Ran my first ever Winnipeg Hypothermic Half on Sunday, and did a wee bit better than I expected. Now I'm wondering how to compare the results to half marathons I ran in summer & fall 2010. I'd like to assess whether I've gained, maintained or (heaven forbid!) lost fitness over the winter. My HH ...

If you were in a race and got to the finish line, you wouldn't be told to continue running, since you walked x distance during the race!

Hee! I particularly like this quote, since it puts my question in the right context. Thank you all for your replies.

Question for those of us who regularly take walk breaks during long runs: do you count total distance travelled towards your target for the run, or just the running parts? Let's say I have a 15km long run planned. I use my handy-dandy Garmin to take regular walk breaks: 9 min running, 1 min walking,...