I am the last person to know anything about racewalking but it looks like they're running. Some of these guys can racewalk 20k in 1:18. I just think their form looks more like running so that's why their times are so fast. What do I know though. Side note: I can't believe they're broadcasting this whole race. I find it very boring. That's how most people must feel for a marathon though.
Do they really just do these loops, criterium style?
If you think about it the IOC is the sponsor of some of the world's silliest sports
IAAF Youtube link please? Livestream
Runwalker wrote:
I am the last person to know anything about racewalking but it looks like they're running. Some of these guys can racewalk 20k in 1:18. I just think their form looks more like running so that's why their times are so fast. What do I know though. Side note: I can't believe they're broadcasting this whole race. I find it very boring. That's how most people must feel for a marathon though.
Love the yellow card in the face.
It was interesting because of the Chinese bravado .
The fist pump by Chen upon leaving the stadium to the course to pump up his people was great .
The announcer almost chastising him for it saying he hoped it did not come back to bite him . ( I hope it wasn't Ovett, lest we show the youtube video of him saluting the crowd with 150m to go and John treacy nailing him at the finish courtesy of Malmo .)
I like the cards in the face too and the criterium course does seem brutal , until i realized it is for the benefit of the judges to monitor the walkers more closely than a point to point course . in which you would need more judges .
I am a slow learner .
It was entertaining but it annoyed me that Universal aired the entire and truncated severely the mens' 10k .
Universal Sports High Def sucks .
Congrats to Lopez the Spaniard .
And i agree , they do look like they are running .
I showed my wife
She asked "aren't they just jogging?"
I had no answer
I used to be a hater, but now I am okay with the walks as events. They are no more boring that a 5000 on the track and no more contrived than the steeplechase.
Amazing event. Did you guys see the chinese guy at the front of the pack very jerky and agressively handling the water bottles one after the other? I will look for a youtube link. Absolutely hilarious. He should have went with a Huge camelback.
Not bad, heel striking at around 4min/k pace. Would love to see those guys sporting some hoka's.
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