Can We Beat An Olympic Race-Walker? | Running Vs Race Walking

[@JeffreyOchoa8]

That bit at the end is what I want to see more! Running vs. race walking! It really puts into perspective how fast this guy is! His 20k race walking pace is way faster than my 20k running pace, but when I look at him in isolation it’s hard to understand just how fast he is walking!

[@gtn]

It's crazy right 🤯 Will you be trying out some race walking?

[@Grimytherunner]

But he isn't walking

[@TerriblyNice_Not]

@@Grimytherunner 🥱

[@MultiThunder1234]

Hey hey, 50 year old here, went through chemo and beat stage 4 cancer, been smoking since 14 and recently I tried to take up running but found it hard to keep my heartrate down if I ran because it's difficult to run slow + even slow was taking my heartate too high, I was really out of shape too but race walking helped me stay in my aerobic heartrate zone so I could build up my endurance. Now I can complete 5k runs and feel like I could do it again after a breather. So now on easy days I racewalk and on harder days, I run, I'm no athlete but am so overjoyed I'm able to run again and hit the trails .

[@weedermann]

What are your 5K times when you run?

[@jc10907Sealy]

Bless you in your healing ❤️‍🩹 journey

[@didemtuana83]

❤❤❤

[@lfcizdabest]

Loved reading this comment. I hope you're doing well.

[@easter256]

Someone's been watching @marklewis videos...

[@jboats9139]

Is Imitation the one flattery sincerest forms of… or something like that

[@easter256]

@@jboats9139 😄

[@JasonCliftJones]

Had exactly the same thought!

[@Dunky80]

First thing I thought about when I saw it. But Mark did use the gcn video Bradley Wiggins hour record.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

@@Dunky80although he had the decency to reference it in his 😉😂

[@danielcaldwell5940]

Loved this video. I have been researching race walking for my triathlons. 9 days ago I had a total knee replacement. (68 years of running 10 years of triathlon and suddenly this year I had arthritis in my left knee). Orthopedic surgeon is discouraging running so thought maybe competing by walking. Don't want to set world records just complete 5 k on foot fat enough to beat other 70.year olds in local sprint Tris.

[@gtn]

Sounds like a great plan! 🙌 Hope this video helps with getting you started!

[@weedermann]

What 5000 meter times would be enough, Daniel?

[@Geronimo2Fly]

Tom Bosworth seems like such a nice, down-to-earth guy. I wish him the best!

[@debeastdueeast]

If you're not down to earth in race walking you get disqualified 😂

[@timobrien256]

I ran the part of the Las Vegas marathon a few years back alongside the USA race walker that raced in the Barcelona Olympics. I think he told me his fastest marathon was 3:15. As we approached an aid station I told him I walk the aid stations, he said he ran the aid stations:-)

[@reieli87]

19:31 Did Mark just do Naruto run at the end😅. Good fun and good job guys. I honestly think these tips are very useful. This can be good idea for new Run/Walk 2.0 😁

[@adita6811]

I really like the posture of his race walking. A nice one, unlike amateur race walking that has weird postures

[@MarceloG..]

Funniest video ending ever you two running trying to catch up.... Too funny!

[@gtn]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙌

[@weedermann]

An Olympics-level walker is walking under a 7 minute mile. Unless you are also a world-class racewalker, you can't walk and compete. You'd need to run.

[@becmango]

The race at the end was everything 😁

[@gtn]

Hahaha we can't help ourselves 👀

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

I run a 4:30 mile and I was interested in race walking growing up because of my naturally eggbeater running gait and how it made walking fast quite easy. I tried getting into it but there’s little to no resources online for race walking outside of the Olympics and world championships. Bummer.

[@dannhu4248]

Love this video! The last part cracked me up!! This helps a lot since Im switching from 40 years running into racewalking & learning to improve my technique. Correct technique helps improving my walking speed as well.

[@deputyfk]

Very fun to watch you both on this one! I have always been interested in Race Walking so this was great to see!!

[@gtn]

Glad we could show off race walking! Have you ever given it a try? 👀

[@deputyfk]

@@gtn No, played around with it like probably a lot of people but I find it a fascinating sport.

