"J Burns" wrote in message
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Don Phillipson wrote:
"willshak" wrote in message
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Well, not exactly OT. Suppose the average human walks 3 miles per hour.
How long would it take to walk 700 feet from the front of one's
property
to the rear?

British army marching pace is 100 yards per minute (for 50 min.
per hour) so you need 2 minutes and some seconds over.
(The average human walks a bit more slowly.)

In the 4th Century AD, Vegetius wrote that a Roman soldier would carry
up to 60 pounds. At normal speed, he was expected to go 20 miles in 5
hours. At fast speed, it would be 24 miles in 5 hours.

Could that be true? It would mean an average of 111 or 133 yards per
minute for 5 hours, while the modern British pace would average 83.

Time ran more slowly then because there were no accurate clocks back then.
Plus, Roman historians were notorious liars. I'll bet motivations were
greater back then, especially with the Romans being so found of crucifixion,
decimation and flogging.

I can't seem to find it, but I believe some of our more elite US forces can
do ruck marches that are pretty close to the Roman numbers. It's a hell of
a fast pace, though and type of terrain and footwear makes a big difference.
Here's one non-official site:

http://www.military.com/military-fit...r-ruck-marches

that says SO's should be able to do: 18 miles with 50 lb ruck sack in 4.5
hours but I know I've seen higher numbers.

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Bobby G.