Hi Malmo,
I beg to disagree with your "emphatic" statement. Having competed in the US
for 4 years I know more American fans who relate to km splits than those who
don't. Admitting that I know only a miniscule minority of American fans it
still negates your statement that American fans do not relate to Kilometer
splits, at least SOME do.
My point is that if mile splits were done away with overnight and km splits
introduced I have every confidence that the VAST majority of American fans
would have no problem in adapting to them.
With regard to your "emphatic" statement that American fans need not relate
to km splits, I have no argument with that or with the statement that km
splits "work just fine".
As to your "emphatic" statement that American fans "should not relate to km
splits".... has anyone got the right to tell the American fans what they
should or shouldn't do??????
Regards
Mike
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Subject: RE: t-and-f: NCAA XC Splits and Leader Info
Speaking as an American, Mike, and as one who is fluent in metric as well as
imperial, I will say EMPHATICALLY: American fans do not, need not, and
should not relate to kilometer splits. Mile splits work just fine.
You're over-estimating the intelligence of Americans. The "land of Jerry
Springer" does not possess the ability to relate to km splits.
malmo
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> Hi Walt,
> The points still remain. I have great faith in the american fans
> ability to
> relate km times to pace.
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> And I agree with you that final times in crosscountry races are relatively
> meaningless, but if this is true, so are the split times.
>
> Mike
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> In a message dated 11/23/00 9:32:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << If thats the case who cares what the split times are????? Also I think
> you
> underestimate the ability of the people in attendance at an American cross
> country race to relate to km splits. My knowledge of American
> Cross country
> people is that they are very intelligent, and mathematically astute and
> would have NO problem in relating to km splits in metric races and mile
> splits in imperial races. >>
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> This has nothing to with intelligence...in my opinion, most American fans
> relate to mile splits (in x-country races) in terms of pace, rather than a
> projection of a final time. And I would still argue that final times,
> especially in races run in severe conditions, such as those
> present in Ames,
> are relatively meaningless
>
> Unlike races run on the track, it's impossible to compare times from one
> course to another. Times can be historically meaningful when they occur on
> courses that have a long tradition, such as Mt.SAC and Van Cortlandt Park.
>
> Walt Murphy
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