That's the Mercier Calculator, which Friend of the Group (and amateur geologist!) George Brose pointed me to a few weeks ago. You can argue about the results all you want, but you'll probably be arguing with someone smarter than you! Physicists made this one up. You can read about the rationale on the web site. Go argue with them and get back to me.
The last post about conversions and calculators filled the comments box with horrendous personal scorn and bad vibes. (But it also helped be attain the honor of the Stalker Award at the last Reunion.) Herding cats was never meant to be free of scrutiny and the after-effects of those entreaties going terribly, terribly awry. So here's another calculator inviting more of the same...
Using the calculator, a men's 4:00.00 mile converts to a women's 4:36.25
My 10000M PR would convert to a 2:24:02 Marathon, which I woefully fell short pursuing. But I've always blamed my shoes...
3.1 mile cooldown. That's rich.
ReplyDeleteI prefer half marathons/20K's. More of a race against another as opposed to a race of attrition against your own body.
I don't remember who opined about that view of the marathon distance. Could it have been Coach Groves himself?
ReplyDeleteThe Mercier "comparison" is, luke most physics-based formulas highly flawed.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, far too many items excees 1000 based on the tables described purpose. Secondly, compare the times and scores differential between M and W...how can the Ms' significant difference by ratio to each event be lower than Ws'??? Thirdly, it's already 13+ years outdated but I am sure that is justified by the Big Bang, the speed of light, and the string theory somehow.
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Besides, Sheldon Cooper only ran twice in his life! Once with Penny and another time chased by a dog because he had hot dogs in his pocket. If the Mercier tables were updated, I bet they would be pretty good. But remember, Decathlon table have to be updated to avoid too many scores above 1000 too!
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