Great video. I get a lot of people stopping me in the mornings when I am racewalking. They want to know what I am doing, or other various comments (LOL). One question is "why" I do this everyday... Easy, I am 61 years old, over the years in various other sports have broken both knees, one hip and un-measurable muscular injuries. Racewalking strengthens me like no other sport and continually increases my flexibility and ability to participate in other sports. I LOVE IT. Recommend for all.
Wanda Grindstaff this sounds a good alternative to my running now ive torn both cartilages in my knees and im now slower at running. I like the idea of low impact now. What sort of time would you do for a 5k walk. It now takes me 30 mins to run 5k from what i used to do it in 20 mins. Was it difficult to learn to race walk. Ive a half ironman triathlon to do this year and I was thinking of trying a race walk method for the 13 mile run section what do you think
Brilliant video, I'm a complete beginner & found this information fantastic! I'm a complete loner doing this where I live, but love it so much especially at night !
I have watched this episode 10s of times and will continue to do so. There are lots of moments and skills that I have picked up and incorporated in "my race walk." It is fun-sport for me; improving my health in all aspects. It has been exactly two year in Jan-17. I can rotate my waist and hips. What a difference - speed and movement and most of all stress buster. Thank you for posting.
Thank you for your kind clarification, Mr. Chapman, and for the wonderful, instructive, and inspiring video. I very much appreciate your response and clarification and also the time that you put into this video.
Walking event is way of glorry. It highly technical event. After adopting the techniques under rule of IAAF. at any age of walker, is to be benifited for giving training or may take part in any race walking. Competitors may be young and older, no problem. Excellent vidios have shown here. I want to know more about individual neurophysiologycal and biomechnical characteristics for achievement of better performance of the International walkers. Thanks a lot. Waiting for that.
Eugene, thank you for your thoughts. Try a little experiment : walk normally, and then try to get faster and faster and faster. You will reach a phase where you are going quite fast, but you are using the calf muscles (a small muscle) and small contractions of your quadriceps (a large muscle) to power yourself along. To go even faster, you need large contractions of large muscles. You have a choice : either to keep bent knees and use larger contractions of the quadriceps, in which case you lose control of the smoothness of your gait and bounce up and down - this is called running. Or, you straighten the legs to create a rigid lever, and use large contractions of the gluteals and hamstrings. With correct control, as explained in the video, the smoothness of the gait is maintained and high speeds can be reached before contact with the ground is broken. This is called race walking. Try it. I don't know anyone who feels this is terrible for the knees, and if you try it and take the time to get used to it, I don't think you will either. Your observations on lifting, are answered by other comments below.
+Graham Chapman Actually I meant that it was terrible on MY knees. I tried it a few times lately and the next thing I knew my left knee was swollen up really huge and the orthopaedic doctor said the knee is simply worn out, born spurs. It's an old injury that prohibits me from extending my supporting knee, especially to that degree.
eugene bell I am sorry to hear about your injury, of course not every sport suits everyone. With cycling, there is no impact, and no full knee extension, so it may be the sport / fitness activity that you are looking for.
Graham Chapman Oh yea, by the way, thank you for the explanation. I guess a knowledge of anatomy and the muscle structure is the explanation. I will just keep hobbling along, I am not going to win any races anyway. I love to walk the railroad tracks and natural trails. You can't maintain the race walking form doing that anyway. But I wonder if you have ever thought of maybe the sport broaden out and they could have a cross country version, with the main rule of keeping contact with the ground, unless you are falling.
I tried this technique and its as rigorous as running just without the impact. So anyone who wants to get really fit without wrecking their knees and hips should try it--its much harder than it looks!
GeorgeAmsterdam, thank you for all your contributions. As they are all pretty much the same, I have retained one, and appended to it a link to the actual rules of race walking for the 2017 season, for yourself or anyone else interested.
Wow, suddenly a ray of hope for me lol. Was a highly competitive runner for years, it was my life. Had to stop running a few years ago from a crippling condition in my sinus tarsi canals in both feet. Felt like i lost a part of my soul. Funny though, i can walk forever with no issues lol. Never considered trying this train and to compete again. Looks like i have purpose again, ha lol. Now if i can juuust get mentally past the awkward looking hip swaying lol.
