Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works.

Race walking is an incredible sport - it's time you understood it.
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[@ck9330]

Teacher: HEY NO RUNNING IN THE HALLWAYS

[@stellaspoochpitfeaturingro3522]

I just felt like runninggg.....

[@rudise.3429]

@@stellaspoochpitfeaturingro3522 jjhajajajahahhaha

[@viannccaa]

Teachers started getting smart in my school 😔 “NO RUNNING OR FAST WALKING IN THE HALLS” Me: ✋🏼😔🤚🏼

[@kingcolz]

So gei

[@sea_yung]

Freshmen:

[@Lucy-fn9rj]

my uncle did race walking in high school and college. he thought it would be an easy extracurricular but he got *super* into it and did so well he got accepted to stanford on a race walking scholarship

[@Angelshymn1]

Lucy WOW!

[@Funnymoney101]

r/thathappened

[@evelyny8579]

Seriously?

[@longxgun3448]

A Bumble Bee Pillow Pet are you dumb... in college race walking is considered a track and field event, there are much shorter events (3k..) just like there is no college marathon. And it would be valuable to a coach if a runner was consistently top 3 bringing in lots of points for the team.

[@ABumbleBeePillowPet]

@@longxgun3448 tell you what, if you find an article saying that you can get a scholarship for race walking AT stanford, you will earn my respect and i will make an edit saying i was wrong

[@io3204]

"You were an Olympian? " "Yes." "Which sport? " "Hey, what's that over there?"

[@adventmovement7071]

haha why this no have more likes

[@NackDSP]

My brother in law was an Olympic race walker and .... I fell asleep thinking about it.

[@YashBisht]

ROFL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@qumquat]

There's a movie called walk don't run and it's this exactly 😂

[@cooksoya7503]

Me who has been doing this since I was 4: **ametuers**

[@orangemk1664]

Am I the only one who finds this mildly frustrating to watch? They're so close to running but not quite 😫

[@brianliberante]

No, I'm with you. Just run, idiots. This is a First World sport. This is for people who suck at actual sports.

[@thepotato3902]

Mr. Interesting who are you to define what a “real sport” is?

[@angelofdeath275]

it must be so tempting to run lol

[@sunnysweet4183]

Mr. Interesting you try finishing a mile in 7 minutes walking

[@paolouy3083]

No need to get aggressive guys. This goes for the second comment as well.

[@strike1197]

Having a fastest walking race is like having a loudest whispering contest

[@RevMirrane]

lol, exactly

[@karlpopper601]

This game is ridiculous.

[@archiescott9907]

+Karl Popper like to see you be able to even walk the distance

[@mongo0606]

or like being the world's tallest midget

[@luwado]

IKR HAHAH

[@toonpik7]

I like those late 90s/early 2000s news station graphics.

[@ar_xiv]

480p baby

[@alexis_gu2652]

+Pocari Suit for the extreme, 490p

[@aokoaozaki]

a e s t h e t i c

[@xsouleaterx10]

+res v a p o r w a v e

[@xsouleaterx10]

Elohim Aaron ＧＵＮ

[@blue_1080]

When your trying to get early in the lunch line but you don’t wanna be “that kid who runs to lunch”

[@LeventK]

Relatable

[@Opacity5]

hahaha reminded me of during my hostel days. how we used to tease a guy as he used to be the first guy in que for lunch or dinner

[@namjoo6292]

This is how I walk when I'm running late for class

[@shopliftingcentral]

why don't you run so you walk late for class 😎😎😎

[@user-jp7de3kc6p]

@@shopliftingcentral you can't run in the hallway

[@JoseRojas-hl7sn]

@@user-jp7de3kc6p true, school makes you a race walker

[@julien4305]

2静か先生88 really? We run all the time at my school.

[@happysaluja7079]

Me too

[@guyfearful]

these people can walk a faster mile than i can run.

[@aaronmoise8261]

That's sad I'm sorry

[@jeuryveloz6011]

Same

[@jonsmith5626]

What's your PR? With good exercise you can easily (well unless you are really old or disabled) get down to a sub 6 mile.

[@jeuryveloz6011]

Jon Smith average marathon runner is around 5 minutes per mile so sub 6 is shooting a bit too high for us average folk. I'd be surprised if most joggers achieve anything below 7-8 minutes per mile, and imo that's a pretty good pace.

