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How This Guy Runs a 5 and a Half Minute Mile...Backwards | Obsessed | WIRED

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2024 ж. 23 Қаң.
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Ever tried running backwards? Meet Aaron Yoder, one of the world's fastest backward runners who can complete a reverse mile in five and a half minutes. He shares insights into the mechanics that enable such speed and velocity, why looking over your shoulder actually slows you down, and demonstrates just how fast he can run.
Director: Charlie Jordan
Director of Photography: Craig Campbell
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Aaron Yoder
Creative Producer: Wendi Jonassen
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Camera Operator: Dave Lightner
Sound Mixer: Larry Brewer
Production Assistant: Rick Raglow
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
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  • Imagine this guy saying goodbye to ya, running off and just staring right at you the entire time.

    @Absolukely@Absolukely3 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂😂😂

      @norbertoenrique8340@norbertoenrique83403 ай бұрын

    • Lol

      @bigmiim8584@bigmiim85843 ай бұрын

    • i came here for the comments

      @sandymakesplans@sandymakesplans3 ай бұрын

    • Sounds like a Call of Duty mobile’s bot

      @loadingnewads@loadingnewads2 ай бұрын

    • That would be hilarious!😂😂😂

      @whiskeyrocknrolla4033@whiskeyrocknrolla40332 ай бұрын

  • Knee over toes guy would be proud.

    @LagMasterSam@LagMasterSam3 ай бұрын

    • Oh he is happy man for sure

      @ryanhou162@ryanhou1622 ай бұрын

  • All i can say is Mad respect to the man. He took something and became the best at it. This stuff always inspires, good job man💯

    @adityasantosh1382@adityasantosh13823 ай бұрын

    • It's not a sport

      @axioms22@axioms223 ай бұрын

  • Backward running may be a niche sport, but not as niche as backward archery. No one finishes their first practice.

    @jopo7996@jopo79963 ай бұрын

    • Nailed it

      @TK.CBF500@TK.CBF5003 ай бұрын

  • I did this in gym class took me 16 minutes! And my legs hurt for days

    @Ottophil@Ottophil3 ай бұрын

  • knees over toes guy preaches backwards running/walking for knee rehabilitation and strengthening.

    @juniorslice9618@juniorslice96183 ай бұрын

  • What a forward thinking guy

    @1.4142@1.41423 ай бұрын

    • he's never looking back

      @sandymakesplans@sandymakesplans3 ай бұрын

  • imagine seeing that guy running past somewhere when your high 😂😂😂

    @heyy1829@heyy18293 ай бұрын

    • When my high laughing emojis do what?

      @theunpopularcuber9554@theunpopularcuber95543 ай бұрын

    • then he would be below me

      @360.Tapestry@360.Tapestry3 ай бұрын

    • Lol

      @bigmiim8584@bigmiim85843 ай бұрын

    • Lmao

      @hugohugo990@hugohugo9903 ай бұрын

    • And at that speed too lol

      @hugohugo990@hugohugo9903 ай бұрын

  • I love backwards running. I try to do 2-3 times a week

    @Vintoneuler@Vintoneuler3 ай бұрын

  • KneesOverToes KZhead channel kinda did this whole concept years ago for training the ligaments to remove knee pain. There are exercise for shoulders, hips, and vertical leaps.

    @paulfries5985@paulfries59853 ай бұрын

    • makes me wonder if this guy's ever had his knees reassessed... probably able to run forward no problem now lol

      @360.Tapestry@360.Tapestry3 ай бұрын

  • Seems like something that would be hard to take seriously. But he does, and that's great.

    @hman2912@hman29123 ай бұрын

  • Nothing is holding him back.

    @jimbojones101@jimbojones1013 ай бұрын

  • I'm the backwards man, the backwards man…I can walk backwards fast as you can

    @sufianabuahmad7781@sufianabuahmad77813 ай бұрын

    • First thing I thought of, too!

      @robspiess@robspiess3 ай бұрын

    • Heck yeah. A fellow person of culture. My nephew was running around backwards a couple days ago and I was singing that.

      @timo4938@timo49383 ай бұрын

  • I would definitely fall within seconds of trying this 😂 but this is awesome!!

    @stephh1228@stephh12283 ай бұрын

  • I found I could run backwards for longer, faster, and easier than forwards way back in highschool. Everyone laughed at me though so I stopped... god why are classmates so cruel.

    @colinstu@colinstu3 ай бұрын

    • because outward rep is very important in high school ...and then its value completely implodes overnight

      @360.Tapestry@360.Tapestry3 ай бұрын

  • Bro has the best knees of all time

    @Pro-kesh@Pro-kesh3 ай бұрын

  • Make me remember about the dude in Shinryuji Naga in Eyeshield 21

    @FalleonID@FalleonID3 ай бұрын

  • This actually deserves more views

    @Teapotman2@Teapotman216 күн бұрын

  • This guy has to have an amazing back because running backwards is good for your spine and knees

    @codmnoobtuber@codmnoobtuberАй бұрын

  • Game changer!! Me and one of my athletes used to do this all the time. But we would do it uphill with sleds.

