It's been a while since I speed-walked the Depot Parkrun 5K here in Gainesville, although for nearly a year I had intended to do it on a monthly basis. Instead, today was only my third go at it, with the previous effort happening last December. That doesn't mean I haven't been working on my walking during this period, and I recently decided to try again to get in at least one speed-walk per month. So this morning I intentionally walked the four-lap, 3.1 mile course to see how fast I could do it. The temperature at 7:30, when the race began, was 64 with a 99% humidity and a lifting fog. I chugged along and ended up shredding my previous walking finish with a time of 39:43. I wasn't in the least bit tired or winded and hardly broke a sweat, yet I did sense a limit that my body has yet to surpass in my walking progress to achieve a higher speed on solid ground, instead of a treadmill. I think that an investment in longer distance walking on neighborhood personally-designed courses is the prescription for me to take it to a substantially higher level. Click HERE to see today's results...
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