Competitive 5K Walking
Posted on December 1, 2008
Jogging is becoming a very popular hobby. However if you can
Jog, some people get into competitive 5K walking. Learn about 5K competitive
walking.
We all walk everyday. Some of us just to around the house,
or to places where the distance is too short to make it worthwhile to take the
car. Walking, as we are constantly told, is a great form of exercise. But to
get the maximum benefits from walking you need to do it properly. A 5k walk
four times a week will help to keep you is shape and shed a lot of excess
weight. This does not mean a slow casual stroll with your friends. It means
walking with speed, precision and with an objective in view. The best way to do
this is to set yourself a goal of entering a 5k walk and doing well. You
probably won’t win because there will be experienced walkers and perhaps even
professionals in the pack, but then again, you shouldn’t expect to. Taking part in the event and completing it in
a reasonable time is enough of an achievement and once you do it, its all the
motivation you need to keep on walking and perhaps even going in for longer distances.
The first thing to do is to make a regular walk a part of
your daily routine. Don’t worry about the distance initially ? walk as much as
you are comfortable. Try it increase the distance gradually along with a slow
increase in speed. Don’t push yourself too hard. An increase of 0.5k per week
is fine. That means that if you start with a 2k walk, you should reach 5k in
about 7 to 8 weeks. Don’t worry about your time ? walk a brisk pace that does
not leave you feeling exhausted at the end of the walk. A good target for a
beginner to aim for is to do a 5k walk in between 50 to 60 minutes.
There is a lot of material available on walking. While this
may seem needless for such a common and basic activity, read a few books and
articles. Knowing what posture to keep, what strides are best for you and so on
are necessary to get the best results from your walk, both in terms of
performance and exercise.
Once you have this down as a part of your daily schedule,
find a 5k walking race to enter. On the day of the race stay to the rear of the
starting grid ? let the experienced walkers and the pros get off to a clean
start. One you start you may find yourself in a pack of other walkers. If the
speed suits you, stay with the pack, but try and keep to the outside so the
crowd doesn’t cramp your walking style. If the pack is either too fast or slow ,
drop out and walk at your own pace until you find a pack the matches your
speed.
You will find people speeding up away from the packs as the
finish line approaches. Don’t let that worry you ? you can pick up these tricks
later on. Just concentrate on finishing the race. After the race compare your
performance with others of your age and fitness level. It will give you an idea
of where you stand and if you have to improve your performance which you can do
when training for the next race.
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