Bring Back the Mile! 5, 280 Feet of Glory

I'm old enough to remember the time during the reign of Jimmy Carter when the United States mandated the conversion to the Metric System. The due date came, and then....    NOTHING.  Except for the regrettable decision to start the 1,600 M and 3,200 M runs in high school competition.  The only good side effect of that is that I'm still listed on the PA District 3 record books for the 2-mile run. It was the next to last of them run, I believe.  (Although PA HS Track and Field Historians Jeff Sanden and Mark Haywood may correct me on that one!)

Virtually none of the susequent winners of the event even knew that 1,600 M is about 2 seconds short of the mile.  The 3,200 M is more than 4 seconds short of the 2-mile.  This shows how well America has adjusted to the Metric System following the Peanut Farmer's decision to go All-In with European standards.  (I'm actually sitting here eating peanuts from Plains, GA I bought  on my way back from Florida recently!)

There is something magical about the Mile Run.  We all know that. We have all said that for years.  Now is the time to bring back the Mile (and 2-mile!).  An effort is underway nationwide to make that happen.  Let's jump on the band-wagon and make it happen.

*Thanks to the Chief Obfuscation Officer and Chief Laundry and Morale Officer for the above information.