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Thanks, Sissy! My brother is like 6'4". I always think it's a good thing when we walk together that I'm pretty fit so I can keep up with his long legs!
Most of the time being short doesn't bug me much, but at concerts and sometimes hiking I really wish I had about 4 more inches!
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12-06-19, 07:39 PM | |
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The key to increasing walking speed is focusing on turnover. Stride length is a minor contributor compared to turnover. And the easiest way I've found to increase turnover was taught to me by a walking coach I worked with while marathon training many moons ago. She said to shorten your arms by bending them at the elbows, because shorter levers move faster, then let your arm swing drive your pace. Your legs will follow your arm swing. Lo and behold, she was SO RIGHT! I started bending my arms and focusing on increasing the pace of my arm swing and my legs just went right along with the program. And it was mentally a lot easier than trying to focus on leg turnover. I was able to improve my fast walking speed from 3.8 mph to 4.0 mph doing this.
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12-07-19, 09:13 AM | ||
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12-07-19, 10:36 AM | ||
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ETA: I don't know if Bubbles is reading this thread, but I remember years ago there was a thread on what to do for better arm definition, and I'm pretty sure it was Bubbles who said it was "running" for her. That's really what got me focusing on my arms when I walk-at-a-fast-pace (not run).
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12-07-19, 04:54 PM | ||
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12-07-19, 06:23 PM | |
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Glad you like it - I've been using these for many many years. They keep my pace up and can be quite meditational due to the kind of music they are - no lyrics, non-stop. I sink into them and time flies.
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12-07-19, 09:12 PM | |
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At one point about 4 years ago I was walking in the range of 13-14 minute miles. I use map my walk and it gives me split times. At my fastest, I actually did one mile at just under 12 minutes. And I am short (with long legs as I am very short waisted.) I typically do walks between 2.5- 5.5 miles.
I have been slowing down in the past few years and then I had foot surgery in June. I started walking again late August and have been in the 14-16 min/mile range. Today I walked 5.3 miles paying attention to Susan's suggestion with the bent arms and trying to concentrate on moving fast. My mind kind of wanders which causes me to slow down. My splits were: 14:29, 14:20, 13:56. 13.54, 15.00 (last 0.3 miles was at a 16.03 min/mile pace) I do need some audible cues to keep my pace. At one point I was using an electronic metronone to try to keep a 13 min/mile pace. I couldn't keep up with that plus the sound was really annoying. I will check out that podrunner website. |
12-07-19, 09:15 PM | ||
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Today I walked her 1.5 miles and then did my normal 5.3 mile walk. I don't usually have that much time to walk though. |
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