i usually just call em all 5k's
i usually just call em all 5k's
lol, just come to europe and see what we think about it.
5k different from 5000m, roflmao
Reality talking wrote:
dummy wrote:hey dumbo! k stands for kilometer. Anyways, 5 kilometers=5000 meters, but as stated before they are used differently, though there is no real difference
How is that any different from what I just said?
They are "used differently" only by the people who wish to create some artificial difference between them where none exists.
5k = 5000 meters. A 5k can be run on the track or on the road.
In the scientific sense, you are correct. 5 kilometers is equivalent to 5000 meters.
In the context of track, however, you are wrong. The convention of "5k" referring to a road or cross country race and "5000m" referring to a track race is well accepted and standard.
I believe that this comes from the fact that 5000m indicates greater accuracy than 5k (if you are familiar with significant digits, think 5 kilometers vs 5000. meters). Regardless, I use "5k" in conversations and would really only use 5000m in writing.
People "do" 5k's, thons and half mary's
Athletes run 5000m races.
european douche wrote:
lol, just come to europe and see what we think about it.
5k different from 5000m, roflmao
Everyone knows that 5K and 5000 meters are the same distance. That is the whole point of the OP and the debate -- why do we have different terminology for races that are the same difference? It just seems pretentious. The answer, according to the poster, is simply convention of track and roadraces. No one has said that they have different names because they are different distances.
In a track meet, you have the 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500. So it is logical to describe the next distances in terms of meters, e.g., 3000, 5000 and 10000. So that is the track convention. On the other hand, on the road, distances are longer. So you talk in terms of kilometers, not meters.
All that said, I'm heading off to a track meet. I'm a middle distance guy, so I'm running the .4K and the .8K. And this weekend, I'll do a roadrace, a 500,000 centimeter run. Wish me luck!
I prefer 25 furlongs myself.
douche
With the minor exception that I do not use a , in the 5000 (but do in the 10,000), I concur. It has the advantage of immediately indicating track/non-track.
glenn loucks wrote:
I always say "5,000" when referring to a track race of 5,000 meters and "5K" when referring to anything the same distance off the track - XC, roads, trails, whatever.
It was suggested to me yesterday that my insistence on this terminology makes me a douche.
So what's the deal? Are 5,000 & 5K interchangeable or do they have specific meanings?
abacus wrote:
In the scientific sense, you are correct. 5 kilometers is equivalent to 5000 meters.
In the context of track, however, you are wrong. The convention of "5k" referring to a road or cross country race and "5000m" referring to a track race is well accepted and standard.
In every sense I am correct. In every context I am correct. 5k is 5000 meters.
No way wrote:
K stands for 1,000, as in I make 80K a year, or my car has 140k miles.
Or my computer has a 128K level-1 cache? But in that case K is 1024.
I reserve awarding the title dolt for a few special people, we have one here.
Reality talking wrote:
In every sense I am correct. In every context I am correct. 5k is 5000 meters.
Dolt, the distances are the same but title of the events are different. One takes place on a track and it is named the 5000 meter run. The other on a road,path or natural ground is titled a 5K.
26mi235 wrote:
With the minor exception that I do not use a , in the 5000 (but do in the 10,000), I concur. It has the advantage of immediately indicating track/non-track.
When is that distinction every necessary? If someone asked your 5k pr and someone else asked your 5000 pr are you such a tight-ass that you'd give different times? Would you be an ass to the guy who asked about your 5k time and answer, "Well, my 5k PR is xx:xx, but my five THOUSAND time is faster--xx:xx." You must be fun to have around at parties.
You poor child, you go to parties and are peppered for information about your accomplishments in Athletics. Fame is surely a cruel taskmaster.
semantic sam wrote:
When is that distinction every necessary? If someone asked your 5k pr and someone else asked your 5000 pr are you such a tight-ass that you'd give different times? Would you be an ass to the guy who asked about your 5k time and answer, "Well, my 5k PR is xx:xx, but my five THOUSAND time is faster--xx:xx." You must be fun to have around at parties.
"Are you also a fan of Thon and Mary?" (quote)
And lately some losers have been using "Wisco".
All 3 are for geeky-nerd-losers.
Bangpop-Go wrote:
I reserve awarding the title dolt for a few special people, we have one here.
Dolt, the distances are the same but title of the events are different. One takes place on a track and it is named the 5000 meter run. The other on a road,path or natural ground is titled a 5K.
I reserve the title "dipshit" for, well, dipshits.
Dipshit, the title of the event is 5k or 5000 meters. The only people who think that a road event must be called "5k" and the track event "5000 meters" are dipshits such as yourself who wish to create a distinction where none exists. Much like the dipshits who want everyone to believe that track is "pure" and road running is "whoring".
You may go f*** yourself now.
K stands for kelvin. I can't believe no one pointed that out.
If this is the worst issue in your life, you are doing well.
I can't believe I just read this thread.
All the best,
Giles
binary nerd wrote:
No way wrote:K stands for 1,000, as in I make 80K a year, or my car has 140k miles.
Or my computer has a 128K level-1 cache? But in that case K is 1024.
By convention, in a 4 digit number (at least in the USA) the comma is unnecessary. 5000 and 5,000 are both correct.
Also, binary nerd, you are wrong. Either your 128K cache is in Kibibytes (which are 1024 bytes) , or it is kilobytes (which is 1000). They are different units, just typically people don't differentiate. Look it up in wikipedia.
Finally, for the love of god, why do people keep bringing Kelvin into this? In SI (metric for you americans) the capital 'K' is for Kelvin. I don't think there is a 5K road race, that would be a tad cold. A lower case 'k' is used for the kilo prefix.
Some thoughts on reading all this:
1) There's no comma in the 5000 when referring to the 5000 meter race on the track.
2) There IS a diffrence in 5000M and the 5K in the accuracy implied. (Review your USATF measurement standards for the 5K...!!)
3) For track, I say "the 5"..........