Ian Whatley

Ian Whatley

Introductory material for athletes in the track and field discipline of racewalking.

Fast cars and racewalkers

Fast cars and racewalkers

How to judge racewalking

How to judge racewalking

Core work for racewalkers

Core work for racewalkers

RJT Racewalking Station

RJT Racewalking Station

How to Racewalk

How to Racewalk

Racewalking - Basics

Racewalking - Basics

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  • @mmannozzi06
    @mmannozzi069 күн бұрын

    Looking awesome and a great song 🎵

  • @sharonneth9106
    @sharonneth910611 күн бұрын

    How inspiring! Kick butt YOU CAN DO THIS!!! I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE YOU RACE! hugs 🤗

  • @TalkingRacewalking
    @TalkingRacewalking11 күн бұрын

    Good luck to him!

  • @kbbjr8979
    @kbbjr8979Ай бұрын

    This is good for officials to view and analyze proper technique.

  • @TalkingRacewalking
    @TalkingRacewalkingАй бұрын

    Great stuff!

  • @heatherdavidson8801
    @heatherdavidson8801Ай бұрын

    Such a great how to for beginners video. Thank so much!

  • @elsalara4744
    @elsalara4744Ай бұрын

    Creo que no seré la única que se muda del running a la marcha atlética, el motivo por el que despues de 10 años (tengo 55) dejo las carreras es meramente el clima, despues haber hecho mi último medio maratón éste domingo 19 de mayo 2024 con un inclemente calor, esos 21 mil metros me hicieron tomar ésta desición importante, por mi salud física y mental. Saludos a todos

  • @kbbjr8979
    @kbbjr8979Ай бұрын

    Thanks Ian.

  • @TalkingRacewalking
    @TalkingRacewalkingАй бұрын

    Another good one!

  • @SuperRuracer
    @SuperRuracerАй бұрын

    That was cool

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310Ай бұрын

    Somewhere between art and science! Fascinating.

  • @TalkingRacewalking
    @TalkingRacewalkingАй бұрын

    Was juat talking about this and will be emphasizing in my shoe reviews - never the perfect shoe.....but still want to find a few geeks for a chat about what theoretically would help a racewalker shoe-wise!

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310Ай бұрын

    Individual biomechanics, race pace, the surface, perceptual differences-- just some of the reasons I stress that you should test shoes before purchasing them even if you feel self-conscious race walking up and down the aisles of your local sports store.

  • @itsnav1002
    @itsnav10022 ай бұрын

    Shoes name pls

  • @TalkingRacewalking
    @TalkingRacewalking2 ай бұрын

    Love it!

  • @user-kd5mk7lc7n
    @user-kd5mk7lc7n3 ай бұрын

    Ram Ram coach

  • @gregorycurtis5742
    @gregorycurtis57423 ай бұрын

    Great technique video, thank you!

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley73103 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Please share this and let's build a race walking boom.

  • @khadijadungita-lf6ck
    @khadijadungita-lf6ck4 ай бұрын

    Coach Ian good to have best coach ever bye.

  • @khadijadungita-lf6ck
    @khadijadungita-lf6ck4 ай бұрын

    Greetings from kenya coach.

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley73103 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words. I am enjoying the growth of race walking in Kenya. I grew up in Birmingham and watched the medal winning effort in the the Commonwealth games last year.

  • @weedermann
    @weedermann5 ай бұрын

    Her technique looks elegant. How long did it take her to develop it? I have lower back/hip flexor issues and settle for powerwalking, but my movement is not REMOTELY as beautiful as hers.

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley73105 ай бұрын

    Some of her form is due to the immersion effect of growing up with parens who were training for and competing in international races. I estimate about 4 years of practice plus attending her first Olympic Trails race at the age of 10 months! The lower back and hip complex is the core of good technique. If you can stretch and strengthen this portion of your body, you can better position the landing leg at each step. Good luck and let us know how you progress.

  • @antoninoraineri2631
    @antoninoraineri26315 ай бұрын

    Marcia in tapirulan

  • @jamescokl3
    @jamescokl36 ай бұрын

    7.5 mph for 15 minutes i have done. This vid is great

  • @TalkingRacewalking
    @TalkingRacewalking6 ай бұрын

    Love this! Really shows good technique! I am bouncing along and trying to figure out how to fix it.

