What is 35K? Why not report Marathon in MIles?

What is MIles?

This is a joke.

I cannot believe you cannot figure out how far 35K is. Use your head, if 20k is 12.4 miles and 15k is 9.3 miles then just add the 2 together and 35k comes out to be 21.7 miles, actually is more like 21.75 miles, 1/4 short of 22 miles.

I do find it funny that metric race distances (5,10, 15k) get mile splits and an imperial distance race gets K splits.

convert to the metric system. No more yards, inches, gallons, and miles

Because not everybody is American.Got it?

miles are stupid. Berlin is in Germany.

heard not seen wrote:

I do find it funny that metric race distances (5,10, 15k) get mile splits and an imperial distance race gets K splits.

A marathon isn't necessarily an imperial distance, it's 42.2 km. It's not really a rounded number in either system.

nostimes wrote:

heard not seen wrote:

I do find it funny that metric race distances (5,10, 15k) get mile splits and an imperial distance race gets K splits.

A marathon isn't necessarily an imperial distance, it's 42.2 km. It's not really a rounded number in either system.

it's 42.195km

Mlles = "short-hand" for milliliters, but mL is the abbreviation.

I feel the same way when you post milesplits.

Why not put everything in km split like a real man.

K is an abbreviation for kelvin.

km is the abbreviation for kilometer.

The marathon is not "an imperial distance race."

heard not seen wrote:

I do find it funny that metric race distances (5,10, 15k) get mile splits and an imperial distance race gets K splits.

grocer wrote:

K is an abbreviation for kelvin.

km is the abbreviation for kilometer.

it's Km

heard not seen wrote:

I do find it funny that metric race distances (5,10, 15k) get mile splits and an imperial distance race gets K splits.

Ah yeah. I remeber my first 5k in America. Where was the freakin km mark? Haha. I tried to do the maths while racing. :)

metric system wrote:

grocer wrote:

K is an abbreviation for kelvin.

km is the abbreviation for kilometer.

it's Km

Not so sir. k stands for kilo, which is lower case in metric notation. Captial letters start at mega (M).

Fail Fail Fail wrote:

Mlles = "short-hand" for milliliters, but mL is the abbreviation.

No. Mlles is the abbreviation for Mesdemoiselles, the plural form of Mademoiselle. Keep your Frenchy shortcuts straight!

35km=21 miles 1316 yards 1 foot 5 inches

Track Fan wrote:

I cannot believe you cannot figure out how far 35K is. Use your head, if 20k is 12.4 miles and 15k is 9.3 miles then just add the 2 together and 35k comes out to be 21.7 miles, actually is more like 21.75 miles, 1/4 short of 22 miles.

heard not seen wrote:

I do find it funny that metric race distances (5,10, 15k) get mile splits and an imperial distance race gets K splits.

r.t.i. wrote:

The marathon is not "an imperial distance race."

"The Polytechnic Harriers decided to start the Olympic marathon in front of the Royal apartments at Windsor Castle and end it on the track at White City Stadium in front of the Royal Box, a distance that turned out to be 26 miles, 385 yards."

It doesn't get much more imperial than that!!

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