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10,000 metres is the slightly longer metric derivative of the 6-mile (9,656.1-metre) run, an event common in countries when they were using the imperial measurement system. 6 miles was used in the Commonwealth Games until 1966 and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973.
Li. (unit) Map of the eastern South China Sea from 1588; each grid square is 400 li (about 133 km or 80 miles). Li ( Chinese: 里, lǐ, or 市里, shìlǐ ), also known as the Chinese mile, [citation needed] is a traditional Chinese unit of distance. The li has varied considerably over time but was usually about one third of an English mile and ...
The official world recordsin the 10,000 metresare held by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegeiwith 26:11 minutes for men and Kenyan Beatrice Chebetwith 28:54.14 for women. [1] The first world record in the men's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federationsin 1912. The first ratified record, Jean Bouin's time of 30: ...
Beatrice Chebet ( KEN) The 10,000 metres at the Summer Olympics is the longest track running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The women's event was added to the programme over seventy years later, at the 1988 Olympics. It is the most prestigious 10,000 m race ...
How many miles is 10,000 steps? Using 2,000 steps in one mile as an average benchmark, 10,000 steps is approximately 5 miles. Factors that influence how many steps are in a mile
League (unit) A league is a unit of length. It was common in Europe and Latin America, but is no longer an official unit in any nation. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the leuga, the league became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe. Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in ...
"A Thousand Miles" (originally titled "Interlude") is the debut single of American pop singer Vanessa Carlton. Produced by Curtis Schweitzer and Ron Fair , the song was released as the lead single for Carlton's first album, Be Not Nobody (2002).
The Ten Thousand Islands are a chain of islands and mangrove islets off the coast of southwest Florida, between Cape Romano (at the south end of Marco Island) and the mouth of the Lostmans River. Some of the islands are high spots on a submergent coastline. Others were produced by mangroves growing on oyster bars. [1]