A quick read of the rules of the IAAF for road races suggests to me the use of kilometres is mandatory, miles optional. (See http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/04/54/93/2009072308 0234_httppostedfile_200806_2_MeasurementManual_12345.pdf)
This raises the question "Could a new world record be set on a track that does not display kilometres?" _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Steele Sent: 25 November 2010 18:04 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:48934] Detroit Turkey Trot Well, this seemed more metric than that other Turkey Trot: *The Detroit Free Press described it as 10 K and 5 K races (with a parenthetical 3.1 miles for the 5K) http://www.freep.com/article/20101125/NEWS01/101125006/1001/rss01 *The organizers describe it as 10K and 5K races (there is also a 1 mile) http://www.theparade.org/turkeytrot/index.php I was feeling pretty smug that Detroit knew how to be more metric than Sacramento. Imagine my surprise when I look at the USATF Course Certification Map. Only mile markers are placed, and all the instructions for starts, finishes, turnarounds, etc are laid out in feet from landmark infrastructure. http://www.theparade.org/docs/turkeytrot/SanctionMap10km.pdf Does USATF normally lay out metric courses in Customary? That just seems to add another layer of complexity.
