Amsterdam Marathon Oct 10

[Bierzo Baggie]

Strewth. So the message is: if you're around a 3:45 marathoner or slower, don't bother running. Learn race walking technique and save your joints.

[brain explodes]

Yep, I'd go for that. Mixing walking (coventional one step in front of the other walking, not race walking) with running has certainly worked for me over the last few years, and it's a lot healthier. Of course if you want to go really fast then forget it, but if extending your shelf life is your goal I'd certainly agree with the above for longer distances. In some of the hill running events I actually save time by resisting the temptation to run in places where I 'd just waste too much valuable energy!

Cheers! Very interesting thread.