[@jonsmith5626]

Jeury Veloz Eh I did crosscountry and track in high school and college and have worked with people as an athletic shoe salesperson. If you are average athletically or maybe even just above average I believe you can do a sub 6 (or something around 6:10). It won't be fun but it's doable. We aren't talking a marathon of sub 6 miles, just 1. And for Marathons that makes sense, you're running a marathon, train those guys to run a 5k or 10k and their mile splits will be very different.

[@mauraheehee3272]

They walk so stylishly.

[@arturlapsinov1226]

The Girl Fedora m'lady

[@jofx4051]

Hahaha 😂

[@mikelldaley9078]

amen

[@manofculture4945]

Me: wins lottery Relatives I haven’t seen in 10 years 1:44

[@michellemuskeyn329]

300 Subscribers with some videos challenge 😂😂😂 your comment actually made me laugh out loud! Thanks for the humour 😊

[@mateo_ferranco]

lol

[@adarshkumargm7819]

😂😂

[@Coolsomeone234]

Lmqo

[@randycottle3778]

I’ve actually done race walk races and it’s extremely hard. I go to William Penn University and I’m on the track team here and since we’re are in the NAIA instead of the NCAA, race walking is an actual event. I did the 3k racewalk at my conference championship for indoor season and finished 9th in the conference. The training absolutely destroys your shins and after about 250m of the race you feel a constant burn up your legs. The training is just like any other distance runner besides you walk instead of run. I did 800m repeats walking, 200m intervals, it’s very similar. The worst part is the judges. I got to two fouls during the championships and it’s extremely scary knowing if I plant my leg wrong and buckle at the knee or push off to hard and lift off the ground for a fraction of a second near a judge, it could all be for nothing. It’s an awesome sport that looks goofy but people should definitely look into

[@jaydenleow7754]

Randy Cottle try. Traffic

[@randycottle3778]

Christopher Campana Can’t blame you

[@juandreferreira5532]

@Truth . what?

[@cryst6406]

Truth more like lie

[@passionofthecrust9173]

@Truth r/madlads

[@sam_Invincible]

I'd be playing Pokemon Go during the event, hatch them eggs

[@seanfarrell942]

TB12!!!!!!!!

[@plain-bagel]

Don't walk too fast though, or they won't count ;)

[@SLPpanthers42]

+samaway unless you can walk at 25mph you'll be fine.

[@MFL14TH]

+Sami Shamroukh I would play the actual game as it is much more better.

[@albertluu9142]

better to do it in a marathon

[@microplastique]

That seems so painful, when I walk really fast for a long time my tibias hurt

[@ahmedbajwa6118]

Whats a tibias?

[@SirSayakaMikiThe3rd]

Ahmed Bajwa where the pee is stored in the body

[@cavemann_]

Lul I just feel my calfs

[@gabs3218]

Ahmed Bajwa ur shin bone

[@Death089100]

Bella Teague source? Pee is stored in the balls.

[@RaND0mDud3WAsH3rE]

Just imagine bragging to your friends that you walk the fastest then having to explain what you mean

[@libradragon]

Yeah, imagine telling anyone that you are taking over three and a half steps... every second! In a race that takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete. Man, my beer arm is dead just thinking about it. That's 12,600 steps or so. Over 31 plus miles. "Racewalking requires the strength and agility of a gymnast, the grace and control of a dancer, the endurance and perseverance of a Marathon runner." ~ Larry Young, two-time Olympic Games Medalist, 50km Walk, USA. Also a world class Bronze Sculpture Artist.

[@StuC5]

Larry ended that observation by saying: "In the light of this, no race walker should ever feel inferior to other athletes." @@libradragon

[@libradragon]

Absolutely. I know I have never felt inferior. Larry trained hard and his results illustrate his dedication. He's also a very humble human. Thank you for your comment in this thread. @@StuC5

[@wolfboi5842]

As a track Athlete, race-walking is probably the most anticipated event during a meet, our whole team will stay an extra 20 mins just to see it😂

[@tristanhicks5372]

A six minute walk mile... I definitely cannot judge

[@Eric-lx8hp]

& that's me on a full out mile RUN!!

