What do runners have against racewalk?

Blaze wrote:

Faster: Top speed for the distance

I was only trying to pull on his last nerve, and yes, I'm associated with Parkside.

Addition to the faster part....Top speed for not only distance, type of event as well. (hurdles, steeple, relay, racewalks).

And as I said before, If you count those events, I could see race walking. But I don't really have the utmost respect for those as well, as I said before "Little Twists"

Blaze

if you are a meet director, you must be a bad one.

i'm pretty sure they time the racewalk

i'm pretty sure other events are also juded subjectively (hurdles, jumps, etc)

if you don't know the events, you shouldn't be a meet director

yepyepyo wrote:

some of these programs in the NAIA will throw like 3-5 people into the race walk at a conference meet to score points and possibly get them to nationals. I have seen several of the NAIA schools here in the midwest put there 16:45-17:45 5k guys into the event and qualify them for nationals! The real issue is whether there is real officiating at these events or not? Seems like a lot of really weak runners take it on and get to the national level. Try doing a search of the names of those race walkers at nationals, esp the slower ones that just get it. I would bet they are pretty poor xc and track runners in other distance events.

I would NEVER do THAT!

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)

Racewalkers are among the most dedicated and incredible athletes in the track and field universe...The 50K racewalk is the longest and toughest of all Olympic events...Why so many apparent runner-type people who are letsrun-aholics are so negative about racewalking is beyond belief...You people have incredibly limited vision...Racewalking is just different from other track and field events and most intelligent track and field people realize this...but your limited vision seems to preclude it...Why run over the hurdles when running around them is easier? Why put the 16-lb shot when the 16-lb hammer goes a lot further? Why do the long jump when triple jumpers go much further? I've seen an incredible number of "judging" disputes in other events over the years....Carl Lewis may have long jumped over 30 feet...but it was "judged" a foul...A decathlete may have fouled his third and last discus throw but it was "judged" no foul and he went on to win the Olympics...How many great pole vauters tried "volzing?" Who commits a "lane violation" on the track and who doesn't? Which sprinter is DQd for jumping (by some arbitrary standard) and "judged" out of the running, and who stays in? Who is "judged" out for elbowing and who gets to stay in? And on and on and on it goes...Hey, all you Letsrun-aholics, just learn to live and let live...Elliott Denman (USA 50k racewalker '56.)