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That is, 7.92 units of distance are equivalent to 1 unit of climb. For convenience an 8 to 1 rule can be used. So, for example, if a route is 20 kilometres (12 mi) with 1600 metres of climb (as is the case on leg 1 of the Bob Graham Round , Keswick to Threlkeld), the equivalent flat distance of this route is 20+(1.6×8)=32.8 kilometres (20.4 mi).
Peter Riegel (January 30, 1935 – May 28, 2018) was an American research engineer who developed a mathematical formula for predicting race times for runners and other athletes given a certain performance at another distance. The formula has been widely adopted on account of its simplicity and predictive accuracy.
The Ragnar Relay Series is a series of long distance running relay races.Teams of 6 to 12 runners run approximately 200 miles (320 km) over two days and one night. Founded in 2004, Ragnar hosts both road and trail relays across the United States and
Race courses are usually held on the streets of major cities and towns but can be on any road. World Athletics recognizes eleven common distances for road races that are eligible to be counted for records if they meet the eligibility criteria: 1 mile (1,609.3 m), 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), 10 miles (16.1 km), 20 kilometres (12.4 mi), half marathon ...
It was the arrival of four other men a year later that put the city on the Olympic map. For George Young, Jim Ryun, ... who coached distance runners for the U.S. Olympic team, to push that science ...
Cooper River Bridges. The Cooper River Bridge Run is a 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) one-way road running event across the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge held in the cities of Mount Pleasant and Charleston in South Carolina, on the first Saturday in April (had been first Sunday of April in 1978, first Saturday in April from 1979 to its last running in 2019, unless that Saturday is Holy Week).
Competitors during the 2014 Orlen Warsaw Marathon Aerial view of runners in the Kigali International Peace Marathon in Rwanda, 2019 Participant at the 2016 Boston Marathon. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42 km 195 m (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes ...
A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. [1] It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcuts. [2]