Can We Beat An Olympic Race-Walker? | Running Vs Race Walking

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Can We Beat An Olympic Race-Walker? | Running Vs Race Walking

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Күн бұрын

Can we run faster than someone can walk & by someone we don’t mean average Jo on the street, we mean an elite racewalker! There is only one way to find out - it’s time for a race! Mark & Heather have been to meet Olympian Tom Bosworth who gave us a technical masterclass!
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@JeffreyOchoa8 Жыл бұрын

That bit at the end is what I want to see more! Running vs. race walking! It really puts into perspective how fast this guy is! His 20k race walking pace is way faster than my 20k running pace, but when I look at him in isolation it’s hard to understand just how fast he is walking!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

It's crazy right 🤯 Will you be trying out some race walking?

@Grimytherunner 9 күн бұрын

But he isn't walking

@TerriblyNice_Not Күн бұрын

@@Grimytherunner 🥱

@easter256 Жыл бұрын

Someone's been watching @marklewis videos...

@jboats9139 Жыл бұрын

Is Imitation the one flattery sincerest forms of… or something like that

@easter256 Жыл бұрын

@@jboats9139 😄

@JasonCliftJones Жыл бұрын

Had exactly the same thought!

@Dunky80 Жыл бұрын

First thing I thought about when I saw it. But Mark did use the gcn video Bradley Wiggins hour record.

@MarkLewisfitness Жыл бұрын

@@Dunky80although he had the decency to reference it in his 😉😂

@danielcaldwell5940 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. I have been researching race walking for my triathlons. 9 days ago I had a total knee replacement. (68 years of running 10 years of triathlon and suddenly this year I had arthritis in my left knee). Orthopedic surgeon is discouraging running so thought maybe competing by walking. Don't want to set world records just complete 5 k on foot fat enough to beat other 70.year olds in local sprint Tris.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great plan! 🙌 Hope this video helps with getting you started!

@weedermann 6 ай бұрын

What 5000 meter times would be enough, Daniel?

@MultiThunder1234 Жыл бұрын

Hey hey, 50 year old here, went through chemo and beat stage 4 cancer, been smoking since 14 and recently I tried to take up running but found it hard to keep my heartrate down if I ran because it's difficult to run slow + even slow was taking my heartate too high, I was really out of shape too but race walking helped me stay in my aerobic heartrate zone so I could build up my endurance. Now I can complete 5k runs and feel like I could do it again after a breather. So now on easy days I racewalk and on harder days, I run, I'm no athlete but am so overjoyed I'm able to run again and hit the trails .

@weedermann 6 ай бұрын

What are your 5K times when you run?

@jc10907Sealy Ай бұрын

Bless you in your healing ❤️‍🩹 journey

@didemtuana83 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@lfcizdabest 23 күн бұрын

Loved reading this comment. I hope you're doing well.

@MarceloG.. Жыл бұрын

Funniest video ending ever you two running trying to catch up.... Too funny!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙌

@wordwanderer1 2 күн бұрын

The intro made me laugh out of sheer surprise at how fast that man is.

@Geronimo2Fly 9 ай бұрын

Tom Bosworth seems like such a nice, down-to-earth guy. I wish him the best!

@debeastdueeast 2 ай бұрын

If you're not down to earth in race walking you get disqualified 😂

@becmango Жыл бұрын

The race at the end was everything 😁

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Hahaha we can't help ourselves 👀

@timobrien256 Жыл бұрын

I ran the part of the Las Vegas marathon a few years back alongside the USA race walker that raced in the Barcelona Olympics. I think he told me his fastest marathon was 3:15. As we approached an aid station I told him I walk the aid stations, he said he ran the aid stations:-)

@reieli87 Жыл бұрын

19:31 Did Mark just do Naruto run at the end😅. Good fun and good job guys. I honestly think these tips are very useful. This can be good idea for new Run/Walk 2.0 😁

@wesleytwiggs7687 Жыл бұрын

I run a 4:30 mile and I was interested in race walking growing up because of my naturally eggbeater running gait and how it made walking fast quite easy. I tried getting into it but there’s little to no resources online for race walking outside of the Olympics and world championships. Bummer.

