My slow jog is actually a technique called the Young-shuffle!
First, let me say: two people found me today by googling for “chances i’d eat my friends if trapped and starving.” Hmm. (I actually remember one of my early posts being a quiz of this sort, so that must be how they found me. Even so, it was pretty funny seeing that phrase listed on my blog dashboard this evening.)
OK, now, to the story. My husband came across this one today. (Thanks, honey!)
It’s a great ultramarathon story that takes place in Australia. A 543.7 mile (875 km) race over 5 days, normally run by elite athletes.
One year a 61-year old farmer named Cliff Young showed up. In overalls and workboots. Ran for five days. And won.
Turns out, he ran so slowly, everyone doubted he would even make it through a day. But his technique ended up being so efficient, he overtook the pack, and ended up winning.
So, I will now say I do the Young-shuffle, not that I run slower than molasses 
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Hi there,
I like this post. I too have done some ultra-marathons. During these races I learned that you really can’t run to slow. There are great benefits to running slowly. Keep up the good work.
Check out my blog. I lost 130 lbs running “slow”.
http://run4change.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/you-cant-run-to-slow/