In a discussion with my brother-in-law today, the topic of run paces came up. We live in Texas, but he was giving all of his paces in min/km so it was basically meaningless… While I’ve seen swim and bike speeds in metric, I don’t know that I’ve run across run paces in metric. Do those outside the US usually refer to their run pace in min/km?
Yes…
In my experience, in countries where we use metric (i.e civilised countries) as distances then we also refer to speed in metric…
Swim-min/100m
Bike- 34kp/h
Run- min/km
I live in Canada where everything is metric. I swim in metres, and bike in kilometers per hour(kph), but for whatever reason I always think about my run pace in min/mile.
Thinking in terms of 10k race paces and a few easy conversion points make it easier to understand both systems:
6min/min=3:45/km (37:30 10k)
8min/mi=5min/km (50min 10k)
Other conversions I keep in my head that aren’t so tidy
3:30/km=5:36/mi (35min 10k)
4min/km=6:24 (40min 10k)
I feel dumb for taking the bait, but that was meant to be pink, yeah?
Yes…
In my experience, in countries where we use metric (i.e civilised countries) as distances then we also refer to speed in metric…
Swim-min/100m
Bike- 34kp/h
Run- min/km
+1
Same here
all metric all the time.
I think only the US and a couple of small third world countries still use imperial.
The 4min mile holds some allure but I am not really sure how long a mile is 
American expat here
I used to think in Imperial but now solely in metric. I have lived outside the US for 13 years but only switched over to metric after taking up triathlon.
Can’t imagine thinking about sport in Imperial. Just doesn’t make much sense. I have 100 percent lost miles as a distance unit. Temperature as well.
The one that I still translate in my head is weight. KG is hard - I still think of my weight in pounds and convert to KG
all metric all the time.
I think only the US and a couple of small third world countries still use imperial.
The 4min mile holds some allure but I am not really sure how long a mile is
1.61 kms.
You’re welcome
all metric all the time.
I think only the US and a couple of small third world countries still use imperial.
The 4min mile holds some allure but I am not really sure how long a mile is
1.61 kms.
You’re welcome
1609 metres.