  • @user-ew7fv9xd3i
    @user-ew7fv9xd3i7 ай бұрын

    Magical! ❤ Stephane

  • @TalkingRacewalking
    @TalkingRacewalking8 ай бұрын

    Shared a bit of video and directed to your channel account on Canadian Racewalkers Instagram account. Great stuff!

  • @parrotbrand2782
    @parrotbrand27829 ай бұрын

    I can walk at this pace but only can sustain for about 5km or so.

  • @Bhavesh.racewalker
    @Bhavesh.racewalker9 ай бұрын

    What's pace

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley73109 ай бұрын

    Good question. I recall this is about 4:48 per kilometer, but I can't find a note to confirm this.

  • @Bhavesh.racewalker
    @Bhavesh.racewalker9 ай бұрын

    @@ianwhatley7310 Hii, how to increase our race walking pace? My pace is 8 min/ km

  • @parrotbrand2782
    @parrotbrand27829 ай бұрын

    Those girls aren't novices

  • @richardstella5927
    @richardstella59279 ай бұрын

    Hi Ian, do you provide one-to-one coaching? If so, how do I get in touch with you?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley73109 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your encouragement. A great person for coaching help is Dave McGovern. kzread.info

  • @howardc7025
    @howardc70259 ай бұрын

    Furthermore, I would like to ask more questions about racewalking and running. 1. I would like to adopt this racewalking training programme for maintaining health. Every Wednesday and Sunday, I would like to do ten sets of economic training once respectively. Furthermore, I do base pace training 1-2 times. 3-4km each time. May this program improve my VO2 max? 2. I run 1,600 meters within 6:09 (3:50 per km). How much is my VO2 max level? 3. Do you recommend any calculator express equivalent VO2 max level in various running/racewalking level?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley73109 ай бұрын

    Improving VO2 Max is more difficult if you are already well trained. If you are just starting out on a rigorous training program, you can increase VO2 Max. I have found the Daniels' Running Formula tables work well for racewalk coaching. If you only use figures from 5Km upwards to set Vdot (racewalkers don't have a sprint gear and their pace versus fitness is distorted at shorter distances), his charts of optimal training paces for easy workouts, VO2 Max, threshold and speed work are excellent.

  • @howardc7025
    @howardc702510 ай бұрын

    For a male elite walkers, he may walk 20km within 1:30:00 (4:30 per km). In this case, suppose his VO2 max is 3:45 per km. Is this program reasonable? Economics training: 0:40 per 200 meters. VO2 max: 3:45 per km threshold walk: 4:10 per km Base/recovery walk: 6:15-5:00 per km. However, suppose this program is reasonable. Why are there some elites adopting 07:30 per km as their base pace (LSD training). Will it not be that the training level (07:30 per km) being too low for them?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley731010 ай бұрын

    90 minutes for 20Km is only slightly slower per Km than threshold velocity, which is likely about 4:24-25 per Km. Economy pace for this athlete would be 44-45s per 200, 4:03-4:06 per Km for VO2 max, and base/recovery 5:28-5:24 per km. How slow is too slow to be useful for base work? That is an excellent question and probably varies a lot between individuals. If they are hitting an exercise heart rate above 60% of their max heart rate, there probably is benefit. If they are going this slowly because of tiredness or resdiual soreness from training, they might be better served by a day of cross-training (bike, swim for example) or a day of rest.

  • @andrerouth4253
    @andrerouth425310 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your clear racewalking tutorial. I'll try your method out in my first 1500m racewalk at the New Jersey Senior Olympics next month (last year's winner completed the race in 10 minutes 40 seconds!)

  • @hawkkye5409
    @hawkkye540910 ай бұрын

    Im very unfit slightly overweight 38yr old, iv not done cardio or anything other than normal pace walk or slow bike ride in years. Just got a gym pass and been jogging at that speed 1km a time and and weight training. I knew i was slow but didn't think i was going walking speed?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley731010 ай бұрын

    The word 'walking' covers such an array of speeds that you shouldn't worry about comparing yourself with others. You are on an adventure for fitness and--walk, jog, run, bike, whatever--this is going to make you feel better physically or mentally as well as improve your health. Good luck and keep going!

