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Oh boy, tomorrow is everyone's favorite event, the 20km race walk aka Festival of the DQs. -- nm

Posted by Baron of the Rings (aka BaronWasteland) Jul 31 '24, 16:06

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This is one of the worst sports and I'm sure most of them are actually running with two feet off the ground. - Krusty Jul 31, 16:20 15
- My ridiculously esoteric speciality in biology was gaits, so I'm all in! -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 16:24
- But hey, if swimming is going to have events that are "get across the pool, but only in this specific, non ideal way", running should get in on it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 16:24 12
  - The 100M hop. The 20K back-walk. The 400M worm. Endless possibilities. -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 16:25 8
    - 1000m full contact no holds barred race (anyone says they wouldn't watch this are lying) -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Jul 31, 16:45 1
      - Add dodgeballs. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 17:08
    - 100m QWOP. Now that's a challenge. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 16:29
    - Skipping should be an event. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 16:27
    - The worm is one I was thinking of. Tell me you wouldn't be riveted. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 16:27 2
      - *hits blunt* The butterfly stroke is just the worm, but on water. -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 16:34 1
        
        "He's right doe" -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 16:41
    - 1500M Twirling Toward Freedom -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 16:26
  - Did you want to trigger me into explaining why walking vs running is not analogous to swim strokes? -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 16:25 2
    - Honey, no one wants to trigger you into anything -- nm - mara Jul 31, 17:35 1
      - which was my exact point. ;) -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:43
- lol @ your IM. That’s a perfect analogy. -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 16:23
can you explain the last bit? -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 16:11 5
- some unscrupulous walkers resort to *clutches pearls* running. -- nm - mafic Jul 31, 16:23 1
  - OOOOH. so, two feet off the ground. I get it now. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 16:23
- Disqualifications are a common occurrence in the event from participants breaking form. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 16:13 2
  - I would NOT have guessed that. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 16:23
  - Rio 2016, 77 participants, 5 DNF, 7 DQ (approx 8% of the field) - JD Jul 31, 16:18

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