50 miles race walk
Appearance
Athletics 50-mile walk | |
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World records | |
Men | 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]
U.S. records
[edit]In 1966, Israeli Shaul Ladany broke United States record in the 50-mile walk, which had stood since 1878 and was at the time the oldest U.S. track record.[6]
World bests
[edit]The men's world best for the 50-mile race walk is held by Ladany, through his race of 7:23:50[a] in 1972 in New Jersey, shattering the world mark that had stood since 1935.[7][8][9][10]
Notes
[edit]- ^ questionable, 7:44:47.2 by other sources
References
[edit]- ^ Belson, Ken. "One Step at a Time? It’s More Complicated Than That" The New York Times (August 10, 2012)
- ^ Eric Paylor (July 14, 2004). "Win No 4 a walk-over". Evening Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ Eric Paylor (June 18, 2003). "Teen walks into British top ten". Evening Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ McAllister, Andy (September 13, 2007). "John crosses Payn barrier". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ "Israeli Olympian Decries Walkout at Olympic Games". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 6, 1973. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ Renee Ghert-Zand (January 31, 2012). "The Healthiness of a Long-Distance Walker". The Jewish Week. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ Green, David B. (January 14, 2009). "Questions & Answers / A conversation with Shaul P. Ladany". Haaretz. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Shaul Ladany". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ Seymour S. Smith (August 19, 1974). "Ladany training to win Olympics in a walk". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.