[at-l] Rots (rules of thumb) for calculating distance (was) RE:TheAT T riangle question

[daveh at psknet.com (Dave Hicks)]

There was a time when that worked for me.

On a flat trail, or on a gradual good footing trail (the towpath along the
Potomac, rails-to-trails paths, etc) it still does.

However, with the years uphills take a tad more steps, and downhills take a
whole bunch more -- esp. on bad footing.

Chainsaw


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Neal" <nealb@midlandstech.edu>
To: "'Jim Bullard'" <jbullar1@twcny.rr.com>; "AT-L List (E-mail)"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 12:35 PM
Subject: [at-l] Rots (rules of thumb) for calculating distance (was) RE:
TheAT T riangle question


>>
That ROT is for "average" people.  More steps for short people.  Less for
tall people.  Why?  Apparently your height is "near" in length to your
double-step pace.  And, today, that averages out to about 5.2 feet and 1000
of those steps equal 5,200+ feet or one mile.  Just as your height is "near"
your middle finger tip to middle finger tip when your arms are at shoulder
level and pointed straight out and opposite each other.  And for most people
this is about 1 yard/3 feet (give or take) from nose to the tip of your
fingers.  And from your first thumb joint to the tip of your thumb is about
1 inch.

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