When I was a kid this meant running 440 yards around a track. They also had the 110, the 220, and the 880, all of them of course derived from the mile distance of 1760 yards. Then sometime in my early high school years we figured out that the rest of the world was counting in metric and these distances all disappeared from track and field. Except for, interestingly enough, the distance that started it all, the mile. To this day there are still "miles" being run in competition.
....as an aside the problem with the metric system was that it took all of about 10 minutes to learn. For about 5 or 6 years the math teachers had nothing to do...
The other distances have all been replaced by the close equivalent of 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres. For some strange reason they then decided on 1500 metres instead of 1600. They must have thought it sounded better.
Anyway I ran my version of the four-forty today. Four degrees Celsius, and forty km/hr winds. Note please that my 440 is completely metric. I went 15 kms in these conditions. By the way, you can divide that by 1.60934 to get 9.32 miles....if you care?
It was my final tune-up workout for my marathon on Sunday. I actually felt quite good since I've rested for the last couple of days. I got faster with each passing kilometer. It's the way I expect to feel on Sunday for at least 15 kms but after that I have no idea what may happen. Time will tell.
I only hope the conditions are a little better come Sunday. Today the temperature was perfect and even the bit of rain I faced was no problem, but wind just sucks! Anyway you cut it, wind sucks.
But you know what? It's all a state of mind. While at this time of year we start to whine about the rain, the cold, and the wind, our favorite lament usually revolves around the shortening days. But how about this? Old John will be proud of me for telling you that the days start getting longer in just over 7 weeks!! Hard to believe eh?
(run 15 kms, 1:11:06)
May you live all the days of your life."---Jonathan Swift
....as an aside the problem with the metric system was that it took all of about 10 minutes to learn. For about 5 or 6 years the math teachers had nothing to do...
The other distances have all been replaced by the close equivalent of 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres. For some strange reason they then decided on 1500 metres instead of 1600. They must have thought it sounded better.
Anyway I ran my version of the four-forty today. Four degrees Celsius, and forty km/hr winds. Note please that my 440 is completely metric. I went 15 kms in these conditions. By the way, you can divide that by 1.60934 to get 9.32 miles....if you care?
It was my final tune-up workout for my marathon on Sunday. I actually felt quite good since I've rested for the last couple of days. I got faster with each passing kilometer. It's the way I expect to feel on Sunday for at least 15 kms but after that I have no idea what may happen. Time will tell.
I only hope the conditions are a little better come Sunday. Today the temperature was perfect and even the bit of rain I faced was no problem, but wind just sucks! Anyway you cut it, wind sucks.
But you know what? It's all a state of mind. While at this time of year we start to whine about the rain, the cold, and the wind, our favorite lament usually revolves around the shortening days. But how about this? Old John will be proud of me for telling you that the days start getting longer in just over 7 weeks!! Hard to believe eh?
(run 15 kms, 1:11:06)
May you live all the days of your life."---Jonathan Swift
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Peter
Wow, I never even thought of that myself! Thanks for the boost.
ReplyDeleteLove old john