Originally Posted by
groovestew
Back on the bike today after two weeks off for vacation. I did a lot of walking on my holidays (including one day where my phone tells me I did >28,000 steps over a distance of just over 1/2 a marathon (21km/13mi)), but didn't touch a bike. So I felt it a bit this morning. Otherwise uneventful.
The Roman mile was 1000 paces or 2000 steps. A Roman mile is estimated about 0.92 statute miles. So 28000 steps is 12.8 statute mi... pretty close!
England are the ones who screwed this up with their dumb barleycorn and furlong system
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."