I finally had a chance to review my son's scout book which is the most recent version.
The new book does not mention or define pace but it does talk about a 500-yard walk/run. "Walking and running strengthen the heart, lung and muscles of the legs and hips. How to do it: Five hundred yards is one lap of a standard running tack plus an additional 60 yards - about halfway done the tracks straightaway or around one of the curves, depending on where you start. Run or walk the distance as quickly as you can but remember to pace yourself so you have energy to make strong finish as you complete the walk/run." That's about right for a 400 m standard tack but someone should tell the BSA that track events are measured in meters and that meters should be used to refer to the event not yards. Maybe when I get some time I'll write them a letter. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mechtly, eugene a Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 1:47 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: mechtly, eugene a Subject: [USMA:53024] Re: Si and Agriculture examples In Scouting (Boy Scouts of America, BSA) a "pace" is defined as the distance from left-foot-down to next left-foot-down (i.e. two steps), or the corresponding distance between right-foot-downs. I'm not certain which, left or right, is taught in the present BSA handbooks. Who has a current BSA Handbook? ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Pierre Abbat [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 12:08 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53023] Re: Si and Agriculture examples On Monday, July 01, 2013 18:58:41 Martin Vlietstra wrote: > Top of my hip-bone to the ground is one metre. 1 m on me is up to my xiphoid. > My pace is about 80cm - useful when I need to confirm the distance > from the stumps to the boundary on a cricket field (OK, you guys might > prefer to replace "stumps" with "home base" etc). My pace is 678 mm, as long as my feet are well. That was one of the things we measured in the first surveying class. Pierre -- ve ka'a ro klaji la .romas. se jmaji
