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I was running the Tatton 10K today with my sister in law and when we went past a marker she expressed a preference for races measured in miles. I argued that I preferred kilometers as my attention span wasn't long enough for imperial measurements.
Does anyone else prefer the instant gratification of the metric system?
Your sister is right. You ran six and a quarter miles.
PS: I'm 57 years old. 😕
I'd prefer everything metric. This stupid half arsed system we use is pointless.
Is
I prefer the uniformity and predictability of it (I don't think we were even taught anything in imperial for most of my education), also when returning to the UK the sign that says the destination and a number always leads to disappointment.
Miles for cycling and driving, km for running.
I ride in miles but run in km. No idea why.
Was trained to use both, still measure things in inches and cm /mm
Furlongs are ideal.
was running the Tatton 10K today
was trending on twitter wasn't it? car park hell?
km for everything, unless its a 100 mile ride/half or full marathon
I like, height in metres, distance in miles! 🙂
Miles for distance. Feet for height.
Even using a 1:50k map I might use the 1k squares to guestimate a distance but I'll then convert it to miles in my head to get a feel for how far it is.
I weigh 16 & 1/2 stone and have no idea my height in cm.
Miles are better cos they're bigger.
I can pretty much convert back and forth without any hassle. The only time I use miles is sometimes talking to other folk who can't visualise kilometres or if touring on the road in the UK as that just keeps some consistency with road signs.
Kilometres here. Running and cycling. 46 years old.
Rachel
I rarely use kms. But happily using both, and I'm going to make sure my kids know both.
km cos it matches maps (grid squares). Not that I have any trouble converting in my head.
I prefer to think I've only got x miles to go till I get home when I'm knackered.
I will always tell people I did a 100km ride today as it sounds more than 62 miles. (And it wasn't either, probably).
I like km. More of them, but they go by quicker.
I'm finding myself switching over to km for more things, walking and cycling definitely. Still think of road speed and distance in miles but that's about it. 53
km
bigger numbers are always better
I run in miles and set my pace in miles even if the run is 5km /10km etc
I would use the one that you can spell correctly .
when I bought my garmin last year I put it in kilometres, didn't really ponder why but everything else is in metric so why not road distance? Pro road races are all quoted in km as are audax
Use miles for running and cycling, but get annoyed at the Garmin watch because it then insists on measuring swimming in yards and not metres...
Your Garmin is being consistent, unlike you 😉
I still tend to convert to miles in my head (and mph), but no longer even have a computer measuring in miles on my road bike. Though given I sometimes ride timetrials then some rides are measured in miles. Given I've done a lot of navigation based racing on maps with km squares it just became easier not to have to convert - have always had the bike computer on the MTB measuring in km.
KMs it's a 1000 metres, what is a mile 1760 yards or 5280 feet
Same with weights no wonder metric is taking over
But I do prefer a pint although a half litre or full stein in Germany is always good
They key here is consistency if the distance is in miles then ascend in metres, if the distance in km then ascent in feet. Window openings are 4ftwide by 1200mm etc
I'm interchangeable. Schooled in both, but the industry I work in still works in Imperial. I can't get too excited by it, when chatting with some mates who are metricised i'll happily converse in KM's and other mates who still talk miles i'll happily convert over. Just like talking a different language I guess. But then I like quirky things.
I guess most people are still using PSI for tyre pressures are they? or have some converted to Bar/Pascals?
Psi for tyres, bar for diving.
Miles for Mtb-ing and Km for road riding!
Kilometres (correct spelling), I'm 57 and live in the 21st century not the 19th. I can convert distances, temperatures, etc. in my head easy enough.
Metric for everything, height, weight, distance, running, cycling, driving the lot.
The only conversion then is UK road signs which is pia but not difficult.
Imperial is silly, when I rule the world we will have decimal time and calendars.
Everything metric for me. Schooled in 3/16th humskidumphs, but so much easier to think metric.
KM's/CM's/MM's..
What the actual chunk is a Yard? (apart from a rear of a building enclosure)
Sooner everything is metric the better.
But the Brexiteers won't allow it, claiming it's un patriotic (or perhaps they just can't comprehend round numbers)
I use mostly imperial measurements as I was predominantly taught imperial. I didn't grow up in the 19th as it didn't stop being used or taught then.
What the actual chunk is a Yard?
3 feet just under a metre.
Oh, and what's with Americans and cups! Fine when your forebears were travelling (correct spelling) across the wild west but now that you have settled down and have multiple instances of every labour saving device known to man it seems that you can't afford a set of weighing scales!
It is 2016.
Bike - miles
Running - miles, however distances appear to be 5km/10km for gauging how good you are
and have multiple instances of every labour saving device known to man it seems that you can't afford a set of weighing scales!
a set of cups and spoons is probably the most labour saving you can get,fast quick and easy. Not used scales in years
Run in metric and bike in imperial..
It is 2016.
Not for much longer.
can pretty much convert back and forth without any hassle. The only time I use miles is sometimes talking to other folk who can't visualise kilometres or if touring on the road in the UK as that just keeps some consistency with road signs.
Yep, me too.
Just can't fathom imperial distance measurements.
it matters not a jot.
and have multiple instances of every labour saving device known to man it seems that you can't afford a set of weighing scales!a set of cups and spoons is probably the most labour saving you can get,fast quick and easy. Not used scales in years
I hate trying to figure out recipes in cups - it's all well and good until they throw in something with a defined measurement, e.g. 1 tsp of baking soda. Then it matters how big your cup is in proportion to the tsp, so just give me a bloody weight! Far easier to just have a set of digital scales...