You are correct. These are not conversions. However, 400 m = 440 yards = 1/4 mile etc (very close approximation). The US took the metric distances as a standard for purposes of precision and world standardization and did not convert.
Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:57 PM Subject: [USMA:24326] Re: A new year metric project > 2003-01-02 > > Yes, I meant to say they have been in metres and have not been in yards > since the 70's. All running events of 400 m or more are in increments of > 400 m. There is no 1 km or 1.5 km event. There is 400 m, 800 m, 1200 m, > 1600 m, 2000 m, etc. > > These are not "conversions" of FFU, but set up this way assuming a single > lap around the track is 400 m. Thus 1600 m is exactly 4 times around the > track. > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harry Wyeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, 2003-01-02 00:41 > Subject: Re: [USMA:24316] Re: A new year metric project > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: kilopascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 18:30 > > Subject: [USMA:24316] Re: A new year metric project > > > > > > > 2003-01-01 > > > > > > Here in Ohio, track distances have not been in metres since the 70's. > The > > > only people who still mention yards are those who went to school in the > > 60s > > > or before. > > > > > > John > > > > > John, > > > > Are you talking about running track distances? If so, don't you mean that > > they haven't been in YARDS since the '70s? Here in Calif., and elsewhere > as > > far as I know, running distances in track events have been metric for a > > couple of decades now. > > > > HARRY WYETH > > >