[@missSDW]

Right some ppl can’t even run that fast

[@jonathanlockwood8851]

It's a ton of fun, hard work and a great low impact l/high cardio workout. My best is 9min 25 seconds for a mile..still working at it

[@tristanhicks5372]

@@jonathanlockwood8851 keep at it man! Shaving off seconds is the name of the game!

[@jonathanlockwood8851]

@@tristanhicks5372 Don't I know it..unfortunetly, it's shaving seconds off my life lol

[@danny2lit20]

Having hip implants is like the steroids of this sports right?

[@brokenwave6125]

No, steroids would be the steroids of this sport.

[@sassarahe8222]

“Activity”

[@sidshaw1927]

Danny 2lit actually many people in the sport of race walking do use steroids, this is why before and after races everyone must be drug tested. One Australian Race walker came 2nd in the London Olympics only to find out 4 years later that the guy who won was using drugs so the Australian guy got the gold medal! And hip implants wouldn’t help because it’s not how big your hips are it’s the motion of your hips. I hope this helps answer your question !

[@helboy1999]

@@sidshaw1927 thats a very well written comment

[@rathuanyatzi]

I laughed waaay harder than i needed to and i sharted... so thank you for the laugh i needed that 😇😇

[@Fireflyepic]

0:42 "it's... HIPnotic :)"

[@devsirmeb]

everybody gangsta until they realize these boys can walk faster and longer than you jog

[@FGHZ]

Of course, running is harder but you can walk miles without getting exhausted

[@jordanabendroth6458]

That's what I was thinking, I run a mile in like 9 minutes, and these people are walking it 2 minutes faster than I can run

[@michaeladams8858]

@@FGHZ walking like this at their professional pace is arguably even harder than running. Running is more natural and you use the spring in your hamstrings and achilles' heel to keep momentum. This walking is very blunt and because they cant bend their knees or bounce, they use more energy

[@darkness1978]

With walking your are burning but with running you are out of breath

[@cristiangiorgiutti8679]

​@@FGHZ Try to walk at that pace and then come back here

[@SquareSquidStudios]

It looks silly, but you totally realize how much skill it takes when you try to match them. It's like trying to walk while they run.

[@migsdizon884]

So true

[@sudevsen]

anything will become tougher if you invent stupid restrictive rules imagine if races now require that the runner has to juggle 2 balls all the time skill level needed becomes 100x

[@Jordan-Ramses]

It should be a special olympics sport, because they look retarded.

[@ninja2566]

Then why don't they just run

[@juene2927]

+ninja2566 because it's a WALKING competition you can't RUN in a WALKING competition!

[@BrokeMyCrayon]

Look like a bunch of sassy queens walking around.

[@boostmymint]

+voilaviolamh shut cho ass up

[@panther3429]

Oh my god 😂😂😂. You're hilarious!

[@EveryDayLifeChannel9777]

Finally! a sport for the sissy!!

[@bingchillingg249]

KAREN WALK

[@isaacwalsh5031]

The guy that lives next to me is in the olimpics this year for this. I see him everyday out walking. It is a sight to behold

[@tunim4354]

😂😂😂

[@magnaviousyk3118]

Once I jog around city stadium and met a guy who trained for his racewalking competition.. He was fast, of course I run passed him, but his stamina is amazing.. after 9 km or so, I started to slow down and this guy is still maintaining his pace like nobody's business..

[@azraq5036]

wow, so much energy

[@MrWizardjr9]

wtf 7 minute miles while walking. i can only do on average 8 minute mile while running

[@reececrump8483]

yeah thats the Olympics. its bonkers

[@reececrump8483]

also +

[@MaddieFrankX]

7 minute/mile for 50 miles. I die just for running a block.

[@frankq751]

Cool story bro

[@jonessss]

+john doe someones fat

[@tehmightymo5644]

It's funny because people make fun of race-walkers, but most couldn't even run as fast as these people walk.

[@bobertbrown4915]

+Hanh, friendo, i'm not entirely sure you understand this: that's a seven minute mile pace over 50 kilometers. Do you honestly think the majority of people could run at and keep a _7-minute mile pace over 31 miles?_ As is, i'm fairly skeptical that the majority of people could make a 7 minute mile period.

[@tehmightymo5644]

No, I'm not joking at all. What Carlton said is exactly right. A 7 minute mile is difficult for most people to do once, let alone keep up for 50 km.

