Jim,
Yes, in Atlanta and I know in Florida too (because my deceased sister and
her husband used to participate in them) the terms 5K and 10K for races are
used regularly. I am fairly certain those terms for runs or races are used
throughout the U.S.
The downside though is that it still seems that most reporting by media and
runners themselves speak in terms of 3.1 or 6.2 miles. I still fear that
many, if not most people, barely know that the K means kilometer.
How is it in the state of Alaska? Do you think there is more advanced
knowledge of kilometers?
Norm
----- Original Message -----
From: "James J. Wentworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 04:24
Subject: [USMA:36754] Re: Marathon running!
<In the UK we have 10K races too, and they're quoted exactly how you've
mentioned above.
We also have 5K races - not sure if those occur on "your side of the
pond">
We have both here. The 5K races seem to be somewhat more common than the
10K ones. -- Jason
