Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker.

When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my

own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make

you a better, smarter, faster runner.

There's no question too simple and no topic too complex.

So let's get started.

Hi everyone.

Welcome to episode 18 of Season 2 of the Running Explained podcast.

I am Elizabeth, your host, and I'm very excited that you are listening to this episode.

You have probably already, you know, seen the title.

We're talking about walking and run walk today.

And I hope that more people are listening than the people who are actively using runwalk

in their training right now

because as we're going to go through through this episode we're going to talk about all of the

benefits that walking and run walk can have in your training even if you are someone who is a

relatively speedy person maybe you have run some significant times and qualified for some significant races.

This does not mean that run walk does not have a place in your training. But as we get up to those

higher paces and faster finishing times, it becomes more of a personal choice in terms of

how you structure your training and your racing.

There are some people, though, we'll talk about for run, walk.

It's going to be one of the most beneficial tools in your toolbox to get you to where you want to be.

So, run, walk.

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