[@clairefortier9738]

This great! As a heavier triathlete, running is my weak spot but building up my walking speed could be a game changer! 😊

[@gtn]

Sounds like a good plan! Would you like to see more race walking content? 👀

[@weedermann]

What would be a desirable speed to reach, Claire?

[@babydii3487]

Haha! He said I'm gonna be a lot stricter on the judging! Healthy competitiveness is always so much fun!!!!!!! Love them all

[@multisportflash]

So awesome. the dynamic duo strikes again. what sweet complicity... luv it

[@gtn]

Glad you like it! Have you tried Race walking?

[@multisportflash]

@@gtn I have not [insert quotations marks here] "officially", no. Though did dabble a bit. Always assumed there was much more to it, than it seemed. Also remember the Olympic controversies with regard to feet not touching the ground ... Actually, check that, I have a vague recollection of a really bad Mexican meal on vacation once that required me to get to the ...😜

[@lightkeeper917]

I always wanted to know how race walking compared with running. Thank you for answering my questions.

[@gtn]

That's why we're here 😊

[@sylvainbauge]

I got beaten by an Olympic race walker in a 10k running race and it was quite impressive that someone could 'walk' faster than I can run...

[@minoei4384]

Great video. Best explain of race walking i ve seen. As a i jured walker I look for a way to run without injuries and came into race walking.

[@nightsfalling]

Good video, this seem like a good idea when to avoid running injuries. I know speed walk can also get over use injuries but if you mix both sports it may help. I think Heather did the speed walk better than Mark on both times.

[@WorkandLifeFitness]

Great topic & excellent explanation , many persons overlook race walking is Olympic sport with less overuse injuries 👍

[@josimar73]

I always thought race walking causes more hip issues. Doesn't seem to be the case.

[@markcotgrove2708]

@@josimar73 the technique is simply trying to increase stride length whilst conforming to the rules. Hips therefore need to be flexible in the fore-aft directions but there's no undue stress on them. Any injuries tend to be to the knees as they need to lock out on each stride, hence race-walking racing/training is pretty much always on flat courses.

[@ShivamChhuneja]

that is the craziest thing I have seen in my life! now I am scared of all race walkers for life...damn...4 minute range per km to walk...daaaamn

[@gtn]

Impressive right 👀 Why do we bother running? 🥴

[@ShivamChhuneja]

@@gtn haha lol running is more fun though :p

[@jills2157]

Really enjoyed this video - all three of you were such good sports.

[@gtn]

More race walking? 👀

[@dprid]

When I'm coaching I sometimes ask them to do some race walking as part of the warmup. They think it's a bit of a joke until they try it and start hurting in places they've never hurt before!

[@gtn]

It's harder than it looks right 👀

[@hei7586]

The drill with the backstroke looks great!

[@Q.Q.]

Not at all what I was expecting from the title. World-record pace for 20 km race-walking is 9.74 mph. Kipchoge's unofficial marathon "record" is 13.16 mph. Most runners' paces are slower than the race-walking WR. Since Tom is an elite race-walker, I expected, from the title, a race between Tom's race-walking and Mark and Heather running. Video didn't deliver. Well, okay, I see, at the very end, there is a tiny stretch of this "race." But, the running that Tom and Heather did at the end was a sprint, which obviously should be faster than even elite race-walking, but a sprint is for a short stretch and unsustainable for long-distance. I would've liked to have seen at least a 5 km race between Tom (race-walking) and Mark and Heather (running - at their long-distance paces).

[@tonyscottinFrance]

Brilliant, we loved it.

[@wordwanderer1]

The intro made me laugh out of sheer surprise at how fast that man is.

[@kimweidner7351]

That was so much fun to watch, you guys looked like you had a blast! 🤣

[@gtn]

Always a blast filming with each-other 🙌

[@melissacairns1233]

Really enjoyed the video! I need to ask which style Nike track suit is Tom Bosworth wearing? Such a cool look, but can seem to find one with that same waffle texture online.

[@darthvollmer]

that last bit, where Mark & Heather tried running -vs- Tom's walk .... that's what I was wanting to see. It's just so ridiculous that it's hard to wrap my mind around it.

[@leeadams2413]

Ok I always thought the walking race was abit weird but that was fun to watch. The Beyonce comment killed me :)

[@gtn]

Hahah glad you enjoyed it. We loved shooting this one 🙌

[@lisapet160]

Brilliant final! That's what I'd call a punchline.

