AboutScott Demaree Expertise I can answer questions about training, physiology, nutrition, technique, equipment and injury prevention. My background is not medical, so I will not be able to answer detailed questions about injury treatment. However, during 30 years of endurance exercise I have had a few injuries so I feel qualified to talk about things that have worked for me and others.
Experience I have been a long distance runner since 1978 and took up racewalking in 1982. More recently, I have worked as a certified personal trainer helping people with a wide range of exercise needs. Last year, I coached several people to successfully finish the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in Dallas (60 miles in three days).
Organizations American College of Sports Medicine, American Council on Exercise, National Science Teachers Association
Publications Journal articles associated with my graduate work with me as the primary author were published in the Journal of Nutrition, Acta Physiologica Scandanavica. Additionally, I co-authored the chapter on exercise metabolism in ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 4th Edition. Finally. I co-authored a book for beginning marathon runners (Marathoning 101).
Education/Credentials I have recent Master's degrees in Exercise Science from Wichita State University and Nutrition from Texas A&M University.
Awards and Honors I won national championships in the 1986 100-Kilometer Racewalk and the 1989 24-Hour Run.
Expert: Scott Demaree Date: 10/4/2007 Subject: walking
Question how long should it take a 43 year old woman in good physical shape to walk a mile?
Answer I can only talk in general terms without knowing your exact physical situation. It also depends on whether you are talking about going as fast as you can for a mile or are talking about stringing several miles together for a workout.
Most people in decent shape would consider longer than 30 minutes per mile to be very slow walking, 20-30 minutes per mile to be moderate effort, and 15-20 minutes per mile to be fast. If you can really swing your arms and push hard, you might get into the sub-15 minute very fast walking category. Racewalkers routinely walk at sub-12 minute pace. The world record for racewalking a mile is around 5 minute 24 seconds -- faster than most people can run a mile.