"Top level competition" is correct. I see MANY portions with the great Ecuadorean race-walker, Jefferson Perez. If you've got him...you've got THE BEST!
I am interested to learn more about race walking from your side so that I may have a good knowledge for to give a good manner of race walking training to walkers for better performance. Regards.
Mr Day, the definition is given in the IAAF Competition Rules, Rule 230. Judgement of contact 'by the human eye' is taken to mean that flight times of up to 20 milliseconds per pace are permissible, as the human eye is not capable of seeing loss of contact for a shorter period than this.
I agree. Quite a few of them are not in a 'double contact phase.' They are clearly (in video--both slow motion and not) lifting. A problem with the newer race walking technique and the rules. Also, do the rules really require straightening from the moment of contact? Only as it passes under the body, as I recall (maybe erroneously, though).
Why run? Fitness and Race Walking is by far better helpful and not harmful to legs, knees and feet. You get a total body work out not just your legs and arms. My orthopedic doctor said the only benefit is good cardio and you get there quicker in running or jogging. It takes good training and practice to obtain the correct technique.
Well you are certainly entitled to your opinion I will not fault you for that. In my case For me with leg injury and my asthma fitness walking was the best option for as my Ortho MD. suggested.
By the way, to add to my previous post about the obsurdity of the straight knee supporting leg, why bother since they ALL are lifting off the ground and that is the cardinal rule that tells the difference between walking and running. Check all high level films, including the world records, they ALL are lifting.
Thanks a lot sir. I an seeking more knowledge to make my trainee as National and International within a few years. Please convey more about the improving of subject.be save sir.
Pran, it is important to be coached by a qualified race walking coach, who can watch you walking. Have you looked for a coach local to where you live ?
Great introduction to race walking. You can learn more at racewalk.com. There are thousands of pages of free information related to race walking including how to race walk and extensive race photo stories.
I am pretty sure it has to be straight once it is under the body. Surprisingly, I don't know for certain even though I do this as a sport. I never really think about how to do it, I just do.
You probably won't find anyone at Olympic level whose cadence is less than 200 paces per minute - some who have deliberately developed a short-step-high-cadence technique will be 10% faster than this or more. At lesser levels, slower speeds are found. If your cadence is less than 3 steps per second, you can probably improve by trying to increase it.
Hi Pran, a lot of detail is not possible in a UA-cam comment. In general, an international race walker will need to develop technical precision, flexibility, strength, leg speed and athletic endurance. At 50k a walker will also need to train their digestive system. Race walkers also need psychological characteristics, e.g, the ability to concentrate, race tactics, and mental resilience. To learn more, you should engage a race walking coach near to where you live. There is also some good quality material on the internet, but of course there is also poor quality material too. Regards, Graham
I am new to this, but my eyes are very good. The blonde in blue shorts is constantly out of compliance. She is in flight with every step. I am 99% certain.
The actual rules are available at www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=89ed4cba-6b5e-49fe-a43e-9f5487b77a84.pdf&urlslug=IAAF%20Competition%20Rules%202016-2017%2C%20in%20force%20from%201%20November%202015, p.254
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Thomas, that's probably because such action would confuse the meaning of the yellow paddle. At present it means, in theory, 'you are in danger of breaking the rule' and in practice I believe it often means 'I think you are breaking the rule, I'm going to check you carefully the next time I see you and if I still think you're breaking the rule I am going to put in a red card'. In either case the action required of the athlete is clear : improve or I'll put in a card. I'm not sure what is gained by giving the yellow paddle an additional meaning. The athlete should not know which judge has issued the red card, since because a judge can only give a card to an athlete once, the athlete will then know that he might not need to continue to attempt to keep to the rule on the part of the course that is watched by that judge.
I love your comment because I decided to stop running long and I discovered walking. ie I tried to walk across a busy road, and I ended up running for my life.
