He walks faster than we can run: Lessons from a race walker


Ng first learned to race walk in his teens but only picked up the sport again after more than 20 years. — Photos: NG T. C.

My breathing is laboured and my feet heavy as I struggle to complete my weekly 5km run at the Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) stadium race track.

As I press on with what little strength I have left, a tall, bespectacled man whizzes past me effortlessly. To my surprise, he’s not even running.

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