The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Unlike in the others, however, this race became close as Harrison made a late attempt to pass Goulding.

Goulding finished strongly to fend off Harrison, winning by 10 seconds.

By the end of the first mile, the top four spots had solidified into the final positions.

Larner had passed the field, bumping Webb to second place, while Kerr had managed to overtake Goulding.