According to the IAAF rules, it is mandatory to show distances in kilometres in the marathon - miles are optional.
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norman & Nancy Werling Sent: 04 July 2008 04:38 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41318] Fw: The July 4th 10 kilometer race USMA members, I tried to make nice with this missive to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about tomorrow's 10 km race, but I'm not sure I succeeded. Norm ----- Original Message ----- From: Norman <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> & Nancy Werling To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 23:35 Subject: The July 4th 10 kilometer race Dear AJC reporter Mr. Scott Bernade, I'm going to give you credit for realizing that the race in more than 6.2 miles because at least Wednesday's sports section headline said: "6.2 Miles, Plus." I'll assume it was your editors that were at fault for not allowing you to simply and correctly refer to it as 10 kilometers. Perhaps next time, your editors will allow you to refer to it as a 10,000 meter race. Surely you agree that the public, which follows Olympic competition, is aware of track events in meters. However, I would be loath to think that the Atlanta public does not realize that the prefix "kilo" means a thousand. Thus 10 kilo(thousand)meters is 10,000 meters. I would be truly interested in knowing if the serious runners from other countries practice and gauge their running on one kilometer (1000 meter) intervals, as I assume that 95% of the world would do, rather than the one mile (5280 feet) measures, as only the US persists in doing. Norman Werling Stone Mountain, GA 30083