I am the current vice champion of Brazil Racewalking either help me even TRUTH is only al SHARE this video to be giving me a great strength q my father that I am world champion, but I got the title of CHAMPION, Brazilian climbs 23 and I am the second to several years in Brazil, in the university category was tmb vice Brazil, I wanted THAT OLHA SE TMB. Racewalking elianay campea.muito required.( i am ELIANAY PEREIRA vice champion of Brasil )
Tom, if you feel you are a bad runner, there may indeed be reasons why you could consider racewalking instead. If your joints are no longer standing up to the impact of running, you could consider racewalking as an aerobic alternative - many older runners who start to suffer in this way do make this switch. If however, you've tried to develop your aerobic capacity as a runner to its inherited limits and find that they simply don't permit you to improve any more, then though you might like to try racewalking for fun you're likely to find that aerobic capacity will also limit your ability to be a fast racewalker. Either way, as any sort of runner at all, you are better off than someone who just sits on the couch flicking channels or hunches over their keyboard trolling. I hope you find a sport that suits you.
Great video. I get a lot of people stopping me in the mornings when I am racewalking. They want to know what I am doing, or other various comments (LOL). One question is "why" I do this everyday... Easy, I am 61 years old, over the years in various other sports have broken both knees, one hip and un-measurable muscular injuries. Racewalking strengthens me like no other sport and continually increases my flexibility and ability to participate in other sports. I LOVE IT. Recommend for all.
Wanda Grindstaff this sounds a good alternative to my running now ive torn both cartilages in my knees and im now slower at running. I like the idea of low impact now. What sort of time would you do for a 5k walk. It now takes me 30 mins to run 5k from what i used to do it in 20 mins.
Was it difficult to learn to race walk. Ive a half ironman triathlon to do this year and I was thinking of trying a race walk method for the 13 mile run section what do you think
Brilliant video, I'm a complete beginner & found this information fantastic! I'm a complete loner doing this where I live, but love it so much especially at night !
I have watched this episode 10s of times and will continue to do so. There are lots of moments and skills that I have picked up and incorporated in "my race walk." It is fun-sport for me; improving my health in all aspects. It has been exactly two year in Jan-17. I can rotate my waist and hips. What a difference - speed and movement and most of all stress buster. Thank you for posting.
I like your technic , Iam also arace walker . I like race walking.
Thank you for your kind clarification, Mr. Chapman, and for the wonderful, instructive, and inspiring video. I very much appreciate your response and clarification and also the time that you put into this video.
Walking event is way of glorry. It highly technical event. After adopting the techniques under rule of IAAF. at any age of walker, is to be benifited for giving training or may take part in any race walking. Competitors may be young and older, no problem. Excellent vidios have shown here. I want to know more about individual neurophysiologycal and biomechnical characteristics for achievement of better performance of the International walkers. Thanks a lot. Waiting for that.
Eugene, thank you for your thoughts. Try a little experiment : walk normally, and then try to get faster and faster and faster. You will reach a phase where you are going quite fast, but you are using the calf muscles (a small muscle) and small contractions of your quadriceps (a large muscle) to power yourself along. To go even faster, you need large contractions of large muscles. You have a choice : either to keep bent knees and use larger contractions of the quadriceps, in which case you lose control of the smoothness of your gait and bounce up and down - this is called running. Or, you straighten the legs to create a rigid lever, and use large contractions of the gluteals and hamstrings. With correct control, as explained in the video, the smoothness of the gait is maintained and high speeds can be reached before contact with the ground is broken. This is called race walking. Try it. I don't know anyone who feels this is terrible for the knees, and if you try it and take the time to get used to it, I don't think you will either. Your observations on lifting, are answered by other comments below.
+Graham Chapman Actually I meant that it was terrible on MY knees. I tried it a few times lately and the next thing I knew my left knee was swollen up really huge and the orthopaedic doctor said the knee is simply worn out, born spurs. It's an old injury that prohibits me from extending my supporting knee, especially to that degree.
eugene bell I am sorry to hear about your injury, of course not every sport suits everyone. With cycling, there is no impact, and no full knee extension, so it may be the sport / fitness activity that you are looking for.
Well then I guess they made a rule that everybody has to walk faster. I really can't figure out why they would do that.
Graham Chapman Oh yea, by the way, thank you for the explanation. I guess a knowledge of anatomy and the muscle structure is the explanation. I will just keep hobbling along, I am not going to win any races anyway. I love to walk the railroad tracks and natural trails. You can't maintain the race walking form doing that anyway. But I wonder if you have ever thought of maybe the sport broaden out and they could have a cross country version, with the main rule of keeping contact with the ground, unless you are falling.
