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[LBSS]

just inspired me to look up WR for 20km (12.4mi) race walk. it's 1:16. that is insane. like a 6:08 min/mi pace. 

[adarqui]

just inspired me to look up WR for 20km (12.4mi) race walk. it's 1:16. that is insane. like a 6:08 min/mi pace. 

ya dude, that stuff is crazy .. they use that wormy looking speed walking form, i've never even tried it and don't intend to.. i've heard those dudes have lots of hip problems - but that could be b.s.

i have no idea how i'll even hit 5 mph which is like barely under sub 12 I think .. sub 10 min/mi sounds impossible. lmao.

What I am *really curious* about, would be how fast those people can walk using a "normal form". Or maybe I don't know enough about how speed walking works, but i'd suspect there's a pace that you can hit before rotating your hips all "weird". Here's a decent video I just found:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1sxFgTUbWo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1sxFgTUbWo</a>

I mean would they hit ~8 min/mi without the hip rotation? if so that's still absolutely flying. The straight leg doesn't look weird to me, there's just some unnatural looking hip movements going on which seems deliberate - not a result of one foot in front of the other, or a locked leg. I'd love to see how fast one of these elite speed walkers could go by using a "normal walking gait". I imagine it would still be very fast.



Also: Kipchoge basically ran 26.2 miles in the time I walked 9.1 miles last night...  

peace!

[seifullaah73]

just inspired me to look up WR for 20km (12.4mi) race walk. it's 1:16. that is insane. like a 6:08 min/mi pace. 

ya dude, that stuff is crazy .. they use that wormy looking speed walking form, i've never even tried it and don't intend to.. i've heard those dudes have lots of hip problems - but that could be b.s.

i have no idea how i'll even hit 5 mph which is like barely under sub 12 I think .. sub 10 min/mi sounds impossible. lmao.

What I am *really curious* about, would be how fast those people can walk using a "normal form". Or maybe I don't know enough about how speed walking works, but i'd suspect there's a pace that you can hit before rotating your hips all "weird". Here's a decent video I just found:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1sxFgTUbWo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1sxFgTUbWo</a>

I mean would they hit ~8 min/mi without the hip rotation? if so that's still absolutely flying. The straight leg doesn't look weird to me, there's just some unnatural looking hip movements going on which seems deliberate - not a result of one foot in front of the other, or a locked leg. I'd love to see how fast one of these elite speed walkers could go by using a "normal walking gait". I imagine it would still be very fast.



Also: Kipchoge basically ran 26.2 miles in the time I walked 9.1 miles last night...  

peace!

It was interesting to see this in the diamond league in birmingham, your last sentence reminded me of this.

Glad to see bosworth happy, I felt sorry for his walking race when he was disqualified he was really upset.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkq6hi7eYU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkq6hi7eYU</a>

[adarqui]

just inspired me to look up WR for 20km (12.4mi) race walk. it's 1:16. that is insane. like a 6:08 min/mi pace. 

ya dude, that stuff is crazy .. they use that wormy looking speed walking form, i've never even tried it and don't intend to.. i've heard those dudes have lots of hip problems - but that could be b.s.

i have no idea how i'll even hit 5 mph which is like barely under sub 12 I think .. sub 10 min/mi sounds impossible. lmao.

What I am *really curious* about, would be how fast those people can walk using a "normal form". Or maybe I don't know enough about how speed walking works, but i'd suspect there's a pace that you can hit before rotating your hips all "weird". Here's a decent video I just found:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1sxFgTUbWo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1sxFgTUbWo</a>

I mean would they hit ~8 min/mi without the hip rotation? if so that's still absolutely flying. The straight leg doesn't look weird to me, there's just some unnatural looking hip movements going on which seems deliberate - not a result of one foot in front of the other, or a locked leg. I'd love to see how fast one of these elite speed walkers could go by using a "normal walking gait". I imagine it would still be very fast.



Also: Kipchoge basically ran 26.2 miles in the time I walked 9.1 miles last night...  

peace!

It was interesting to see this in the diamond league in birmingham, your last sentence reminded me of this.

Glad to see bosworth happy, I felt sorry for his walking race when he was disqualified he was really upset.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkq6hi7eYU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkq6hi7eYU</a>

LMFAO!! they didn't show that on the broadcast I saw .. that's funny stuff. I disagree with one thing though, they keep saying "this is what athletics needs, different ideas" etc.. No. No. No.

[adarqui]

http://www.adarq.org/progress-journals-experimental-routines/adarq's-journal/msg134537/#msg134537

walk: PR mile split attempt: SUCCESS
- second mile: 12:09 (-2s)
- so close to 5 mph .. that split was 4.94 mph 
- bw after walk, 148 lb. -6 lb like usual, soaked
- strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/1160769184
- also, ~8.9 miles in ~2 hours .. could have pushed the last 2 miles but said F it .. also left heel was a bit tender from both of the 12:XX mile splits.

[adarqui]

maxent PR fest:

http://www.adarq.org/progress-journals-experimental-routines/chasing-athleticism/msg135168/#msg135168

[adarqui]

major 5k PR's!! (official 5k = 18:05, watch 5k = 17:51)

http://www.adarq.org/progress-journals-experimental-routines/adarq's-journal/msg137092/#msg137092

[LBSS]

major 5k PR's!! (official 5k = 18:05, watch 5k = 17:51)

http://www.adarq.org/progress-journals-experimental-routines/adarq's-journal/msg137092/#msg137092

getting quick! how does this not have more upvotes!

[adarqui]

major 5k PR's!! (official 5k = 18:05, watch 5k = 17:51)

http://www.adarq.org/progress-journals-experimental-routines/adarq's-journal/msg137092/#msg137092

getting quick!

thanks alot mayne!!

how does this not have more upvotes!

they want to see some 16:XX's maybe..

request received!

[ChrisM]

Man you're really starting to fly Adarq! +1 for dedication because I never could find a rhythm for a 5k lol! Always started slow and blah and ended fast(er).

[Mikey]

Bench Press 

122.5kgx1 (270lbs)

[adarqui]

Man you're really starting to fly Adarq! +1 for dedication because I never could find a rhythm for a 5k lol! Always started slow and blah and ended fast(er).

thanks dude!! ya i'm the opposite of you, start fast and finish slow.. lmfao. once i figure out how to start fast and finish fast, it's on.

[adarqui]

Bench Press 

122.5kgx1 (270lbs)

all that re-focusing lately is working. beast!! (we need an :ibbenching: icon )

[Mikey]

Bench Press 

122.5kgx1 (270lbs)

all that re-focusing lately is working. beast!! (we need an :ibbenching: icon )

Haha that would be beast!

[adarqui]

Bench Press 

122.5kgx1 (270lbs)

all that re-focusing lately is working. beast!! (we need an :ibbenching: icon )

Haha that would be beast!

just put it on my enormous TODO list.. but it's there!!