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“Race walking” is distinguished from “running” based on technique. In this case, “walking” is defined very strictly as “never having both feet off the ground.”
by ketzo 2y ago
“Race walking” is distinguished from “running” based on technique. In this case, “walking” is defined very strictly as “never having both feet off the ground.”
Yes, obviously it’s just a silly way to run, if “run” is “move fast on foot”.
It’s just that “race walking” is fewer words than “a silly way to run where you have to keep one foot on the ground always.”
- inglor_cz 2y agoThis isn't strictly enforced, though.
- swores 2y agoIt's not that it isn't enforced, it's that the rule is very specifically that it must appear that one foot is always touching the ground when watched in real time with human eyes, the rule isn't that one foot must technically always be touching the ground.
- buzzerbetrayed 2y agoThat very well may be the rule, but you can't then argue that it isn't a "silly way to run". It clearly is if both feet can be in the air at the same time.
- swores 2y agoI completely agree, especially with the "silly" part!
- kazinator 2y agoThere is also a rule about a straight leading leg. That puts a limit on the leaping. A leg not being straight is pretty visible.
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