The Jeff Galloway Blog

“Galloway’s Marathon FAQ”

Question: Where can I find information on races with runner reviews?

Answer: The websites most commonly used by my runners are www.marathonguide.com and www.RunnersWorld.com

There is a lot of information about most races in each of these. Be sure to read the runner reviews. It also helps to visit a technical running store. Staff members hear stories and details about races that often don’t get reported in other places – such as “how long it takes to get to the start on race day” and “they didn’t have enough portojohns.” Veteran runners, who have attended many races, can often give editorial advice and steer you toward other information resources.

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Walking is for Everyone

In my lifetime, I have helped more than 150,000 people learn to enjoy exercise and improve their quality of life. It has become clear to me that almost anyone can become an active walker without aches and pains. All you need to start this process is the desire to feel better, and the willingness to spend 3 half-hours a week gently moving your feet and legs. As you embrace the process of improvement, you will enjoy the glow of self-confidence and accomplishment. You are becoming a physical athlete.

When you cover a certain amount of distance on foot, you receive a unique sense of satisfaction which brings us back to our roots. According to the experts, primitive human ancestors defined and nurtured uniquely human traits during constant migrations. So I imagine that the “good tiredness” of the last mile of our walk makes one feel about the same as our ancestors more than one million years ago. This is the same process experienced by athletes as they train to become the best they can be.

Walking regularly makes you feel better, inserting energy into your life. It’s convenient – you can walk from almost anywhere, on any day of the week. While you may need  to alternate walk days and rest during the first few weeks, in a year most walkers can enjoy a walk every day. Some will want to try some short running segments.

The primary goal of walking is to help you become the captain of your exercise ship, and assume control over your nutrition and mental attitude while you eliminate aches and pains. If you stay on the conservative side, you will enrich your life every day you walk.

Enjoy your walking journey. It can change your life!

• A complete guide to walking can be found in "Walking-The Complete Book" by Jeff Gallloway

 

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Question: How can I run faster with walk breaks?

Answer:

According to several surveys, those who used to run continuously in marathons improved an average of more than 13 minutes when they shifted to my run-walk-run method. By taking the walks early, the muscles stay strong and are ready for the challenge later. Because the walk breaks erase most of the fatigue, you don’t slow down during the last 6-8 miles in the marathon, and many of our folks increase pace at the end. So instead of slowing down 9-15 minutes during the last 8 miles, walk breakers stay on pace or speed up. By using the method, you can be the one who is passing people at the end, celebrating afterward. 

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Is Running Better Than Walking?

Walking is a great exercise which produces few injuries, while burning calories and building fitness. Once conditioned to recreational walking, one can burn many calories without realizing it. 

Reasons given for running: 

Many walkers start running because they need to squeeze their exercise into a smaller block of time. Often this results from running into a neighbor, co-worker, family member, etc. who was wearing a running T-Shirt, or who was running through the neighborhood. The list of benefits from an individual will vary widely. Since I hear from every day from satisfied running “customers,” the following are some of the most common: 

1. Running burns twice as many calories as walking the same distance.
2. Running delivers more relaxation.
3. Running controls fat much more effectively.
4. Running leaves one with a better attitude to face the rest of the day.
5. Running burns the same number of calories in about 30% of the time.
6. Running leaves one with a better dose of sustained physical energy.
7. Running bestows a greater sense of accomplishment – and empowerment.
8. Running gives one a sense of freedom not delivered by other activities.

As you begin to run, you will discover a wide range of positive feelings and experiences from body, mind and spirit. This is your body’s way of overcoming the challenges of fatigue, aches, pains, and mental doubt. As you deal with each of these, you tie into the internal strengths that have been part of the human conditions from the origin of the species. The result of this gearing up is an afterglow.

 

Jeff Galloway Resources: www.jeffgalloway.com Visit the E-Shop where you will find “”Running: Getting Started” and other books for your running library. You will also find training tips, training groups, running retreats and more. 

Join us in Atlanta for the 2017 Jeff Galloway Race Weekend! To register or find out more information on the JG 13.1, The Double G, Barb’s 5K, Fit Kids Run and other weekend events go to: https://jeffgalloway131.com