For all the frustrated straphangers wondering if wearing leggings is faster than riding the subway, two guys from TikTok have the answer.
Tyler Swartz attempted to break Local 1 between the 18th Street and 14th Street stops in Chelsea, but was unsuccessful.
Swartz and his friend Joe Fowler documented their efforts in a 46-second clip posted last week that has racked up millions of views.
It’s unclear from the video how long the dash took for Swartz, who organizes group runs and shares race training tips online.
But Swartz’s loss may actually be subway riders’ gain. Subway punctuality has increased dramatically in recent years, up to 82% on weekdays.
Compare this to the last time someone ran a high-profile race against Subway, namely in 2017, when Matthew Ahn did and managed to win.
At the time, the system was plagued by chronic delays and delays, with only 63% of trains running on time.
Although the mission was a failure, many commenters came from supportive New Yorkers offering advice. Some Swartz recommends riding through the turnstiles next time, or starting in a vehicle closer to the exit to save time.
“There are definitely stops where possible,” one commenter said.
Another person made a gloomy comment about the speed of New York’s subways. “LOL, at the rate the MTA is going, maybe one day you can even walk and beat the train.”
Ann, a 32-year-old rail buff from Cleveland, outscored a train 2-3 between Chambers Street and Park Place in 2017, a stunt that was possible in the good old days when the MTA was unreliable. proved that.
He clocked a time of 1 minute and 44 seconds as the train passed between stops in the Financial District. the image shown.
“The main reason I decided to actually use these two stations is because it minimizes the number of crosswalks that have to be crossed at street level,” the lawyer told the Post on Monday. Told.
“From start to finish, the whole process took only an hour in the morning. If I remember correctly, we did two test runs and both were successful. So we tried it with the cameras rolling. I decided to do it.”
Ahn had never run competitively and estimated that the fastest distance she had ever run at her own pace was about six minutes. While this is admirable for a weekend warrior, it is unacceptable for a high school track and field athlete.
The stunt, as he says, “more than anything else,” earned him a feature in Canada’s Running Magazine and came after he set a Guinness World Record for fastest time crossing all of New York City’s stations.
Anne had to face the challenge of running 8.5 to 10 miles during the contest, changing trains.
He completed the grueling commute in 21 hours, 28 minutes, and 14 seconds.
Last year, a Swiss woman set a new world record Her time was lengthened by including the recently added Second Avenue subway station.
The newspaper has reached out to Swartz for comment.