I tried this technique and its as rigorous as running just without the impact. So anyone who wants to get really fit without wrecking their knees and hips should try it--its much harder than it looks!
It would be better if they wore Daisy Dukes
amen !
This looks a lot more harder than running.
Great video.. great information... good visuals to improve technique.. thank you so much for the effor and for sharing.
GeorgeAmsterdam, thank you for all your contributions. As they are all pretty much the same, I have retained one, and appended to it a link to the actual rules of race walking for the 2017 season, for yourself or anyone else interested.
Beautiful sport.
Thanks for the video 6:37 is going to be my starting point each time
exactly. are you walking 2 years later?
@@charles360 yes
Wow, suddenly a ray of hope for me lol. Was a highly competitive runner for years, it was my life. Had to stop running a few years ago from a crippling condition in my sinus tarsi canals in both feet. Felt like i lost a part of my soul. Funny though, i can walk forever with no issues lol. Never considered trying this train and to compete again. Looks like i have purpose again, ha lol. Now if i can juuust get mentally past the awkward looking hip swaying lol.
Was it caused by your running? And what exactly is the condition?
This isn't the Graham Chapman I was looking for!
Interesting; I am incorporating these techniques to hike, backpack, and ruck March at higher speeds. Thanks!
"Top level competition" is correct. I see MANY portions with the great Ecuadorean race-walker, Jefferson Perez. If you've got him...you've got THE BEST!
Thank you for your contribution Tom.
Very useful ....Thankyou sir
Never truly got the hang of it (which made me an immediate favorite for the judges to watch and DQ), so I go with powerwalking.
its fun and a challenge to work on form. takes practice to get smooth
I am interested to learn more about race walking from your side so that I may have a good knowledge for to give a good manner of race walking training to walkers for better performance. Regards.
Mr Day, the definition is given in the IAAF Competition Rules, Rule 230. Judgement of contact 'by the human eye' is taken to mean that flight times of up to 20 milliseconds per pace are permissible, as the human eye is not capable of seeing loss of contact for a shorter period than this.
Thank you for your contribution George. The question of slow-motion analysis is discussed below.
I watched this 5 times today
I agree. Quite a few of them are not in a 'double contact phase.' They are clearly (in video--both slow motion and not) lifting. A problem with the newer race walking technique and the rules. Also, do the rules really require straightening from the moment of contact? Only as it passes under the body, as I recall (maybe erroneously, though).
Why run? Fitness and Race Walking is by far better helpful and not harmful to legs, knees and feet. You get a total body work out not just your legs and arms. My orthopedic doctor said the only benefit is good cardio and you get there quicker in running or jogging. It takes good training and practice to obtain the correct technique.
Well you are certainly entitled to your opinion I will not fault you for that. In my case For me with leg injury and my asthma fitness walking was the best option for as my Ortho MD. suggested.
By the way, to add to my previous post about the obsurdity of the straight knee supporting leg, why bother since they ALL are lifting off the ground and that is the cardinal rule that tells the difference between walking and running. Check all high level films, including the world records, they ALL are lifting.
Christophe Fournier
Mr Fournier, which question has gone unanswered ?
Christophe Fournier
The relevance of slow-motion analysis is discussed below.
12:45 great technic
Thanks a lot sir. I an seeking more knowledge to make my trainee as National and International within a few years. Please convey more about the improving of subject.be save sir.
Pran, it is important to be coached by a qualified race walking coach, who can watch you walking. Have you looked for a coach local to where you live ?
Great introduction to race walking. You can learn more at racewalk.com. There are thousands of pages of free information related to race walking including how to race walk and extensive race photo stories.
Really great video.
I’m a Japanese racewalker
I am pretty sure it has to be straight once it is under the body. Surprisingly, I don't know for certain even though I do this as a sport. I never really think about how to do it, I just do.
I bet they were never late to class.
great video!
habré visto este video 20 veces, esto de utilizar ek video para un articulo es un poco pereza pero esta claro que buen video
Can I ask how many steps in a second considered as average in race walk; and what about Olympic? Anyone know? Thanks in advance.
You probably won't find anyone at Olympic level whose cadence is less than 200 paces per minute - some who have deliberately developed a short-step-high-cadence technique will be 10% faster than this or more. At lesser levels, slower speeds are found. If your cadence is less than 3 steps per second, you can probably improve by trying to increase it.
