Walking Paces That Many Runners Would Kill For

Today, in the 20-kilometer race walk event at the Paris Olympics, María Pérez García completed the distance in just over 1 hour and 26 minutes, maintaining a pace of 4:18 minutes per kilometer. Meanwhile, Álvaro Martín Uriol covered the same distance at a pace of 3:57 minutes per kilometer, dipping below 4 minutes.

Many of us runners would love to achieve those paces, even over much shorter distances. It’s all a matter of training!