How To Use The Run Walk Method | Using Running & Walking After Injury

I started running in my 30s. I was overweight and the longest I have ever ran was 5 meters. I started using the run/walk method and in less than a year I ran (the entire time) a full marathon. The method absolutely works.

Run-walk was my beginning with running. There is no other way I think. Btw I started running when I was ... 40. I have NEVER done 1km of running until then. Today HM is every week routine. Everybody can start but HOW you start is extremely important. Great video

I do run/walk intervals because I need the mental break. They also helped me get back into running after a bout with pneumonia.

We did 60/120s in the US Army. Effective training and for sure improved my 2 mile time.

This is the exact method I used to coach my Fiance to her first half marathon. It made it more manageable for her and she ended up running the entire time during her race. She even beat her personal goal that we set for her by 6 minutes.

Due to back injury I will always run/walk - just finished my first 15k successfully doing so.

Great stuff. Even for marathon, I run 15-18min and walk 30sec at the water station.

I think run/walk is viable for all training, not just getting back into things. I used to be obsessed about not stopping during runs. If I did, I thought the run didn't 'count'. Ironically, I've been injured for ages now but last year I did 4 min run/1 walk for almost every training run and I got a PB in the half marathon. I think you can achieve the same running volume with less effort. Like 60 min nonstop running is much harder than 15x4/1 intervals. But at the end of the day you still ran 60 mins. Anyways, I'm trying to recover from my knee injury and this vid and plan is going to be really helpful. Need to check my ego even more. Going to build as slow as I possibly can and hopefully finish a full marathon this year.

Run/walk training just brought back a memory😀. One of the funniest things I ever saw running was during the Vancouver marathon a few years back. A score of people, who had been on the 9 min run/1 min walk training program leading up to the marathon, just stopped and started walking 9 mins into the race!!!! They were all over the road. Not like they slowed over to the side first, so as to not impede anyone else! Was not expecting to start dodging a bunch of runners who suddenly started walking en masse in the first couple of k's of a marathon! Especially when everyone is usually in that speedy/happy phase before settling into their rhythms. Having successfully negotiated them, I continued on my merry way! Crazy but funny!

Thank you for this sir, after breaking my back L1& L3 in January 2020, and then being quarantined. My running has been basically awful I will try this for the next 12 weeks thank you so much

Thanks for the information.

Thank you so much for the information...its will be very useful for me.. great job in putting up such awesome informative videos ...👍👍

You didn’t mention it as a race strategy, it can definitely work for marathons too for mid to back of the pack runners.

Great video. Thanks 👍

Set a PB for myself yesterday in the Bird-In-Hand Half marathon 09/09/23 -- kept a pace of running 5:15 and walking 0:45 seconds. Thanks for the info

Thank you!

Yes this works after my second knee surgery in late 2019 I started again in march 2020. After about 4 to 6 months I get back into shape or course not ad fast due to my knee surgeries. It takes time with running your going to need patience.

Me: wondering today how to return to form after a nasty ankle strain in November. Happy-Happy, joy-joy, GTN :-)

You guys have perfect running form! Just by watching it makes me eager to put on my shoes e get on the road asap

I’ve used run/walk strategies to get my running fitness back after a painful hamstring injury incurred during half marathon training that left me unable to run more than 4km without having to stop. I’m back up to 12.5km without pain and training for my first marathon - which I will run/walk!