Reply to "What to do when a race has an incorrect length in it's name?"

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A problem with using Imperial "equivalents" of metric distance courses can arise when a race director maps out a course online at 3.1 or 6.2 miles, and it comes up short in the actual measurement, since they don't know those metric distances are longer than that.

I consider half and full marathons to be metric distances, since they are officially defined that way. It is much easier IMHO to measure 42,195m than 26 miles 385 yards.

One of my most frustrating measurement experiences was measuring a half marathon with an excellent measurer who worked in Imperial units. When we got done, it took about 15 minutes to compare our rides because of the extra math. We were speaking the same language, but in different and virtually unintelligible dialects.

7/28/133:13 PM

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