A retired race walker, Thierry Toutain has the 50km world record of 3:40:57 while passing the marathon distance at 3:06:38. Do you think he could have been world class had he chosen running instead of walking?
A retired race walker, Thierry Toutain has the 50km world record of 3:40:57 while passing the marathon distance at 3:06:38. Do you think he could have been world class had he chosen running instead of walking?
no. running and race walking are very different.