  • @hawkkye5409
    @hawkkye540910 ай бұрын

    @@ianwhatley7310 thanks pal

  • @kaydee1375
    @kaydee1375 Жыл бұрын

    You truly explain this so I can understand the technique, so well. ThankYou

  • @30leonex
    @30leonex Жыл бұрын

    Gracias que buen video

  • @johnlouisdivinagracia776
    @johnlouisdivinagracia776 Жыл бұрын

    Why I've experienced tight shin when i do race walking?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    Sore shins are common at first in racewalking. You can do isometric strengthening exercises to reduce the problem: Seated with the heel on the floor, lift your toes towards your shin using the shin muscles. Hold at maximum contraction for a count of 10. Rest that leg and repeat with the opposite leg. Do 5 to 10 repetitions per leg. Try to include this exercise on alternate days.

  • @howardc7025
    @howardc7025 Жыл бұрын

    Hello! I would like to ask more questions about mathematical relationship among racewalking, running and swimming. In this video, you said that under same level, the speed of racewalking are 75% of that of running. 1. I tried to run and racewalking at pace around 07:15 per km. I found that the levels of both cases are closer. Which conditions will the mathematical relationship not be broken under? 2. Furthermore, under same VO2 max level, these three cases are equivalent. Swimming freestyle with pace around 1:30 per 100 meters. Running 1:30 per 400 meters. Racewalking 1:30 per 300 meters. Do you agree with this assertion? 3. What is the mathematical relationship between VO2 max and heart rate?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    The relative energy costs or running, racewalking and casual walking cross over as speeds decrease. Slow running has a higher energy cost than racewalking and racewalking has a higher energy cost than casual walking--at slow enough speeds. The 21 minute to 28 minute translation for 5Km times only works for a fit and mechanically sound runner who also racewalks and is operating around 70 to 90% of max. Some elite racewalkers can only run slightly faster (as little as 10% in some cases) than they can racewalk. We also know some runners who cannot racewalk more than 100 meters without stopping, although they can run good times for 5Km. Thus the translation of energy costs cannot be used for every individual. There is no one rule on energy cost translation between events but your general rule for swim:run:racewalk is a good starting point to compare the approximate velocity differences at similar oxygen uptakes. In well-trained athletes in sub-maximal work, the heart rate and VO2 are related in a linear manner.

  • @howardc7025
    @howardc7025 Жыл бұрын

    Hello! I have several questions about racewalking. They were listed below: 1. Base pace means the pace that you feel comfortable when you run or racewalk. What is the base pace of elite walker usually? 2. Does slower pace indicate smaller level of hip rotation? 3. Should we narrow our stride if we racewalk slower?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    Great questions: 1. Base pace for a racewalker is aerobic, meaning it is below lactate threshold velocity. This puts the upper boundary around 85% of VO2 Max and the lower boundary of useful training around 65% of VO2 Max. It's comfortable talking pace and can be maintained for 40 minutes (at the fast end of the scale) up to several hours. 2. This is a point of debate between coaches. I coach that you need to try to maintain legal and efficient technique at whatever speed you are racewalking. I'm sure there is a lower threshold at which hip rotation falls off considerably. I don't encourage you to consciously decrease hip rotation as you slow down. Correctly positioning the hip through a vigorous arm action is the key to being legal and efficient. 3. Stride length decreases with speed, but don't consciously try to shorten or lengthen your stride. Learn correct technique and let your step length change as the speed changes in whatever manner feels most natural. Good luck, and thanks for the questions.

  • @kbbjr8979
    @kbbjr8979 Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. If there are any racewalk topics you would like to see covered in future videos, message me or post here in the comments.

  • @kbbjr8979
    @kbbjr8979 Жыл бұрын

    @@ianwhatley7310 I am interested to learn about more drills and drills to improve race walking skills - posture, to avoid a bent knee, to maintain ground contact and the push off to gain speed & continuity. I remember you talking about these in our USATF level 2 endurance class a couple years ago.

