2001-03-25
Seeing that a Marathon is 42.2 km, is this half-marathon a true 21.1 km or
is it 21 km or even 20 km? The Marathon, which was suppose to be the
distance between Athens and the plain of Marathon in Greece. This distance
is 40 km. The distance used in the race has changed a few times to its
present value of 42.2 km. Since it has changed since its inception, there
is no reason it can not change again, either back to its original 40 km, or
extended to 50 km. If a person can train himself/herself to run 42 km, they
can train to run 50 km. Since Greece is a metric country and Marathon is of
Greek origins. Since many Greek words form the units of SI, there is no
reason the Marathon can not be changed again, this time to a more rational
SI.
And if the mile need be run, let it be run as 1600 m.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 2001-03-25 11:06
Subject: [USMA:11823] Another 10 mile run the less here
> Yesterday was the City-Pier-City Run the The Hague. This event, just like
> the
> Dam to Dam Run in Amsterdam used to cover a distance of 10 English miles.
> Both are now half marathons. There was no one mile run in Nijmegen last
> September (the one I protested against in September 1999), and a 10 mile
run
> here in Nijmegen which used to take place on April 30, Queen's Day, did
not
> take place last year. That's the way! Ifp out! And depriving the BWMA of
> fuel for their propaganda. It really seems that the 10 mile nonsense is on
> the way out at last here.
>
> Han
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