Olympic speed walking??? WTF???
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana 3 DD3515s, 2... Post Number: 6648 Registered: Mar-04 | I was flipping through channels and saw it w/ my own eyes. You have to be kidding me...this is an event! WTF!!!??? |
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Bronze Member Username: LoudnproudPost Number: 61 Registered: Jul-08 | I have heard of speed walking, but didnt know it was an olympic event...hmmm google time! From Wikipedia... Olympics Racewalking is an Olympic athletics (track & field) event with distances of 20 kilometers for both men and women and 50 kilometers for men only. Racewalking first appeared in the modern Olympics in 1904 as a half-mile walk in the 'all-rounder,' the precursor to the 10-event decathlon. In 1906, stand-alone 1,500m and 3,000m racewalks were added, and -- excluding 1924 -- there has been at least one racewalk (for men) in every edition of the Olympics since. The women's racewalk became an Olympic event only in 1992, following years of active lobbying by female internationals. A World Cup in racewalking is held bienially, and racewalk events appear in the IAAF Athletics World Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Pan American Games, among others. |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 17851 Registered: Jun-06 | Yeah, there's also a magazine for simply walking. Can you imagine a subscription for a magazine named walking? How do you sell that?????? |
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New member Username: CenusPost Number: 5 Registered: Aug-08 | holy sh1t marshal white damn dude your still on here? figured you would have upgradede to a better forum by now. see you have 3 3500's? what ever happend to the 9500's? that you were trying to break 150 with? anyway nice to see someone around with knowledge. also see paul in this thread what up? check my other thread 'remember me" im sure it'll stur up sh1t around here. |
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Gold Member Username: Livin_loudPost Number: 2571 Registered: Jan-06 | yeah i was watching that last night. 4 hours of walking at that pace would not happen with me. those guys have some endurance. it was almost at the end when i caught it but i couldn't keep myself up to watch the rest lol. i guess the USA vs. Argentina basketball game was at 10am? |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 17857 Registered: Jun-06 | What happened to your old account Dustin? |
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Bronze Member Username: CenusPost Number: 53 Registered: Aug-08 | umm im not sure i think i deleted it! either way whats up? still got the 18 q for HT? |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 17858 Registered: Jun-06 | Oh yeah. Got my HT set up with a projector now too. 100" Elite screen. My shop is still loaded with audio goodies, just bought a fifth wheel camper, beer tastes better than ever. Life is good.  |
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Bronze Member Username: CenusPost Number: 59 Registered: Aug-08 | cool i still have the 808 in space song, still the hardest hitting song i've heard ever! glad everything is going good. |
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Gold Member Username: Hittin1Lake Charles, La. United States Post Number: 1094 Registered: May-07 | Arm wrestling SHOULD be an olympic sport.. speed walking, ballroom dancing... what a joke. |
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Gold Member Username: Hittin1Lake Charles, La. United States Post Number: 1095 Registered: May-07 | MMA should also be an olympic sport as well... Check out this link... This happened at a local mma match here in Lake Charles La.. Can you say ouch! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7mvLzVb578 |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 17859 Registered: Jun-06 | Oh man. What a snafu! |
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Gold Member Username: Hittin1Lake Charles, La. United States Post Number: 1099 Registered: May-07 | He shoulda tapped... lol |
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Gold Member Username: PitbullguyThe Chicago area Post Number: 3459 Registered: Oct-06 |  |
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Gold Member Username: Hittin1Lake Charles, La. United States Post Number: 1104 Registered: May-07 | ahem... Kane > Bogie lol |