Metric mile
| International units | |
|---|---|
| 1500 m | 1.5 km |
| 1.5×106 mm | 15×1012 Å |
| 10.027×10−9 AU | 158.55×10−15 LY |
| US customary / Imperial units | |
| 59.055×103 in | 4921.26 ft |
| 1640.42 yd | 0.932 mi |
A metric mile is a distance of 1500 metres. This distance is used when it is desirable to approximate the statute mile, yet also desirable to use a convenient round number in SI or metric units. A statute mile is actually 1609.344 metres.
The metric mile is especially common in track running, where the 1500 m race has replaced the mile race in most international competition. Most running tracks have a lap distance of 400 metres in the innermost lane; thus the metric mile is three and three-quarters laps around the track.
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