[@AdvancedLiving]

Look at all that heelstriking! My Achilles hurts just by watching this.

[@weedermann]

Racewalking/powerwalking is a rhythmic gait where the actual work is done at the hips, so the impact on the feet is minimal. One is never airborne.

[@innesdunbar]

That was a good one. Looks really difficult to do properly. I used to see someone commuting by speed walk each day on my drive to work, looked weird, but impressive all the same. (Got to love a bit of inter GTN competitiveness in a video as well)

[@gtn]

There is a real skill to it! Fancy giving it a try? 👀

[@innesdunbar]

@@gtn No, your alright! Have a good Christmas everyone on the team. Thanks for all the great content throughout the year.

[@GD-my5hm]

Fantastic video. Love the guy

[@davidcallan7844]

The slo mo video makes it look like a dance off.😂

[@gtn]

Hahaha don't worry we saved the dance off for the GTN Christmas party! 🕺

[@garybc]

Do race walkers also use running shoes? Or is there a specific type of shoes they use?

[@weedermann]

I powerwalk. When doing practice tempo-walks, I use a Saucony running shoe. When I enter competitions, I wear New Balance Men's Unisex XC racers.

[@ggoyos19]

Looks like a nice day in Liverpool wavertree athletic track

[@trinichinee6426]

I didn't understand the part where he was talking T about the injury to lower back and hamstring .. does the injury occur due to landing on a straight leg ?

[@AlenHR]

The rules state that one foot must be touching the ground at all times. However, if you pause the video at 11:11, and use the comma/period keys to progress frame by frame, you can notice multiple instances where neither of the legs are touching the ground because the shadows are disconnected from his feet. I don't understand it.

[@EnkiVera]

The rule says that walking have to be judged by a human eyes, not by a camera in slow motion. So it's permitted a moment in the air because the human eyes cannot catch it

[@romannovozhilov4347]

that made my day!!! :D

[@barriegibson]

Out of interest, what heart rate zone is he in when doing race walking ? And also a nice Christmassy type video, made me smile a lot.

[@markcotgrove2708]

The physiological requirements are exactly like any other endurance sport. A high level 20km men's race walk will be ~1hr20m so zone 3/4 in a 5 zone model, similar to a half marathon. These guys/girls are SERIOUSLY aerobically fit, how many people can RUN a 1:20 half? 😳

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

I would like to know how fast race walkers could go, if they were allowed to bend their legs a little.

[@Hydrogen101]

This is so silly, I love it

[@weedermann]

Is not so "silly" if you are not able to run efficiently yet want to build leg, heart and wind stamina while staying aerobically competitive.

[@jumpmansilence]

tom is a star

[@Pitts_not_Pitty]

Thats how i "walk" when trying to get to the toilet after mexican night.

[@Ergustavinho]

Heathers hair

[@cmdmd]

Without watching the video: No, you cannot beat an Olympics-level ANYTHING.

[@Taara.Sanders]

I wonder what shoes they are race walking in?😊

[@Coffeeanddiscgolf]

Does it matter that the pro had both feet off the ground one almost every step. I thought that was one of the biggest rules

[@Dancingontgesun1942]

This is just like people thinking they learned to play pickleball and now they're professionals lololol

[@rugby4871]

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[@YeNZeC]

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[@jatinmaharao6888]

The slow motion back stroke walk looks so stylish 😂

[@jamesd5241]

a sport akin to who can whisper the loudest

[@dominiqueerwin]

Its extremely difficult...

[@aliciaerickson9862]

Pintado 🇪🇨

[@TripeDemo]

I was hoping the bit at the end would be the entire video, disappointed

[@fopperer]

Race-walking is a discipline where every single athlete is cheating. i do not really get this

[@grindeyyyyy]

Get a crack head on that, my money is on them every time

[@quantum_beeb]

RIP his girlfriend

[@JAVRTH]

Lol

[@HikarusVibrator]

THEY ARE ALL RUNNING. Play it in slow motion. Clear as day. This is the dumbest sport ever. Literally everybody is breaking the rules.

[@keithphillips2881]

Just freeze the video at 12-13 seconds and see how to cheat. This guy with this style would need ATC clearance