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Originally Posted by Razor
Is there perchance a road nearby? You could always ask a family member/friend to drive you on the road, and you could jump out at selected intervals (based off the vehicle odometer) with some marking tape to put on a nearby tree/phone pole, or with spray paint to hit a couple rocks so you know how far you've gone, and when to turn around. You could do the same thing by borrowing a buddy's bicycle with an odometer. Get your pacecount for 100m (go use a local football field), then use that to measure distance. That'll be good practice for land nav, and give your mind something to focus upon besides pain or boredom. Go to mapquest.com and enter your address and a couple local addresses, then use the 'get directions' feature to tell you how far away they are (by road). In essence, find another way to solve your current unknown distance problem; there are plenty out there if you think about it.
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Sir the only problem I see with him using a football field, is that there is a slight difference in yards and meters (1 yard = 0.91 meters) which would make a 100 yard football field = 91.44 meters. Now if I remember correctly, and the lines are still marked, starting from the back of the endzone (not always the goal post either) and going to the end of the opposite endzone would make 110 yards, resulting in 100.5 meters. That has got to be the nerdiest thing I ever figured up, courtesy of
www.onlineconversion.com
Also, basically what the professionals are saying is....think outside the box. You have an obstical, are you gonna let it stop you or will you see it as an opportunity for success? The ball is in your court, now get creative with it. I'll give you an example. At first I thought all I had to run around here was 1/4 mile tracks, or long flat marked trails. Well one day I was going to camp with some buddies in the local state park. Everything is pretty much flat here. Well, I get to the park and I'm driving through, and I notice that there are some serious hills. My 4-banger ford also let me know that these weren't small hills either. Next I noticed markings on the road, so I investigate. Sure enough, they where markings for 1 mile intervals painted on the road, to double check i set my odometer between marks. I also knew that local cross country teams at area high schools have meets out here, and that the trail extends all the way around the lake, covering hills, dirt, sand, gravel, pavement, and only half of the course is in shade. Where do you think I spend my time running/rucking now?
Sorry if i'm over stepping my small boundries gentlemen, standing by to push accordingly if needed.
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