@clairefortier9738 Жыл бұрын

This great! As a heavier triathlete, running is my weak spot but building up my walking speed could be a game changer! 😊

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good plan! Would you like to see more race walking content? 👀

@weedermann 6 ай бұрын

What would be a desirable speed to reach, Claire?

@Q.Q. Жыл бұрын

Not at all what I was expecting from the title. World-record pace for 20 km race-walking is 9.74 mph. Kipchoge's unofficial marathon "record" is 13.16 mph. Most runners' paces are slower than the race-walking WR. Since Tom is an elite race-walker, I expected, from the title, a race between Tom's race-walking and Mark and Heather running. Video didn't deliver. Well, okay, I see, at the very end, there is a tiny stretch of this "race." But, the running that Tom and Heather did at the end was a sprint, which obviously should be faster than even elite race-walking, but a sprint is for a short stretch and unsustainable for long-distance. I would've liked to have seen at least a 5 km race between Tom (race-walking) and Mark and Heather (running - at their long-distance paces).

@dannhu4248 26 күн бұрын

Love this video! The last part cracked me up!! This helps a lot since Im switching from 40 years running into racewalking & learning to improve my technique. Correct technique helps improving my walking speed as well.

@lightkeeper917 Жыл бұрын

I always wanted to know how race walking compared with running. Thank you for answering my questions.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

That's why we're here 😊

@sylvainbauge Жыл бұрын

I got beaten by an Olympic race walker in a 10k running race and it was quite impressive that someone could 'walk' faster than I can run...

@babydii3487 Жыл бұрын

Haha! He said I'm gonna be a lot stricter on the judging! Healthy competitiveness is always so much fun!!!!!!! Love them all

@deputyfk Жыл бұрын

Very fun to watch you both on this one! I have always been interested in Race Walking so this was great to see!!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Glad we could show off race walking! Have you ever given it a try? 👀

@deputyfk Жыл бұрын

@@gtn No, played around with it like probably a lot of people but I find it a fascinating sport.

@ShivamChhuneja Жыл бұрын

that is the craziest thing I have seen in my life! now I am scared of all race walkers for life...damn...4 minute range per km to walk...daaaamn

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Impressive right 👀 Why do we bother running? 🥴

@ShivamChhuneja Жыл бұрын

@@gtn haha lol running is more fun though :p

@adita6811 Жыл бұрын

I really like the posture of his race walking. A nice one, unlike amateur race walking that has weird postures

@nightsfalling Жыл бұрын

Good video, this seem like a good idea when to avoid running injuries. I know speed walk can also get over use injuries but if you mix both sports it may help. I think Heather did the speed walk better than Mark on both times.

@multisportflash Жыл бұрын

So awesome. the dynamic duo strikes again. what sweet complicity... luv it

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Have you tried Race walking?

@multisportflash Жыл бұрын

@@gtn I have not [insert quotations marks here] "officially", no. Though did dabble a bit. Always assumed there was much more to it, than it seemed. Also remember the Olympic controversies with regard to feet not touching the ground ... Actually, check that, I have a vague recollection of a really bad Mexican meal on vacation once that required me to get to the ...😜

@NitinVarshney_0308 Жыл бұрын

Great topic & excellent explanation , many persons overlook race walking is Olympic sport with less overuse injuries 👍

@josimar73 Жыл бұрын

I always thought race walking causes more hip issues. Doesn't seem to be the case.

@markcotgrove2708 Жыл бұрын

@@josimar73 the technique is simply trying to increase stride length whilst conforming to the rules. Hips therefore need to be flexible in the fore-aft directions but there's no undue stress on them. Any injuries tend to be to the knees as they need to lock out on each stride, hence race-walking racing/training is pretty much always on flat courses.

@dprid Жыл бұрын

When I'm coaching I sometimes ask them to do some race walking as part of the warmup. They think it's a bit of a joke until they try it and start hurting in places they've never hurt before!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

It's harder than it looks right 👀

@minoei4384 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Best explain of race walking i ve seen. As a i jured walker I look for a way to run without injuries and came into race walking.

