English[edit] From Latin schola. schola â(plural scholas) 1  Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also known as a schola cantorum.  Today, a group of musicians, particularly one which specializes in liturgical music.
Yes, and with a 72 gear one would do more pedal strokes for the same average speed. Actually an easier way to estimate number of pedal strokes in general is to count your normal cadence (say 70) and apply it to your time to do an average mile (e.g., 4 min. for 15mph) = 280 strokes per mile. That would yield 28,000,000 for 100,000 miles.
Gunder HÃ¤gg (right) defeats Arne Andersson with a world record for the mile of 4:06.2 min in Gothenburg in 1942. The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile in the 1950s a high point for the race.