Distance around equator?

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Distance around equator?

Post by hawkswind » April 21st, 2013, 10:18 am

Hi,

I was wondering what distance do people use to say they have rowed/circumnavigated around the earth? I assume it is at the equator.

Thanks!!

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Re: Distance around equator?

Post by Citroen » April 21st, 2013, 2:40 pm

It's 24,000 nautical miles round the equator. That's approximately 40,075,000 metres.

Very few folk will ever get that far.

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Re: Distance around equator?

Post by Dickie » April 22nd, 2013, 9:53 am

Citroen wrote:It's 24,000 nautical miles round the equator. That's approximately 40,075,000 metres.

Very few folk will ever get that far.
I'm giving it my best shot, 15th season and 20,740,000 meters.

Fred Dickie
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Medical issues behind me, I hope to race again this year

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Re: Distance around equator?

Post by Yankeerunner » April 22nd, 2013, 10:16 am

Dickie wrote:
Citroen wrote:It's 24,000 nautical miles round the equator. That's approximately 40,075,000 metres.

Very few folk will ever get that far.
I'm giving it my best shot, 15th season and 20,740,000 meters.

Fred Dickie
57 Yrs 5'10" 231 lbs

roadrunner (David Hislop of Scotland) passed that years ago and is still piling it on. He's one of those remarkable few.

As of this morning I'm at 34,395,167m, and it took 13 1/2 years to get there. Barring serious injury I should make the virtual trip around the equator in another 2 or 3 years.
55-59: 1:33.5 3:19.2 6:55.7 18:22.0 2:47:26.5
60-64: 1:35.9 3:23.8 7:06.7 18:40.8 2:48:53.6
65-69: 1:38.6 3:31.9 7:19.2 19:26.6 3:02:06.0
70-74: 1:40.2 3:33.4 7:32.6 19:50.5 3:06:36.8
75-76: 1:43.9 3:47.7 7:50.2 20:51.3 3:13:55.7

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