I feel like the most difficult part of this sport is resisting the urge to just run.

When the lifeguard yells no running on the pool deck

Didnt consider this to be a sport... Until I found out they walk a mile in about 7 mins, which is faster than most can run.

The objective seems to be to run as much as you can without getting caught.

they literally walk faster than i run

That's how I run when I've diarrhea.

By far the funniest sport I've seen.

I just tried to speedwalk outside and I done 3.5km in 25 mins and I was exhausted.... They aren't human... They machines.... Huge respect....

This looks painful. It must be hard to try and not run

That's me sprinting

The moment you realize they were walking nonstop for 1 hour and 20 minutes... respect

Gf: ‘I heard you were in the Olympics, what sport did you do?’ Him: *’Walking’*

I like the part when they walk

Imagine going down a dark alleyway then a Wang and Cai just come outta the shadows speed walking faster than you can run.

This is so unnaturally brutal on the body...

Yall keep on talking trash, they can walk faster for a mile than some of you run a mile

if you just show them from waist high, it looks like they are running. I am blown away by the speed here! JUST TREMENDOUS!

I’ll never forget this but the day this was on was a day that me, family and my friends were hanging out and decided to turn this on. We all immediately cracked up and I lost it when my brother said “they’re coming for you.”

It's 3 am and I'm loosing my mind over pro speed walking I'm absolutely obsessed

They look like soccer moms.... I know they're athletes....but they look like soccer moms trying to get their coffee before the morning rush while getting their "speed-walking-instead-of-running-exercise" in.

Replay at 0,25x speed and you see everyone is actually running. Their rear feet leave the ground before front foot has hit the ground

Me and the boys heading to Area 51 on September 20th.

Imagine crowd gather to see 30 people are walking on road.

i love how the warnings are issued by holding a ping pong paddle in front of someone

how do the commentators hold it together? I don't think I could last the first twenty seconds without laughing into the mic

Just when you thought it was gonna be a leisurely stroll with chats and banter, everyone's already so far ahead of you

These guys are breaking the rules like crazy. Every one of them would be tossed if the judges properly called this

I've tried a walking race before. One of them would literally slow briefly to give me tips as he lapped me, since he was so far ahead of the actual competitive walkers. Its not really exhausting like people on here think it is. At our pace we can't move fast enough to need to pant, at their pace they've had to train all day every day so they're obviously in far better shape than one would need to jog at that pace. I did end up with the strangest combination of sore muscles, however. And it is incredibly difficult as far as technique goes, even as a pole vaulter I found it difficult to manage to successfully execute the tips given. For beginners it can be reasonably difficult to not break the rules which demand things like one foot be on the floor at all times, and I forget a number but possibly to do with not bending knees and the like. If one is trying to walk at a fast but non-race pace it isn't too difficult, but the moment you start to race it gets tricky. But since they've likely spent tens of thousands of hours or more exclusively race-walking its second nature to them. Like with most events (pole vault included) you've done the same activity so many times that it can sometimes be harder trying to avoid thinking about what you're doing, like breathing its easy until you start to think about what you're doing.

8:10 that's good meme material

😆🤣 it looks like a kindergarten class trying not to run in the hallway but still be first to snack time.

watching this brings so much joy to my heart for no apparent reason at all

I wonder how embarrassing it is when you're flirting with a pretty girl and you tell her you're a racewalker haha

For me, this is a pure halfmarathon......

It's always so cool to see how different sports affect the physique. Speedwalkers definitely look very thin, but muscley.

They are jogging 😂😂😂😂😂

Me and the boys when the teacher says no running in the halls

I didn’t think this was real , absolutely hilarious.

y'all make fun of them but i can tell that keeping that form for 20km and at that speed has to be absolutely gruelling. it must be even more challenging mentally than physically.

Dangg, they walk a mile faster than I run one. Dangggg. And they do it with fancy style as well! Kinda the Shakira hip movements ya know

They actually walk very fast...imagine if they run.

Most people say this sport is a joke But these people practice as hard as other sport with the same determination They can walk 11 kilometers per hours! That is way faster than I can run (8km) Edit:and it is probably faster than you can run

if you put .25 speed they're all cheating by having both feet off the ground

I didn’t know mamma walking (otherwise known as the “get out of my way I have to pee” walk) was a sport

I feel like the athletes are disrespected by receiving a little statue with colors, and not actual Bronze, Silver and Gold medals. Ugh...so much money goes into organizers pockets yet the athletes who sacrificed a lot to make it on the podium barely get anything.

