50 miles race walk

Athletics
50-mile walk
Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye.[1]
World records
MenIsrael Shaul Ladany 7:23:50 (1972)

The 50-mile race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. See Kennedy march for the 50-mile walk started a fitness challenge.

Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 50 miles is 80.47 kilometers.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Belson, Ken. "One Step at a Time? It’s More Complicated Than That" The New York Times (August 10, 2012)
  2. ^ Eric Paylor (July 14, 2004). "Win No 4 a walk-over". Evening Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  3. ^ Eric Paylor (June 18, 2003). "Teen walks into British top ten". Evening Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "FIREFIGHTERS TO STEP OUT ON CHALLENGE". Isle of Man Today. March 1, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  5. ^ McAllister, Andy (September 13, 2007). "John crosses Payn barrier". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved February 25, 2013.