    @abrocktraining@abrocktraining2 ай бұрын

  • this guy is awesome wow

    @theresnoway440@theresnoway4403 ай бұрын

  • I think this training could possibly be an advantage in sports with certain defensive tactics.

    @usmc1379@usmc13793 ай бұрын

  • Everyone watching this "I can take him on 100m dash backwards"!

    @silversurfer8818@silversurfer88183 ай бұрын

  • Would make a great football referee.

    @m.w.4508@m.w.45083 ай бұрын

  • Looking forward, looking back, I've come a long way down the track ~ Slim Dusty.

    @mathewbeast2124@mathewbeast21243 ай бұрын

    • 😮 ain't no way this a song

      @sandymakesplans@sandymakesplans3 ай бұрын

    • @@sandymakesplans don't know why but it was the first thought that came to mind when I saw this.

      @mathewbeast2124@mathewbeast21243 ай бұрын

  • The meme potential is limitless.

    @GetOutsideYourself@GetOutsideYourselfАй бұрын

  • That's dedication is admirable

    @rinaldymaulana8496@rinaldymaulana84963 ай бұрын

  • he should get some head gear with small mirrors on it :)

    @zdrux@zdrux3 ай бұрын

    • those are life changing, I've used those before

      @sandymakesplans@sandymakesplans3 ай бұрын

  • Knees over toes guy is gonna make this an Olympic sport.

    @_CORVUS@_CORVUS2 ай бұрын

  • Impressive

    @BenjamintheTortoise@BenjamintheTortoise3 ай бұрын

  • A lot cooler than speed walking.

    @starkparker16@starkparker163 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely insane ❤

    @edwarddewit43@edwarddewit432 ай бұрын

  • Next level would be backward running trail race

    @ChuckPoint91@ChuckPoint913 ай бұрын

  • Let's see his backward high dive!

    @jbtechcon7434@jbtechcon74343 ай бұрын

  • It is not as hard as many think. I am 76 with a bunch of health issues and run backward for decades as part of daily exercise, not a mile, of course. Notice that the left and right sideward run and on one lag run are a part of regular routine, and I'm likely the fastest man older 70.

    @yakovspivak962@yakovspivak96210 күн бұрын

  • Busy Going Backwards

    @mr.x8259@mr.x82593 ай бұрын

  • ID on the sunglasses?

    @hasenbein@hasenbein3 ай бұрын

  • Awesome!

    @TheNorwoodCat@TheNorwoodCat3 ай бұрын

  • Looks like he pooped his pants, doesn't want anyone to see and is running backwards to the bathroom.

    @infjbay@infjbay3 ай бұрын

    • 😂

      @MichaelJohnson-uz5is@MichaelJohnson-uz5is3 ай бұрын

  • "I'm the Backwards Man the Backwards Man, the Backwards Man the Backwards Man. I can walk back as fast as you can, I can walk back as fast as you can. I'm the Backwards man the Backwards man."

    @stuartie101@stuartie1013 ай бұрын

  • Cool

    @TerraBlo@TerraBlo3 ай бұрын

  • He’d break his record if he wore the shoes backwards too

    @ConnorSeals@ConnorSeals3 ай бұрын

  • This dudes backward mile pr time is still better than my pr mile time 😂

    @BondandBourne@BondandBourne3 ай бұрын

  • .yad ruoy htiw eunitnoC .sdrawkcab gnipyt ni redloh droceR dlroW eht m’I esuaceb sdrawkcab siht etorw I

    @MichelobX@MichelobX3 ай бұрын

  • Interesting!

    @CharlieSheps@CharlieSheps3 ай бұрын

  • it's quadriceps, with an 's' at the end, yes, even in the singular! not quadricep! (same goes for biceps and triceps, and triceratops for that matter)

    @wayfinder1882@wayfinder18823 ай бұрын

  • And I get ridiculed for just walking backwards on the treadmill at the gym!

    @donwold1622@donwold16223 ай бұрын

  • I'd instantly think I'm in the matrix

    @Soniboy84@Soniboy843 ай бұрын

  • I wonder if anyone is gonna try reversing this vid.

    @colinstu@colinstu3 ай бұрын

  • I like backwards backwards running

    @DanielRieger@DanielRieger3 ай бұрын

  • young Deion Sanders would've mopped the floor with this dude in a backwards race.

    @OngoGablogian487@OngoGablogian4873 ай бұрын

  • Tried one myself 2 years ago

    @Harthikreddyy@Harthikreddyy2 ай бұрын

  • bro runs faster backwards than i do fowards

    @AirStapler@AirStapler3 ай бұрын

  • I want someone to run the video backward.

    @horrido666@horrido6663 ай бұрын

  • "You got it backwards buddy." - He must ear this a lot. 😄

    @invox9490@invox94903 ай бұрын

  • As a Swede i wounder what this have to do with my ppl?

    @Mister.Meeseeks@Mister.Meeseeks3 ай бұрын

  • I wish Bill Hicks is still alive and see this.

    @PeterKertesz2013@PeterKertesz20133 ай бұрын

  • I have one question, Why?