Why can't we have moonwalking races?

How do they distinguish between walking and jogging?

alot of people in this comment section are saying that an average person can run faster than these guys can walk... these guys walked at a 3.58 per km pace (around 6.23 per mile) for 20 kms! (1st place), elite runners (male) can complete a 20k under 60 mins (below 3.00 min/km pace) while an average man can complete it in around 2 hours (6.00 min/km pace), so before you say that a 4 min/km pace is easy to an average person consider that you are probably not an average man if 4 min/km is easy for you.

Teacher: no running in the hallways! Everyone:

wouldve popped like 4x 5km eggs in pokemon go

I do this to get to my classes early 😂😂😂

I could watch this all day.

3:03 it look like running

When the teacher says "no running in the halls"

It's so hard than running . I respect this sport

Thanks for taking me to this awesome place

I used to do this all the time in the halls of high school.

First time I've seen the Kenyans in the race walk event. I suppose they're exploring this sport now?!

When you are late for work but too embarassed to run in the public:

Darwin: This is pretty effective. Richard: Well it’s an Olympic event you know

I've always done this instead of running because my shoes are too slippery; Maybe this sport is my true calling.

Imagine waking up being like hey I Want To Be a race Walker

WHY AM I WATCHING THIS???!!

Reminds me of 3 gangster cats walking in Tom and jerry.

All nice and fun till someone sits on the cameraman's motorcycle

We are proud of you Manish , I'm sure you gonna make history in Tokyo

This has become a meme in my community

they are literally running, don't fool me y'all

Setelah saya menonton ini saya jadi paham teknik jalan cepat yang benar yaitu berjalan gerak maju dengan melangkah tanpa adanya hubungan terputus dengan tanah. Setiap kali melangkah kaki depan harus menyentuh tanah sebelum kaki belakang meninggalkan tanah. Kaki yang digerakkan maju ke depan harus diluruskan sejak saat persentuhan pertama dengan tanah hingga badan mencapai posisi vertikal.

It's so mesmerizing.

This is how I walk when I accidentally pour olive oil on the kitchen floor.

me crossing the street with people staring at me from their cars trying not to look like i’m rushing

this ain't kidding bro, tried for 2km and my legs are dead 💀

I didn't even realize that their cadence is actually pretty fast!!

Nuff respect!! Not an easy sport at all. Stunning scenery as well.

Birdsmith throwing up the Bird after getting 3rd was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

Looking at their legs is like an illusion

man i love watching this video at 2x speed. they just wiggle so fast

I love how there filming it on motorcycles

So nice of the volunteers to have the finish line banner put up and up again for people who finished despite not first

Very interesting race! These guys are fast!

good job Wang Zhen!

The excitement is...palpable.

Absolutely amazing, u can run a half marathon in o me hour and a half, and this dudes can do a minor time in almost the same distance but walking

How on earth are they all not disqualified? They are all catching pretty good air in their stride and don't have one foot in contact with the ground at all times.

If you pause the video frequently and look at their feet, you can sometimes see that they aren't keeping at least one foot on the ground, which is a crucial, obliged rule in race walking...

Can someone please explain to me how they differentiate walking from running? Is it that you have to have at least one foot one the ground at all times?

When it’s lunch time and the hall monitor says no running in the halls

5:45 This guy taking the outside leading into the corner so he doesnt lose to much speed on the corner like this is F1!!!!!!!! IM DYING.

Watching at .25x, there often appears like there could be a very short period of time when both feet are off the ground. However, since the judges judge at normal speed, they will only catch the more egregious violations which seems fair to me.

walk is a sport? wow you learn new things everyday

That’s me trying to make it to class on the other end of campus before the bell rings

This is my fave sport in Olympic

At 5:31 he is clearly not walking.

Their equivalent of steroid use would be putting a pebble in your shoe.

Hey bro what are you doing this Sunday? I am going for a longwalk.

I'm amazed that there's this many people willing to do this sport for 20KMs

where's Hal????

The way they walk is funny

They must be the chillest people in the world or something because that takes alot of mindset and meditation , they are meditating as they are speed walking lol

What an awesome race. I think I found my sport