[@thesnackthatsmilesback6408]

+tehmightymo I have a 5 minute mike

[@JohnSmith-lq1tu]

I probably couldn't prance about like a lunatic in a swimming pool for ten minutes without getting some water in my lung either, that doesn't validate synchronised swimming. My point is that just because something is hard to do, that doesn't mean it should be a serious sport.

[@bobertbrown4915]

John Smith What exactly validates something as a "serious sport" in your opinion?

[@gorillagrippussy4530]

their hips dont lieeeee

[@hantor5512]

Laughing so hard

[@fidgetmackenzie9419]

Man this is so 80’s I instantly grew a mullet

[@diegosanchez894]

Guatemala won its first medal in year thanks to this sport, silver. Hopefully they win another one this year, my uncle is actually the physiotherapist of the race walking team,

[@staybasvd1847]

sad. Hopefully you guys win a medal in a real sport

[@onionblaster5150]

it's really a major accomplishment, Diego. once you consider the odds of a human being obtaining a medal from the Olympics. the chances are pretty small. it's something to be proud of regardless of what +staybasvd says

[@diegosanchez894]

+staybasvd like chess?

[@staybasvd1847]

+Diego Sanchez yes exactly like chess. chess>walking. im being serious too.

[@diegosanchez894]

+staybasvd id like to know your definition of a real sport?

[@user-re4hc7yf2m]

everyones hating but this is really difficult

[@ayamdasi]

true, i tried it at high school, lot harder than running

[@PianoKwanMan]

Your shin muscles hurt like hell

[@lukecable2031]

All because it's hard doesn't mean it's cool...

[@PianoKwanMan]

Ice is hard Luke Cable

[@thelemonlime955]

I've tried race walking and its so much harder than running and I only went for 800m. 5miles is insane

[@vampy8112]

Also i love how 80's this video feels 😂

[@mooimaduckright]

I had trained for a walking event in my school, but even the 3km walk was painful for me every time. Like, don’t underestimate this sport, some would say it’s even worse than running :’)

[@brian-vz5hz]

But why? Lol

[@davidgriffin79]

@@brian-vz5hz Why not?

[@Sarah-gv3ln]

it looks like it puts more pressure on the knee than running.

[@swaggykassie]

My shins be crying for help 😭

[@AshtonColby]

I'd be curious what the long term affects on the body are from walking like that over such distances. My hips really tight just watching this lol

[@nostromov7892]

They get rattled everywhichway and all the screws get loose and fall out.

[@vampy8112]

Thats what i was wondering too. I imagine its not good for your body

[@AshtonColby]

Hilarious that I don’t remember watching this 3 years ago. I looked this sport up because a friend is competing. And had this exact same question of long term effects on the hips, I scroll down and I’ve made a comment about it already with +150 likes 🤣

[@mikelldaley9078]

less injury. runners r airborn. one cardinal rule for walkers is one foot on the ground all the time.

[@justindc5362]

so much hate. people are pissed that this is not as practical as running. this sport is clearly all about technique. do you get pissed at pole vaulters for not using ladders?

[@noliemig]

Pole vaulting is much faster then a ladder

[@sparda11]

Lily Crawford I swear to god I want to ban the r/woosh

[@atharvanargund]

@Lily Crawford that's not how the sub work you deformed pineapple

[@aneesh2115]

@@atharvanargund r/rareinsults

[@mikelldaley9078]

thank you

[@Freeink93]

Who else is remembering that episode of Malcom in the Middle in which Hal started competing in Race walking? >U

[@sophia.prenne]

I love to walk very very fast. It surprises me and makes me very happy to see this sport exists 😂💙

[@Nicola050459]

Same here, at the park where I go the slow walkers look at me kind of surprised to see a guy almost 60 years old moving at 11 minute per mile...

[@petewangsly9705]

who remembers that malcom in the middle episode where hal gets into race walking and wins based on rule 230.2

[@ChristinaMagma]

pete wangsly Was he wearing a skin tight silly looking outfit?

[@michaelabercrombie7698]

Villa Flames

[@MostHighDwelling]

Lolllllllll yesssssssss

[@aldotorres1983]

"You are not a race walker at all. You are nothing but a common jogger!"

