Just how fast are RACE WALKERS walking?

Tom Bosworth walks quicker than I run.....my mind was boggled 🤯and legs wasted 🏃🏻‍♂

it's gotta be so confusing if someone tries to mug him and then he just walks away and they can do nothing

Race walking often looks vaguely comic and the skill is almost invisible when you watch the elites at major championships. This is such a brilliant insight into just how incredible top tier race walking really is.

During the Olympics, I would like to advocate for a regular person to compete alongside the Olympians so we can see how crazy Olympians really are.

Everyone give it up for Tom, who obviously succeeded in a tremendous battle to not laugh when he heard "85 seconds". Astonishing performance there.

Tom walking against you running would have been fun to watch, Tom's pace is 🤯

I have seen interviews with Tom and him talking about his parkrun experiences. He has said people get annoyed that he is walking past people who are full on running which is really funny to me

I would have loved to see a race between you two, you running and Tom walking. I think that would have really given a good perspective on how Tom is actually moving

Tom's a top man. I've been following him for years. As someone who has a single British Race Walking Gold (100 miles in 2017) I find it helps enormously with ultra-running. I made the switch to running in 2019 but have found most people walk a good proportion of the longer races (100 miles and up). Being able to walk as quickly as most people run is a huge gain. Especially because, as your video points out, walking uses the rear chain (glutes, hamstrings, hips) where running is quad/calf dominant. I feel like I'm resting my running muscles when I switch to race-walking for 15-20 minutes.

I am a race walker. Started 33 years ago when a demolished knee meant I couldn't run any more. Good to see someone trying the sport seriously and respectfully. Mind you, I'm a bit peeved that you did your rookie lap faster than I can do one in training these days....🥴🥴 Bozzy, of course, it at another level entirely .

Doing these more esoteric sports is a good idea for a series - Kipchoge etc is still interesting but everyone knows about those sports already and the stars aren't accessible in person. It was interesting to see how race walking works & how impressive it actually is at the elite level.

Did this in school as a kid, the high school track coach would make anyone who made fun of race walkers train with them. First lap would change their perspective on race walk forever, they all had reactions like you on your lap... I knew Tom's $100 was safe at 2 minutes. Great video!

At the start of the year I injured my knee pretty badly and couldn't run at all without huge amounts of pain. It took around 5 months to get back to running but during that time around the 2 month mark I found I could walk as hard as I wanted with no pain at all. So I started focusing on walking fast. I thought a 12 min mile was quick, I looked it up and found the race where Tom set the record and had my mind totally blown. My best mile running ever was a 5:00 min, and these days any time I dip into the 5's is a great day. After learning about his walking speed I started really going at it, today my record for the 1 mile walking is a 8:32 and I want to get into the 7's. Tom is a huge inspiration for me. It's also been 10 months since the injury and I am finally running full speed ahead again. Did my first marathon and ultra this year! I still regularly walk hard. It's such a completely different animal. Huge respect for diving into the world of race walking! Video was awesome!

Tom can probably comfortably walk an entire marathon is less than 3 hours.

You are right, this sport needed the exposure. I am floored by how fast his walking pace is. Sub 20 minute 5k is such an amazing standard of RUNNING, and Tom clears that easily walking... Fantastic content as always.

It looks like you’re rushing not to be late for a meeting

It’s literally incredible to think he walks a 5k in sub 20…it has literally taken me 4 years to try and run a sub 20 and I’ve still not managed it….I literally feel when I’m running 4min km’s that I’m absolutely flying..incredible someone could be walking faster than that pace, I just can’t get my head round it!

This is one of the most educational yet extremely funny video i've ever seen on walking. This is because i myself can't for the life of me jog nor run as i did in my younger schooling days. Now i brisk walk as my primary cardio. So thank you so much for this!!!

The crazy thing is is you aren't an average athlete either but, it's a very good perspective regardless. I really like this series cause it does help people grasp the big difference elite athletes have comparatively.

11:33 'Well that's just for the camera' -> epic flock of birds exactly behind his head. Poetic!