@jills2157 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video - all three of you were such good sports.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

More race walking? 👀

@leeadams2413 Жыл бұрын

Ok I always thought the walking race was abit weird but that was fun to watch. The Beyonce comment killed me :)

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Hahah glad you enjoyed it. We loved shooting this one 🙌

@davidcallan7844 Жыл бұрын

The slo mo video makes it look like a dance off.😂

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Hahaha don't worry we saved the dance off for the GTN Christmas party! 🕺

@tonyscott9688 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, we loved it.

@AlenHR 3 күн бұрын

The rules state that one foot must be touching the ground at all times. However, if you pause the video at 11:11, and use the comma/period keys to progress frame by frame, you can notice multiple instances where neither of the legs are touching the ground because the shadows are disconnected from his feet. I don't understand it.

@barriegibson Жыл бұрын

Out of interest, what heart rate zone is he in when doing race walking ? And also a nice Christmassy type video, made me smile a lot.

@markcotgrove2708 Жыл бұрын

The physiological requirements are exactly like any other endurance sport. A high level 20km men's race walk will be ~1hr20m so zone 3/4 in a 5 zone model, similar to a half marathon. These guys/girls are SERIOUSLY aerobically fit, how many people can RUN a 1:20 half? 😳

@melissacairns1233 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the video! I need to ask which style Nike track suit is Tom Bosworth wearing? Such a cool look, but can seem to find one with that same waffle texture online.

@lisapet160 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant final! That's what I'd call a punchline.

@Ergustavinho Жыл бұрын

Heathers hair

@darthvollmer 4 ай бұрын

that last bit, where Mark & Heather tried running -vs- Tom's walk .... that's what I was wanting to see. It's just so ridiculous that it's hard to wrap my mind around it.

@garybc Жыл бұрын

Do race walkers also use running shoes? Or is there a specific type of shoes they use?

@weedermann 6 ай бұрын

I powerwalk. When doing practice tempo-walks, I use a Saucony running shoe. When I enter competitions, I wear New Balance Men's Unisex XC racers.

@AdvancedLiving Жыл бұрын

Look at all that heelstriking! My Achilles hurts just by watching this.

@weedermann 6 ай бұрын

Racewalking/powerwalking is a rhythmic gait where the actual work is done at the hips, so the impact on the feet is minimal. One is never airborne.

@romannovozhilov4347 Жыл бұрын

that made my day!!! :D

@lookbetternaked254 Жыл бұрын

Mark just found his new career catwalk modelling. That's what he looked like he was doing when trying the back stroke.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

We don't want to loose him 👀

@kimweidner7351 Жыл бұрын

That was so much fun to watch, you guys looked like you had a blast! 🤣

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Always a blast filming with each-other 🙌

@innesdunbar Жыл бұрын

That was a good one. Looks really difficult to do properly. I used to see someone commuting by speed walk each day on my drive to work, looked weird, but impressive all the same. (Got to love a bit of inter GTN competitiveness in a video as well)

@gtn Жыл бұрын

There is a real skill to it! Fancy giving it a try? 👀

@innesdunbar Жыл бұрын

@@gtn No, your alright! Have a good Christmas everyone on the team. Thanks for all the great content throughout the year.

@Hydrogen101 Жыл бұрын

This is so silly, I love it

@weedermann 6 ай бұрын

Is not so "silly" if you are not able to run efficiently yet want to build leg, heart and wind stamina while staying aerobically competitive.

@ggoyos19 Жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice day in Liverpool wavertree athletic track

@GD-my5hm Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Love the guy

@trinichinee6426 2 ай бұрын

I didn't understand the part where he was talking T about the injury to lower back and hamstring .. does the injury occur due to landing on a straight leg ?

@jeremylukk2483 Ай бұрын

tom is a star

@Pitts_not_Pitty Ай бұрын

Thats how i "walk" when trying to get to the toilet after mexican night.

@weedermann 6 ай бұрын

An Olympics-level walker is walking under a 7 minute mile. Unless you are also a world-class racewalker, you can't walk and compete. You'd need to run.