    @MRLONG758@MRLONG7583 ай бұрын

  • ready player one first race be like

    @eduoks5113@eduoks51133 ай бұрын

  • Wonder if brow practices on treadmill in his early days Doubt it

    @chillkid1465@chillkid1465Ай бұрын

  • 8:19 fin.

    @ChibiSteak@ChibiSteak3 ай бұрын

  • Backwards running is good for your knees

    @toriancromar@toriancromar3 ай бұрын

  • He would run even faster if he ran backwards in time!

    @ineedtoeatcake@ineedtoeatcake3 ай бұрын

  • His name is actually Redoy Noraa

    @EarlHare@EarlHare3 ай бұрын

  • Guy needs a backup camera.

    @sachamm@sachamm3 ай бұрын

  • 👍

    @sqquadri00@sqquadri003 ай бұрын

  • I cant even walk backwards withour crashing 👣

    @dlibby4979@dlibby49793 ай бұрын

  • Oh. 👍🙄

    @MurseSamson@MurseSamson3 ай бұрын

  • I'm sure I can run backwards faster than this guy, but I don't know that I can keep it up for 3 miles! I picked up the habit after reading that it's actually better for the knees, and it certainly does feel better! Edit: ah he speeds up later in the vid

    @zer0nix@zer0nix3 ай бұрын

  • Looks like Bruce Lee in reverse

    @jupiterwilkymay5161@jupiterwilkymay51613 ай бұрын

  • Bruh is running backwards basically blind like he never heard of a mirror. This activity begs for a special helmet to cushion the back of the head in case of a fall.

    @smokeyninja9920@smokeyninja99203 ай бұрын

  • Ah, this must where politicians learn to back peddle

    @daineminton9687@daineminton96873 ай бұрын

  • oh

    @israel_started_it_ALL_in_1948@israel_started_it_ALL_in_19483 ай бұрын

  • I'm not watching this whole thing, how fast is his normal mile time?

    @basehead617@basehead6173 ай бұрын

  • why

    @imicca@imicca3 ай бұрын

  • Why

    @reggiefurlow1@reggiefurlow13 ай бұрын

  • Backwards man backwards man

    @irockdirtyshoes@irockdirtyshoes3 ай бұрын

  • New Olympic Category

    @jockmattock9239@jockmattock92393 ай бұрын

  • Plot twist: he’s running forwards but the video is in reverse

    @kylevincent4720@kylevincent47203 ай бұрын

  • I ran a backwards mile in -7:00 minutes.

    @drsetherz@drsetherz3 ай бұрын

  • probs did this as a joke at first 😂

    @MartyD@MartyD3 ай бұрын

  • But why?

    @DumbDrum@DumbDrum3 ай бұрын

  • He should be wearing all his clothes backwards..

    @tylersmyler@tylersmyler3 ай бұрын

    • underrated comment 😂

      @sandymakesplans@sandymakesplans3 ай бұрын

  • How fast can’t he do it forward?

    @drunkenyeknom@drunkenyeknom3 ай бұрын

  • It all started with his gf having anger issues...

    @Skitigdread@Skitigdread3 ай бұрын

  • Free🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

    @Williamcountryball@Williamcountryball3 ай бұрын

    • indeed

      @charlesmiv3842@charlesmiv38423 ай бұрын

    • If they agree to abolish Islam then I’ll say free Palestine. Im an exmuslim for clarity

      @HispanicatthediscoMTG@HispanicatthediscoMTG3 ай бұрын

    • @@HispanicatthediscoMTG Maybe if Christianity and Judaism are also abolished

      @charlesmiv3842@charlesmiv38423 ай бұрын

    • Yes, but why here man ? No one's going to take this seriously on a video about a dude trying to run backwards.

      @sufianabuahmad7781@sufianabuahmad77813 ай бұрын

  • Pythonesque?

    @johnpritchard5410@johnpritchard54103 ай бұрын

  • this might be mater

    @i2Twins@i2Twins3 ай бұрын

  • Timber Justinlake

    @conortube@conortube11 күн бұрын

  • Tenet 😂

    @shubhampawar9994@shubhampawar99942 ай бұрын

  • to be completely honest, this feels a bit like an onion video

    @360.Tapestry@360.Tapestry3 ай бұрын

  • Weird flex but ok

    @gandatlg@gandatlg3 ай бұрын

  • When u can't beat them brothers you gotta try something new😂

    @samwesley8237@samwesley82372 ай бұрын

  • Is this a skit?😂

    @arikidkwtff@arikidkwtff3 ай бұрын

  • This could possibly be the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

    @snakedoktor6020@snakedoktor60203 ай бұрын

  • I find this extremely ridiculous

    @African.empress@African.empress2 ай бұрын

  • Dumb lol

    @bigmiim8584@bigmiim85843 ай бұрын

  • First

    @henrywilliams6368@henrywilliams63683 ай бұрын

  • What annoys me is he practices and this is a sport

    @quby8265@quby82653 ай бұрын

  • Not sure which is a bigger waste of time. Running backwards or watching this video.

    @iamthefirsttosecond@iamthefirsttosecond3 ай бұрын

    • 😂

      @michaelgrant2132@michaelgrant21323 ай бұрын
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