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The mathematics of scout’s pace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

J. E. Drummond
J. E. Drummond*
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Scout‘s pace, according to my old boy scout manual, consisted of alternately walking and running 22 yards. I believe it is also used by military scouts and messengers who wish to travel at a moderate speed without too much effort. As I have also discovered, it is useful for elderly, overweight athletes with a low pain tolerance.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 70 , Issue 453 , October 1986 , pp. 185 - 190
Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1986

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