[USMA:24180] Re: running a 5k

[James Wentworth]

I don't know if there is any such organization, but I once read a story about an American runner who ran his first 5K or 10K race, which was demarcated in 100 m and 1 km increments.  He said he'd never run in a "metric" race before and that the 100 m increments allowed him to better pace himself due to their decimal nature.  He said it opened his eyes to the advantages of the metric system.  --  Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Zotter To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:12 AM Subject: [USMA:24172] running a 5k 2002 DEC 22 SUN   A least 5k runs (5 km race) are common in the USA; but if you run one, the couse tends to still be marked off in miles and a time-caller is at every mile marker.  How do you think we can influence runners to want their run speed in minutes per km rather than minutes per mile?  Is there a centralized running association in the United States that sets standard or would we have to bother every race coordinater in the country?   V/R Matthew Zotter SC, USA