Running Tales

Sarah Lightman: "I find race walking easier than running"


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I met Sarah Lightman as she whizzed round Salcey Forest at a recent Big Bear Events race.


Sarah, however, wasn't running, she was race walking - and the event was her second Ultra in as many days.


It perhaps shouldn't have been a surprise though.


Sarah's dad, Shaun Lightman, finished 18th in the Men's 50km walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics.


I spoke to Sarah about why she prefers race walking to running...


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Running TalesBy Michelle and Craig Lewis