Today is the day I walk with a walking club. I don’t compete but I do use other walkers as incentive to push myself. In most cases, you look for a walker who is ahead of you and you make them your focal point. Once I can find a target walker, I put my head down and focus on my walking technique and breathing. With such focus, you can usually “walk them down” in other words, you can catch them. I’ve been catch and I have caught others.
I did not try and walk anyone down today. I started late so I just focused on my walking stride and breath. I did start to pass people. After the walk was over, a gentleman can over and told me he looks for me on the trail. I’ve seen this man on several occasions but we’ve never spoken to each other before. He told me he had to let me know, he looks to try and stay ahead a head of me but he knows that I will pass him eventually.
What I’ve found most beneficial is to not worry about who is behind you. Stay focused on whose ahead. Its not about getting catch, its about making them reach.
Sweet N Social 