[USMA:19779] Cleveland Marathon & 10 km - English/metric error costs woman a chance to win

Mon, 29 Apr 2002 06:05:28 -0700

2002-04-29
 
Over the week-end, Cleveland sponsored its annual 10 km and Marathon race.  If you click on the link, you will read a story about how a woman from Ethiopia, thinking she was at 4 km mark, was really at the 4 mile mark as the distances were marked in miles.
 
Some of you might want to write to the author of the article, Mary Schmitt Boyer, and mention how this was another error brought on by continuing to use FFU, especially in an event that attracts foreign competitors who have no concept of what miles are.
 
 
 

Abeba Tola traveled more than 7,300 miles (11 750 km) from Ethiopia to take part in the women's 10-kilometre portion of the 25th CVS/pharmacy Cleveland Marathon. But it was the fourth mile yesterday that cost her.

Tola, 25, was running with Jackline Toroni of Kenya at that point, and then Toroni began to pull away. Tola, thinking she was at the 4-kilometer mark instead of the 4-mile mark, did not go with her.

 

 

John

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