Race walking is a sport with an incredibly misleading name. Walking is usually associated with a slow, steady pace, and the track-based sport is anything but. Speed aside, this competition is ...

There are a couple of myths that might keep women from signing up for a local race. The first is that you have to be a runner in order to do a race. The truth is, you can totally walk—or even run-walk ...

May 18 (Reuters) - Italy's Massimo Stano broke the men's 35-km race walk world record with a time of two hours, 20 minutes and 43 seconds at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Podebrady ...

• Race Walking: This is a competitive form of walking that requires a specific, strict technique to always keep at least one foot in contact with the ground. You may feel embarrassed doing this type ...

When I started racing, I thought I had to run every step of every race. That’s what makes you a runner, right? Wrong! During the 2018 New York City Marathon, my first race of this distance, I ran ...

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