[@kevinlaguna2023]

I was scrolling looking for this comment😂😂

[@alexanderl8794]

The a e s t h e t i c s of this video were orgasmic

[@America_Number1]

v a p o u r w a v e m8

[@Jack-eu7ye]

+Oneill K y s everything is a e s t h e t i c

[@CurruptMonkee]

+Oneill Not even Tumblr...

[@hellshaven]

Oneill believe it or not the word aesthetic exists outside of tumblr and existed way before tumblr. for example the aestheticism movement of art. try not to let tumblr ruin it for the rest of us.

[@lydiajurmakova8534]

Alexander L w Wreslink

[@Purzify]

Nobody: *Me walking away from my problems:* 0:54

[@notjered8911]

haha

[@jst3636]

I also didn't believe this was a Sport, untill i found out my great grandfather was 3 times german champion in race walking excuse my misstakes, im not from an englishspeaking country

[@rockyboy3989]

The only guy that shows up is hartwig gauder

[@furok90]

They need to bring Tug Of War back into the Olympics. They currently have competitors from all continents as well as world championships. It's also very entertaining.

[@christianalbertjahns2577]

IOC doesn't include it anymore because they think (or thought) it's dangerous, I believe.

[@peacexlove]

I giggled through out this entire video. They just look so funny to me.

[@KINGDOMKONCEPT]

Peace X Love Indeed 😂😂😂

[@rashan6681]

however, this is a legitimate sport, and therefore you guys need to know that some of these people wouldn't find it funny, just saying xD

[@KINGDOMKONCEPT]

BradleyWash And you need to know that we don’t care lol

[@rashan6681]

@@KINGDOMKONCEPT you're irrelevant just stop

[@KINGDOMKONCEPT]

BradleyWash Must relevant because you’re still responding.... And I see that you’re like most people who can’t accept the fact that everyone doesn’t share your view.... Blame social media for that....

[@cheeseburgerjr.3112]

One of my close friend in high school is a race walking athlete. She completely changed my perspective towards this sport bc I saw how difficult and tough this sport is---just like any other sports.

[@sparklechang7028]

I only know about this from malcom in the middle 😂😂😂

[@EmanYmErongi]

Malcolm in the Middle anyone? THAT'S AIR!!!

[@jasonwilkins1509]

That's what I was waiting for =)

[@wannyyydilliamsss]

'I'm gonna go read a book, I hope you're happy!'

[@AndrewRock3431]

Yep good ol hank haha

[@Joseph963]

+Max *Hal. smh

[@MariaLuna-md2cx]

that is where i learned what racewalking was haha

[@iamspinelli6820]

Please. I've seen this episode of Malcolm in the Middle.

[@flamingmohmohawesome4953]

ikr

[@chrisjones-pw2fd]

lol love that episode

[@charlesgiraffe8138]

LOL

"he's running! Cheater!!!"

[@michaelabercrombie7698]

Down Hill you're nothing but a common jogger!!!

[@fvallee33]

this is so inspiring!! I want to become a professional race walker!

[@mfnbpwnz]

4:17 "bicycler's drift" lmao, "cyclists draft" you mean?

[@devd_rx]

Yeah I thought that too, why the hell did he say drift.

[@zenmar2415]

Was the original race walkers actually swaying their hips like that when they first competed on it or was it a product of later competitors who saw the benefit of racing that way?

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

zenmar probably the latter. Olympics gets more complicated over the years as people try to score more. They find new techniques to be better than the others, then soon, the others copy. Even if they've done the wriggle walk since the first olympics, the development of the technique must have went through that kind of development.

[@zenmar2415]

Geofanny Yohanes yup that must be the case i mean it was only recently that i learned that the high jump competitors back then never really jump with their backs on the pole which is a standard move today.

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

zenmar it can be seen from other sports too. The moves in gymnastics are far more complicated today. In figure skating, especially the mens field, there are more and more jumps.

[@michellerohl2794]

The sport and the technique have evolved over time.

[@comanchio1976]

@@zenmar2415 Yeah that's called the Fosbury Flop for the high jump, brought to the world's attention in the 1968 Olympics, but I've just watched a film from 1966 and they were pretty much walking like this - so it looks like it's development has been more gradual.

[@ryaaaaaaaan7115]

"Walking"

[@maxcaulfield2602]

Um actually Malcolm in the Middle already taught me all this

[@LaurenOliviArt]

Lol oh yea!!!

