# Will having shorter legs cause someone to walk significantly slower?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 20, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-having-shorter-legs-cause-someone-to-walk-significantly-slower/353529 "2006-04-20T21:26:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-having-shorter-legs-cause-someone-to-walk-significantly-slower/353529/21 "2006-04-21T17:19:14Z")

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I have short legs for a guy, my inseam is between 28-29. Yet I walk faster than almost everyone I know. I have to make a point of slowing down to keep from being way ahead of everyone.

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