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    @@kbbjr8979 A couple of years ago (OK, a couple of decades ago...) I made a drills video tape with Dave McGovern. We piled in every drill we could think of for racewalking. Editing in those days wasn't easy and we had to film everything in order, layering retakes over outtakes. The final video is rough but useful even today, and the marketing ploy of calling it our second video still causes people to ask where they can get our first video! kzread.info/dash/bejne/hn6nj6iDhrSpZ9I.html

  • @kbbjr8979
    @kbbjr8979 Жыл бұрын

    @@ianwhatley7310 thanks Ian.

  • @kbbjr8979
    @kbbjr8979 Жыл бұрын

    @@ianwhatley7310 I remember this one now. You mentioned this when you did your racewalk presentation in the USATF Coaches Level 2 Endurance course we attended. Thanks

  • @shaharbanu0
    @shaharbanu0 Жыл бұрын

    Malayales

  • @edwardr.collinsjr.9093
    @edwardr.collinsjr.9093 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting.

  • @Mongoose-ct6us
    @Mongoose-ct6us Жыл бұрын

    Do race walkers need to do any weight training for their sport? Thanks in advance

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    The higher the level of competition, the higher the level of training required. Most racewalkers can usefully do exercises with their body weight for resistance, such as core workouts. To be more competitive, weight training can be applied to reduce the possibility of injuries (shin, knee problems particularly) or to generate more drive with the leg muscles specific to the racewalking motion.These would be exercises using additional weights rather than just body weight. Examples include toe lifts with a weight over the toes, seated leg extensions to stabilize the knee, dead lifts or single leg squats, and so on.

  • @marisolalaffita7569
    @marisolalaffita7569 Жыл бұрын

    Graciasssss

  • @lov2playtn
    @lov2playtn Жыл бұрын

    I am 89 and searching for the most efficient way of walking. Bent knees or straight? Pushing or pulling? Your opinion is very appreciated!

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Peter. If your goal is fitness, walk in the most comfortable manner you can find. This is likely to reduce stress on joints. If you are looking to compete, there are different rules for racewalking, nordic walking and power walking events. Generally the push phase of the walking gait is more efficient than pulling. It's hard to align the legs to 'pull' yourself forwards. Having a shorter step in front of the body than behind is favored by elite racewalkers. Hope this helps.

  • @lov2playtn
    @lov2playtn Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful...Thank you!

  • @pawaniharshika8679
    @pawaniharshika8679 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much sir

  • @miscelaneas
    @miscelaneas Жыл бұрын

    Gracias gracias por la traducción al español!!!👍

  • @omarbendahou9711
    @omarbendahou9711 Жыл бұрын

    Good job

  • @mohdhisham1973
    @mohdhisham1973 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for pointing the right technique. Can you tell me why my calf tends to stiffen a bit after say 200-300m?

  • @HSRaceWalk
    @HSRaceWalk Жыл бұрын

    Great video that explains an overlooked part of the race. That official is a handsome looking guy. Maybe he can interview you for a segment on the HS RW Channel?

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    I don't think HSRW can afford my hourly interview rate! Thanks for your encouragement and for all you do for RW over at HSRW.

  • @flutetubamorg
    @flutetubamorg Жыл бұрын

    Great vid Ian! This is something we've been coaching for a while as a better way to start as opposed to the standing up straight with your front heel on the line and toe pulled back method. We also advise to use a slightly shorter stride to get up to race pace and relax into the natural stride length as speed increases. This really helps reduce LOC on the short fast races that start into a curve. I think we first noticed Taylor Ewert doing it and thought it really made a lot of sense.

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Dan. If there are topics you think should be covered in future videos, please message me or leave a note in the comments. Whatever you are doing in Houston is working!

  • @Racewalk
    @Racewalk Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. I don't recall anyone covering this b4

  • @ianwhatley7310
    @ianwhatley7310 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your encouragement and for all the work you do for our event group.

  • @bikerdog7270
    @bikerdog7270 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir for teaching