[Steve]

Would it be easier if all races were measured in miles or kilometres only ?

With thanks to Bagpuss...

 

[Granty]

Without doubt, Miles - what the hell is a KM anyway, it's like feet and inches, we all knew where we were before meters.

 

[Karen]

Me, I prefer km's. I grew up with them, and have a very good feeling for how far a km is. Not so with miles. Plus miles are so much further (1.6km), so it always sounds as though you've achieved so much more when you can say you've run 'five' km rather than just a measly 'three' miles.

Give me km any day.

 

[Ballibeg]

Km's for me. I used to teach navigation in the hills and as all OS maps are km that's what I am familiar with.

Dave

 

[Dan_R]

I prefer miles as I know what my mile pace is and find it easier to estimate what I could/shoudl be doing.

However kms are more useful on the track.

 

[flakey]

I'm a bit of a sado, and enjoy converting my mile pace to kilometres while i am running! Keeps my mind off the pain!

flakey

 

[Steve]

I'm with Dan.....not literally you'll understand!
No idea what my mins/km are but know what I do per mile on an average run so can guestimate the distance run fairly accurately.

What's a track?! Aren't they for athletes rather than runners?

 

[Bagpuss]

I seem to be constantly converting from one to the other. Although I do lots of 5 mile runs, but never think of them as 8046.720 KMs. Seems all my training is in miles, all races in KMs.

 

[Steve]

Blimey, no wonder 5 mile runs take so long if you run them as kms...I mean 8046 kms =5m!
Been a long day has it Bagpuss?!

 

[Bagpuss]

Blimey, no wonder 5 mile runs take so long if you run them as kms...I mean 8046 kms =5m!
Been a long day has it Bagpuss?!

ooooppppppssssss...Think I put the point in the wrong place. Looks even worse when I leave the 'converter' in the wrong measure like nautical miles or leagues!

Maybe I'm just fitter than I thought and will have to adjust my training notes, maybe my running shoes have been a lot further than I thought with my arithmatic!

 

[Steve]

Of course it's easier to run on 4 paws than 2 feet!

 

[Bagpuss]

Of course it's easier to run on 4 paws than 2 feet!

Ah...but is it? can you work out the energy required to coordinate 4 paws at a race rate per mile/KM, and does one carry water or milk!

 

[Steve]

Well I think you should investigate that and report back!
Water...easy, loads of puddles on route

 

[Bagpuss]

Well I think you should investigate that and report back!
Water...easy, loads of puddles on route

Will do, as you can imagine, lots of scope for getting it completely wrong! Off to work now, I will do my calculations later.

 

[Steve]

Well I expect a full report soon!
Work hard...fat chance I know!