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I'm confused, and a little depressed, that anyone would describe four miles per hour as "a light run." Maybe, if you're four feet tall?

Also, I agree with the "April Fools" question but I'm afraid the answer is "no, it's just TechCrunch."

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I walk at a little over 4mph (never really lost the military 120 paces/minute cadence, but my stride is naturally longer than the regulation 30 inches), and I regularly catch and pass full-sized people who are dressed for a run and act as if they're jogging. I can't see the point of breathing harder and getting there later, let alone putting on special clothing to do so, but yes, for some people at least, 4mph is a light run.

It's kind of annoying to read comments like this if you run regularly. If you run intervals, you periodically take breaks where you jog very slowly. It's super awkward moving slowly, but sweating to death and breathing heavy from your last interval. Also, if you get started running long-distance (half or full marathon), 4-5mph seems to be a reasonable beginner pace. Not everyone is always doing speed work.

If it's any consolation, I'm not taking about intervals, I'm talking (mostly) about people who are fooling themselves utterly. There are more than a few folks out there who never get above a good walking clip (and every bit of clothing in the kit is always sparkling like new with conspicuously-displayed brands).

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