# run vs. walk contriversy.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-vs-walk-contriversy/777>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 27, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-vs-walk-contriversy/777 "2000-02-27T06:28:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![isilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/13edae/32.png) [@isilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isilver)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-vs-walk-contriversy/777/1 "2000-02-27T06:28:00Z")

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This article was quite interesting. However their is one facter that was missed. Since running and walking are human factors you forgot about the water comeing up from the ground. As everyone knows while running in the rain you tend to hit a lot more puddles and since you are hitting the water with greater force more comes up at you. This is a small detain but one that has to be taken into effect.

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**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-vs-walk-contriversy/777/2 "2000-02-27T09:58:00Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_395.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_395.html)

Is this the column you’re referring to?

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Any similarity in the above text to an English word or phrase is purely coincidental.

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**Author:** ![isilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/13edae/32.png) [@isilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isilver)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-vs-walk-contriversy/777/3 "2000-02-27T13:39:00Z")

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yup that is the article I was referring too.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-vs-walk-contriversy/777/4 "2000-02-27T16:18:00Z")

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> Originally posted by isilver:  
> As everyone knows while running in the rain you tend to hit a lot more puddles

Why would that be? Not that I’m necessarily disputing the fact, but I was wondering what your reasoning is.

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**Author:** ![FrankY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@FrankY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrankY)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2000, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-vs-walk-contriversy/777/5 "2000-03-09T06:29:00Z")

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I figure it this way running in the rain you may get less wet but with all the grime and garbage in parking lots and streets these days there is way more of a chance of falling and getting soaked than walking