[@Ice-xi7ld]

This was well put together and very knowledgeable insight, good job guys 👌🏾

[@mrsparkaru6887]

The urge to run if you were getting beat would be too strong.

[@mikelldaley9078]

it can be...

[@wilfredhather]

It looks painful. Is it bad for the body?

[@istrokepussy]

It's bad for the hips in the long run.

[@XXAcurseshadow3]

+mikk haha

[@tara.5986]

+mikk Hahaha

[@edwardangel6888]

It increases the chance of cancer

[@iudexe3103]

it gives you aids

[@bestrum1188]

When the teacher said "no running in the hallways" me and my friends just continued playing tag like this

[@iCanbEYOURrUKIA]

I can see how walking in a straight line naturally gives your hips the sway. Good example are runway models, those with less bouncy walks keep their torsos straight and put one foot in front of the other.

[@karebu2]

Why the hell did they come up with this completion? It's hilarious

[@ReubenAllan]

Isle of Man parish walk is 85 miles long

[@GeorgeCVB]

Idk why everyone in the comment section is so surprised about this sport. Its just another way of advancing. There are 4 fcking ways to swim, and u get shocked when you see a different way of advancing on earth other than running? I believe that in the rest of the world outside U.S. this sport is much more recognised.

[@ReubenAllan]

Jorge Gatcan there's like a hundred different ways to ride a bike :/

[@JohnSmith-lq1tu]

Jorge Gatcan And another way is crawling. Or skipping. Or rolling along he ground. Why aren't they Olympic events? I don't agree with those other swimming strokes either. As far as I'm concerned it should be about the fastest way to cover distance on foot or by swimming, not introducing ridiculous ways so those that can't keep up in the serious event can have a shiny medal too. I'm outside the US, and 'racewalking' is openly mocked where I am, as it should be.

[@JohnSmith-lq1tu]

Reuben Allan Exactly. Why don't we have bike races where they don't get to have a seat, or where they have to sit backwards on the crossbar while they try to pedal and see where they're going.

[@crystalion3378]

I just found my calling. I'm wiggling to gold!!😂😂😂

[@ultraboombean]

Gogogogogogo

[@Jamal-eh6pw]

Ill be cheering for you!

[@mikelldaley9078]

u wish ! lol

[@EvilSSP]

This is professional Ace Ventura walking.

[@jonahstaples6210]

Mom: you should be a scientist when you grow up Me:

[@zlorpmann]

Rushing through the comment section to write "first" should be an olympic sport. I see so much people train for this sport every day.

[@samysaid1989]

Lol, anyone watched Malcolm In The Middle?

[@thenhewonders]

Hal in that tracksuit, lol

[@GerSanRiv]

you made my day good man

[@lethaltrigger2888]

good times

[@theGirlMachine666]

Hahaha, that's the only thing I can ever think of, when someone's talking about race walking

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

One of the best shows ever.

[@russellmoore8187]

Now I can’t unsee the leg straightness and it’s making me feel like I’m hyperextending my knees 😬😬

[@frhneil1463]

One of few amazing video I've watched. Worth 6 minutes of my life.

[@ejjjekabo4333]

My country won it’s first olympic medal in this event in the 1920s i think...mby in the 1930...i’m from Latvia btw

[@thatbitch9983]

That hip action

[@Justeon]

I did race walking for fun today at my track meet and came first, I did well enough that I might be going to provincials, this is honestly a really fun activity

[@angelicasysnila5476]

When we were kids, Me and my friends would go for a walk, and suddenly we would start a walking competition. And I was the winner most of the time. Only if I had known that this is a recognized sports at Olympics lol, I wouldn't have stopped playing this game XD

[@cooksoya7503]

Dude same with my brother and sister, although one day I just started using my hips, danm I left them I'm the dust, they started jogging, this was when I was like 5

[@AI-Abominations]

Why race walk? Because it's FABULOUS you silly goose!

[@aripmjr]

oh my god lmao

[@rich90553]

Qualifying rounds for top competitions include coming out to your parents.

