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ICABOD'S
GALLERY - LOSS OF CONTACT
A racewalker is said to have "loss of contact" (or be "lifting") when three
or more judges determine he or she is losing contact with the walking surface
as judged by the eye. This situation is most often observed with faster
walkers or walkers who have been runners for a long time. In the following
three animations, Icabod demonstrates both legal and illegal patterns of
contact. (NOTE: While Walker B's upper body is slightly bobbing up and down,
lifting does not always involve such bobbing -- and such bobbing does not
always mean a walker is lifting. Lifting is determined solely by watching
the walker's feet.)
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Walker A is legal. |
Walker B is not legal
due to lifting. Lifting can be
hard to see -- especially on
very fast racewalkers. |
This is also Walker B but
he has been slowed down
so you can more easily
see the loss of contact. |
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