"Not being able to walk faster, I ran."

Translation: Neputând merge mai repede, am alergat.

[DewyBukiaPeters]

Can I used the imperfect for "I ran"? ie. Would "alergam" be allowed?

[Vrexo]

From "Neputând merge mai repede, am alergat." I personally get to understand something like: "Not being able to walk faster, I decided to run."

From "Neputând merge mai repede, alergam." I personally get to understand something like: "Not being able to walk faster, I was running."

Native Romanian with not so good English.
Sorry for not giving an Yes/No answer; I still hope that the insigt was usefull.

[mrktm]

I don't think so, because this action took place at a later time, after a triggering previous activity.

[potestasity]

In this context, that would mean "[...] I would run" / "[...] I used to run".

[crbratu]

Short answer: yes.