Long Distance Walking

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Mark B Jul 2017 6:10pm, 3 Jul 2017 3 posts	0 Mark B Anyone else here ever do long distance walking or hiking? I'm training for a half marathon, I don't think I could ever run a marathon, and if I did manage it, I couldn't run much further, but I have entered long distance walking events before and I regularly used to walk 30miles a couple of times a week when I was training, these days I don't walk so far unless I'm in the lake district on holiday as I'm concentrating on running, but considering entering another 100km next year.
№83912 Jul 2017 6:46pm, 3 Jul 2017 13 posts	0 №83912 Hi Mark, I tried walking once... A few years back, before I became a runner, I decided on a whim to walk the Hadrian Wall Path. On the third morning I called my dad and asked him to bring my car. I reached Housesteads before getting in a taxi to the nearest train station. I keep thinking I should really go back and finish it one year. More recently I have taken part in a couple of LDWA Challenge Events, and have a few more of their 26 mile events planned. Next year I'm thinking of maybe trying one of their 50 mile events, but the idea of walking 100 miles is still too daunting to consider.
Bintmcskint Jul 2017 7:02pm, 3 Jul 2017 36,594 posts	0 Bintmcskint I use walking as part of my ultra training. Sometimes it's nice to slow down and really enjoy the view. I have plans to do lots more walking alongside my running.
GregP Feb 2019 11:52am, 11 Feb 2019 110,631 posts	0 GregP Me too. Maybe one for the O50 thread, but walking might be the new swim/bike/run for me.
Derby Tup Feb 2019 11:59am, 11 Feb 2019 29,184 posts	0 Derby Tup I’ve done quite a few decent walks inc a LDWA 100 plus a couple of 50’s. Did 51 miles in 15 hrs 35 mins last July
DocMoye Feb 2019 3:09pm, 11 Feb 2019 26,604 posts	0 DocMoye I did some long walks last year mixed in with half marathons. Longest was 40 miles.
Derby Tup Feb 2019 3:38pm, 11 Feb 2019 29,192 posts	0 Derby Tup 40 mile walks with half mara runs would be great training for anything long and steady!
icemaiden Feb 2019 3:44pm, 11 Feb 2019 4,897 posts	0 icemaiden I walked Hadrian's Wall last year in a leisurely 7 days, longest was only 17 miles.
Velociraptor Feb 2019 3:51pm, 11 Feb 2019 40,546 posts	0 Velociraptor I went the opposite way from Greg, from a keen all-day walker to someone who'd rather whang out an hour or two of hard running and go home for dinner.
Derby Tup Feb 2019 4:19pm, 11 Feb 2019 29,194 posts	0 Derby Tup I did a Velo and of late then did a reverse Velo ie walker - runner - walker