Ernest Romens (1904–1954) was a French racewalker. Romens won the extreme

racewalking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...

Paris-Strasbourg Paris-Colmar is an annual racewalking competition covering about 445 kilometers for men, and 300 kilometers for women and for men who participate for the first time. The competition began in 1926 as race from Strasbourg to Paris. The contest fo ...

march in 1933, 1935 and 1937. At its third victory, he broke the record time 300 km of road. He received dozens of telegrams from the American Alsatian community, which followed his progress in the press.

Bibliography

* André Rauch (1997). ''La marche la vie.'' Edition autrement.

External links

E.R 1904-1954

website history Marchons.com

Official website Paris-Colmar à la marche

''WALK! Magazine''
French ultramarathon runners 1904 births 1954 deaths French male racewalkers Male ultramarathon runners {{France-racewalk-bio-stub