speedwalking

In Victorian England, it was a grueling, six-day speedwalking race, a fad that also became popular in America.

On a recent afternoon, Sarah Kenney and Diane Cullumber, who are both white, were speedwalking behind their toddler sons through the park leading up to the camp.

Speedwalking through the complex, with the couple’s spaniel-mix, Robot, trotting behind, Mr. Wood stops on a dime and points out a signed Larry Bird jersey hanging from a lofty ceiling.

Either she’s trying to shake me loose, or we are in a speedwalking competition that I’m unaware of.

Fans line up early, armed with chairs and speedwalking strategies.