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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?



 
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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from? #1 (permalink) Mon Jul 30, 2007 13:04 pm   Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?
 

Hi,

I understand a "5K walk" is a long or tough walk but does anyone know the origin of this term?

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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from? #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 30, 2007 13:51 pm   Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?
 

I think it's just a standard distance for a competition, isn't it?
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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from? #3 (permalink) Mon Jul 30, 2007 14:13 pm   Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?
 

So what does "5K" stand for -- 5 kilometers? Why not use miles?
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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from? #4 (permalink) Mon Jul 30, 2007 14:26 pm   Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?
 

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Even in the US, the metric system is slowly catching on. It must be because of the Japanese cars.
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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from? #5 (permalink) Mon Jul 30, 2007 18:10 pm   Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?
 

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Even when I was a kid (i.e. long before the influx of Japanese cars), distances in competitions were often metric. I swam competitively for years, and the distance to be covered was determined by whether the pool was 25 or 50 yards or meters long. The length of plenty of pools was 25 or 50 meters (rather than yards) even when I was young. Cool
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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from? #6 (permalink) Mon Jul 30, 2007 19:32 pm   Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?
 

Hi Amy,

So a "5K walk" is a 5 kilometer walk? Why is it a walk and not a run? Is there a 3K or a 10K walk too?
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Where does the term "5k walk" stem from? #7 (permalink) Mon Jul 30, 2007 20:17 pm   Where does the term "5k walk" stem from?
 

Hi Torsten

I really don't know. If something is called a "5K Walk", then it would be reasonable to expect the people to walk rather than run. Laughing

Maybe it involves simply walking that distance to raise money for charity (i.e. it's not actually a competition), or maybe it is a competition for "power walking":

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