Results
2019 Men's and Women's 50km USATF National Race Walk Championships 1/29/2019 "Santee, CA" Page 5 of 10
In the words of Monty Python and now for something completely different. We hope to have a traditional photo story up soon, but as I have shifted to judging, I couldn't take the photos or video. Instead, I had Tim Seaman's athlete Hanna Running operate the cameras. Here are high speed, 240 fps, video of many of the elite walkers.
if you are unfamiliar with elite race walking. The definition states that you must maintain contact with the ground as seen by the human eye. The threshold for visible loss of contact is at least 40 milliseconds or 10 frames with the camera we shot with.
Check back because we plan to add many more videos shortly.
Matthew Forgues takes advantage of a water-soaked sponge a couple of hours into event.
Stephanie Casey (#35, U.S.) took a hiatus from the sport to have four children and is now attempting her first 50 km.
Robyn Stevens (#42, U.S.) is also in her debut 50 km.
Darlene Backlund has an everlasting smile about a third of the way in her journey. Temperatures are rising.
David Valasquez has gone from white hat to black, and fashionably color-coordinated. Note how hydrated he is by his very soaked clothing. 
Robyn Stevens adds a bottle to her six pack. She recently changed coaches and moved to that mecca of high stakes, that is Las Vegas. 
Allen James has devolved into marching mode. Is that red light telling him something?
Oh dear, Nick Christie has started to walk! A little over three hours into 50 km. 
Another small step for Nick just before 11 a.m.
Wait! Is there something in the air? Paula Perez, a pre-race favorite, has also started to walk?
