel and rutted, so plowing just turns it into a sheet of ice. I only shoveled the hill, so hopefully the car will make it the rest of the way out. And back.

!@#$@#$%!@#$%@$%^ snow. !@#$@$#%@#$%^#$% reasons why I'm still in Ohio in December again.

[Grog]

Does shoveling snow count? 200+ ft x 8-10 ft x 6 inches of snow, and in case you're wondering, it's gravel and rutted, so plowing just turns it into a sheet of ice. I only shoveled the hill, so hopefully the car will make it the rest of the way out. And back.

!@#$@#$%!@#$%@$%^ snow. !@#$@$#%@#$%^#$% reasons why I'm still in Ohio in December again.

It DOES count. Big workout.

Do we need to start a weekly thread for shoveling?

[SadieKate]

Ooh, good idea. I need some tips being a newbie shoveler.

[kelownagirl]

Went for 3km walk/run #5 today. After a half km warm up, I extended the running part to 1 min run, 1 min walk. I'm going to do that all week and then go to 2 mins run, 1 min walk next week. Trying to force myself to take it slow...