[@escJackMK]

Well, I'm lazy af, this is the sport for me! 😂

[@vimsum4376]

My sport would be more like Eating, or play a sport game

[@escJackMK]

Vemund Langaas 😂😂

[@migsdizon884]

It looks slow but to an average runner this dudes/dudettes who race walk are deceptively fast. they might look like they are walking but they are walking as fast as normal people run tbh

[@Savannah-]

...walking as quickly as you can for 20 km? Yeah, the perfect sport for a lazy person.

[@ntphan]

@ less than 7min/mile pace, that's way faster than the average person can 'RUN'. It's a lot harder than you think to maintain that pace.

[@christianbeall1427]

When the lifeguard says "no running"

[@fedordorgushi2188]

Hal taught me the entirety of the sport, thanks tho.

[@haandawg]

Hal from Malcolm in the Middle anyone? 😂😂

[@ImADumbRicePicker]

I miss that show 😭

[@ImADumbRicePicker]

I miss that show 😭

[@taichiperfect]

Haha

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

you beat me to it... first thing I thought of.

[@haandawg]

Monkeybox Gaming XD

[@Eric-jb1ym]

1:26 "Both her feet are in the air!" - Hal

[@diddlydevil2116]

Go home guys, race walking's over.

[@sidshaw1927]

But that was through a camera eye, not the human eye like the rule states.

[@dontlookback3549]

@@sidshaw1927 they are not walking; the "rules" are a joke; should be eliminated from Olympics

[@carsonjohnson9365]

Barry Klonsky And you are a certified racewalking judge who can tell the difference? I thought not. Nice try though

[@sidshaw1927]

Barry Klonsky your correct they are not “walking” they are race walking, two completely different things all together. if the rules are a joke, why is race walking in the olympics. this is a very disrespectful comment especially to direct at a race walk like me who is friends with multiple olympic race walkers

[@screamingminnow920]

you just described sports in a way that honestly gave me more interest in them

[@sakitrain7766]

The reporters sound like they're doing their best to not laugh.😂

[@areaciera51]

They never explained why 230.2 is a relevant number?

[@jouaienttoi]

it is called looking at the video. It is shown right as they say it.

[@nyxxie023]

I agree. They explained what 230.2 is but not the actual number 230.2. It could very well be 453.5 and it still makes sense because they didn't explain the number.

[@areaciera51]

Kieran Yeah I saw the paper and it didn’t explain what the number was

[@DuduIn]

Ciera, 230.2 means "rule 230, section 2". It's right in the video at the 2:05 mark... it gets explained right after they mention it. That rule *defines* the sport, that's why it's "the number" (of the rule relevant).

[@chaseis1badmonkey]

Does this sneak into their every day steps? Without realizing it they turn their hips and bend their arms at the grocery store?

[@shintyty]

Tsunami coming! Them: Just keep walking, Just keep walking

[@michaelstoll6167]

As a distance runner, if my coach tried to convince me to compete in this, I'd be the first person ever to be DQed for running

[@tanyal2660]

I race people everyday down the sidewalks of SF

[@entelin]

Time to go pro

[@tanyal2660]

I'll print out a bib number to attach to my shirts

[@ykihx]

~♫♪ at night...i think of you...♪♫~

[@Strr27]

wtf ?

[@gunguy100]

How is this relevant to the video?

[@dannylopez9905]

Bet you don't know the actual name of the song or who did the song...

[@soysauce8437]

oh my god, you all are idiots. shes referencing the running man challenge, it kind of looks like the people walking.

[@BenGilman]

because the race walking looks like the running man challenge

[@frankiel3767]

If you guys have ever wondered how strict they are with the rules, in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Jane Saville was leading in the last 100 meters of a 20km racewalking event and they disqualified her for lifting. It was especially rough because Saville was a lifelong Sydney resident and was representing Australia

[@KenyanBunnie]

My uncle was a winner in a few race walking competitions. My other uncle was a track star. Both my parents did sports back in Kenya...mom did field hockey. Can't remember what dad did. But I think they also did track. And there is me. Growing up people would ask me if im a runner..was it because I was Kenyan...or I...looked like I would be a good runner? All I know is I hated running and would come in almost last, if not dead last in our mile races we had to do every few months in school. My fastest mile was in HS, at like 9:36. LOL. The only other best ive had was doing a 6 mile bike trail in under 15 minutes, months before it took me 45 minutes and was pure torture, lol. Now 34...some reason, they were in my recommends, I just began watching these track and field competitions...first time I ever watched Usain Bolt, WOW JUST WOW, and there are a whole lot of Kenyans I didnt even know we compete in these races lol! Anyway...im feeling a motivated to get into some training...I have always wanted to win a charity run (do you win those?lol) and always wanted to compete in at least one of those obstacle course events they have...like Spartan!

