jaywalker

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There he grew up to become a professor of industrial engineering and management and an accomplished racewalker — he still holds the 50-mile world record, set in 1972.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

“If you look at an Olympic 800-meter runner, an Olympic 20K racewalker has the same cadence rate, 210 to 215 strides a minute,” McGovern said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2021

“I certainly don’t think there is any reason why athletes should be given special treatment,” said Evan Dunfee, an elite racewalker from Canada, a country where Olympians, so far, do not have vaccine priority.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2021

Given that Villa Autódromo looks like a war zone, thanks to razing already well underway, that last outcome seems about as likely as a racewalker winning the 100.

From Time • Dec. 27, 2015

A competitive racewalker in the 1970s, Enrique Pérez was around when the sport first caught on in Latin America.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2012