was just wondering if you were going out for a steady 20 min run...would you put down it as a 4 miler, but if you only cover 3:7 miles would you still call it a 4 miler....its much easier just to say u did 4?????????
was just wondering if you were going out for a steady 20 min run...would you put down it as a 4 miler, but if you only cover 3:7 miles would you still call it a 4 miler....its much easier just to say u did 4?????????
For me, to call it a 4 miler I wouldn't stop until I hit 4 miles. That often means running an extra lap around the block.
3.7 miles is 3.7 miles. All it takes is a ".7"...If you are too lazy to say/write/add that bit, something is wrong
If your log is for future reflection, then you probably wouldn't want to leave the false impression that you ran 4 miles in 20 minutes. It isn't really all that much easier to write 4 instead 3.7, also.
well, for starters, i've never been near a 3.7 miles in 20 minutes, but here's my thoughts. if you're talking to another runner, it's 3.7. they know the difference. however, if its a non runner, you just sound like a jerk if you rattle off the decimal places or the exact seconds. if they don't know the difference, at least let them think you're modest about it even if you're giving them times that are slightly fast for what you actually ran. Personally, i always lean to the side of rounding down. a 3.7 i would tell someone was between 3.5 and 4 mile run, even if i knew full well it was exactly 3.72186940 miles.
I don't see the obsession with round numbers when logging miles. Just log what you ran. Who cares if you only put up 49.8 miles for the week? Or for some of you 98.4 or some number like that. That last 1.6 miles won't put you over the top physically, it will just give you mental satisfaction.
If you don't have a garmin you have to guestimate. Personally I guestimate in halves and in this instance would put down 3.5 in the log. (I always round down and would feel a bit foolish guessing 3.7.)
of course, if you do a lot of trails, you'll have to guestimate even with this.
I also round to the nearest half. Although I know some runs are not exactly half this or half that, I figure that as you all say the "extra 1.6" (or less, for that matter) won't make or break me, and it's just easier to add whole numbers at the end of the week than it is to add decimals. 3.7? Give me a break.
mapmyrun.com works well too.
polar watch w/ shoe pod + map my run = the best options for all terrain, time/pace/dist. training info.
no?