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the phantom · 06-12-2003, 10:06 PM

By the way, are we supposed to count only miles that have been walked, jogged, ect, or can we count miles for a basketball game?

During a pick-up game at school I make anywhere from 40 to 60 trips from one end of the floor to the other, and never in a straight line. And once we've reached one side or the other, I'm constantly zigzagging all over that entire third of the court either defending my man or trying to get open for a shot, setting picks, or dribbling.

And we usually play four games (sometimes more, sometimes less).

Well, if all I was doing was moving in a straight line from one end of the court to the other 50 times each game, four games would account for about 3.5 miles, but that's completely without all of the movement I do on offense and defense, which in my case probably triples the mileage, or maybe increases it even more (I never stop moving).

So am I allowed to give some sort of conservative mileage estimate for how many miles I traveled during other activities? Because you realize, on days that I play six or seven games of ball I don't really feel like walking, much less running later on that evening.

06-12-2003, 10:06 PM	#600
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	By the way, are we supposed to count only miles that have been walked, jogged, ect, or can we count miles for a basketball game? During a pick-up game at school I make anywhere from 40 to 60 trips from one end of the floor to the other, and never in a straight line. And once we've reached one side or the other, I'm constantly zigzagging all over that entire third of the court either defending my man or trying to get open for a shot, setting picks, or dribbling. And we usually play four games (sometimes more, sometimes less). Well, if all I was doing was moving in a straight line from one end of the court to the other 50 times each game, four games would account for about 3.5 miles, but that's completely without all of the movement I do on offense and defense, which in my case probably triples the mileage, or maybe increases it even more (I never stop moving). So am I allowed to give some sort of conservative mileage estimate for how many miles I traveled during other activities? Because you realize, on days that I play six or seven games of ball I don't really feel like walking, much less running later on that evening. __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.