[@schizballs]

the guy that was playing basketball didn't travel lol 2:47

[@Joseph-cw3en]

Lol

[@epender]

Maybe they couldn't find stock footage of a travel.

[@p00ner1sm]

You’re wrong. He’s just *that* good.

[@melissalocey7254]

How? He took two steps and didn’t bounce the ball

[@schizballs]

@@melissalocey7254 you're allowed two steps i'm not sure if this comment is sarcastic

[@lancelovecraft5913]

First time I saw this sport was during the evening 2008 Olympics. It was like 2 in the morning and I flipped over to NBC and saw the strangest people in a line. Being so late I could not tell if I was dreaming or not. I continued watching until I fell asleep. I never seen the sport again until this vid. Anyways a debate about the differences between running and walking sparsely come up between me and my friends. No one seems to understand that running is practically jumping on one leg or quick successive leaps

[@scaf5363]

"It's like watching the Gods return to Olympus..."

[@nate3143]

School: no running in the hallways Speed walkers: Uno reverse card

[@ertz141]

If speed walking can be an olympic discipline why can't speed crawling be one?

[@soyoltoi]

It's not a thing.

[@gabriel2000260]

+Soyoko U. why can't it be?

[@soyoltoi]

NitroGlicerin I never said it can't be.

[@gabriel2000260]

+Soyoko U. let's make it a thing xD

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

HOW TO BECOME AN OLYMPIC SPORT or DISCIPLINE - Let's use "race crawling" as an example · The IAAF would have to recognize it as legitimate · A semi-decent schedule of events should happen · National, continental and World championships would need to be held · Competitors should come from as many countries as possible, it has to be very intercontinental · Some kind of qualification system for the Olympics would need to be created Right now, for example, the UCI (cycling) is making BMX freestyle fairly formal and has completed almost all the steps to have park medal events by 2024. Here are the steps they are making · UCI recognized BMX freestyle as something legitimate · The FISE tour now includes the UCI-sanctioned BMX Freestyle World Cup with 5 competitions in 3 continents in 2016 · Still no continental or World championships... but having an annual World Cup is a very big deal · Competitors already from both Americas, Europe and Asia · Still no qualifying format for the Olympics

[@savannah2106]

This reminds me of the episode of Malcom in the middle when Hal does fast walking 😂

[@Notokaycomputer]

yesssss that was my favorite episodeeee

[@avatara82]

I had so much fun watching race walkers as a kid that I actually learned how to do that just for fun

[@fabiennezimmermann4073]

That's the best videp I could have found today. Made my day

[@ultimatecrusader9907]

People in school: runs down hallways Teacher: chooses me out of 20 students to go all the way back

[@Biohackthefat]

I raced walked 21.1 km in 1 hour and 47 minutes. My 20 km time was 1 hour and 42. It was a fun time! 18 minutes away from Olympic standards.

[@timothyadhikary3082]

I love the 80's influenced synth background track!! There's no reference in the description, anyone care to enlighten me??

[@crispybug]

When I was at school I was a pretty decent sprinter (county/district standard) and went to a training camp at Loughborough university, while I was there we met a guy who the British walking champion, he was training for the 1980 Olympic Games, and I’ll tell you we were jogging to keep up with him!

[@keny2323]

Legend says if you are this early Vox will reply.

[@legitname6687]

legends were wrong

[@tcdetrho]

+Legit Name hahaha *tears

[@bubblezz4127]

how's that working for u

[@michaelmagnus3590]

another legend says that if you ask a good question to vox they'll repy, but it sounds like bullshit to me

[@LiteraryLady]

+Tauras Jurgutis that was mean and unnecessary

[@andrearovelli]

Ammettilo, hai guardato questo video solo perché c’era un italiano in copertina

[@carinajardiniano3603]

this reminds me of the group of elderly people jogging at our village

[@Sofi00]

I’m from a town in Latvia where a “famous” olimpic race walker is from as well so we have a huge wall mural of him in that exact weird walking position...