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.
Athletics 50-mile walk | |
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World records | |
Men | Shaul Ladany 7:23:50 (1972) |
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]
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]
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]