Please tell the details of individual neurophysiologyical and biomechanical characteristics.
Hi Pran, a lot of detail is not possible in a UA-cam comment. In general, an international race walker will need to develop technical precision, flexibility, strength, leg speed and athletic endurance. At 50k a walker will also need to train their digestive system. Race walkers also need psychological characteristics, e.g, the ability to concentrate, race tactics, and mental resilience. To learn more, you should engage a race walking coach near to where you live. There is also some good quality material on the internet, but of course there is also poor quality material too. Regards, Graham
I am new to this, but my eyes are very good. The blonde in blue shorts is constantly out of compliance. She is in flight with every step. I am 99% certain.
More than about 20 milliseconds per step, you think ?
I can't be that sure. Has it been measured?
Cantor Daniel Pincus You can´t be sure, no further question you honor.
The whole "sport" is an utter joke. The rules state you can run as long as it's not apparent to the eye.
The actual rules are available at www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=89ed4cba-6b5e-49fe-a43e-9f5487b77a84.pdf&urlslug=IAAF%20Competition%20Rules%202016-2017%2C%20in%20force%20from%201%20November%202015, p.254
Excellent video
Its not walking if both feet are off the ground
I am 64 years and I have a race walking speed of 8.5 kms per hr without any coaching and practice. Is it a good speed at 60+ age category?
Without coaching, that's an excellent starting point, and you would do pretty well in masters athletics. Good luck !
gives good study.
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looks like slick jogging :)
Why doesn't the judge show the yellow pad (warning) after a caution before writing their number on the disqualification board?
Thomas, that's probably because such action would confuse the meaning of the yellow paddle. At present it means, in theory, 'you are in danger of breaking the rule' and in practice I believe it often means 'I think you are breaking the rule, I'm going to check you carefully the next time I see you and if I still think you're breaking the rule I am going to put in a red card'. In either case the action required of the athlete is clear : improve or I'll put in a card. I'm not sure what is gained by giving the yellow paddle an additional meaning. The athlete should not know which judge has issued the red card, since because a judge can only give a card to an athlete once, the athlete will then know that he might not need to continue to attempt to keep to the rule on the part of the course that is watched by that judge.
This sport was actually created in 1907 after a school headmaster scolded a group of young rabble rousers for running in the halls.
La marcha
What is the world record for 100 meter walk?
WHY CAN'T THEY WALK STRAIGHT ?!?!?!?!?
Because it can cause injury going to fast for only a short distance.
At one point you just end up running
Baka Taco That’s the challenge, that’s what you have to try to avoid
I love your comment because I decided to stop running long and I discovered walking. ie I tried to walk across a busy road, and I ended up running for my life.
It would get him disqualified IF it was visible to the unaided human eye, as well as in slow motion. See IAAF Competition Rules, Rule 230.
I am the current vice champion of Brazil Racewalking either help me even TRUTH is only al SHARE this video to be giving me a great strength q my father that I am world champion, but I got the title of CHAMPION, Brazilian climbs 23 and I am the second to several years in Brazil, in the university category was tmb vice Brazil, I wanted THAT OLHA SE TMB. Racewalking elianay campea.muito required.( i am ELIANAY PEREIRA vice champion of Brasil )
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I know you can't use video as evidence of rule breaking, but at 00:15, there was horrible contact.
The guy in the slow motion intro is cheating. There are a few steps where he has BOTH feet off the ground and this would get him disqualified.
this video is beautiful , but Unbereable harp Background music ,
some kind of guitar i think... but yes, distracting
What is the point of this? Just jog or run when you get to a certain speed.
Hmmm I'm a shit runner so I'll race walk.
Tom, if you feel you are a bad runner, there may indeed be reasons why you could consider racewalking instead. If your joints are no longer standing up to the impact of running, you could consider racewalking as an aerobic alternative - many older runners who start to suffer in this way do make this switch. If however, you've tried to develop your aerobic capacity as a runner to its inherited limits and find that they simply don't permit you to improve any more, then though you might like to try racewalking for fun you're likely to find that aerobic capacity will also limit your ability to be a fast racewalker.
Either way, as any sort of runner at all, you are better off than someone who just sits on the couch flicking channels or hunches over their keyboard trolling. I hope you find a sport that suits you.