2010 Millrose Games Men's 1-Mile Racewalk

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[mvpguru]

did he seriously break 6 minutes for the mile walking...?

[rayzwocker]

@mvpguru Yup.

[rayzwocker]

Thanks for the comment. I really value input from someone smart enough to misspell "retarded."

[ap1234512]

there technically not walking because there is a flight phase, more just like slower running

[rayzwocker]

@ap1234512: The leg isn't straight on contact when running. That's what really (biomechanically) differentiates racewalking from running. The contact rule leads to a lot of confusion, but it's judged just like technique in the tripe-jump or even whether the foot was over the line in the long-jump: The human eye decides.

[chewy8126]

I've never understood why someone would choose to "race walk" rather than run, but to each his own I suppose....

[rayzwocker]

@chewy8126 A little late here, but I meant to say "butterfly" instead of "crawl."

[fruticetum]

Race walking is a great sport. My knees hurt when I run, but now the pain is gone because I race walk, This motion strengthens the hamstrings which create balance for the already-strong quads. It is also one of the few things that works the shins, lower abs, and love handles. It hits muscles you didn't even know you had. The first time you do two laps hard, you're unable able to move for three days because of soreness.

[viperdude281]

wtf this is retarted

[ap1234512]

@rayzwocker so what ur saying is its completely subjective to the judges?

[rayzwocker]

@chewy8126: Do you think it odd that a swimmer chooses to do the crawl instead of the faster, arguably less technical, freestyle? Basically the same idea. Or maybe a better track correlation is the 3,000m steeple chase. Obviously it's slower and more technical to jump over barriers. Why on earth would someone want to do that? Some people like a challenge....Thanks for watching!