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Running Pace Calculator

Find your pace, understand your speed and turn your goal into a plan.

Running pace calculator

Calculate pace and average speed. Keep your distance unit consistent with your result.

Why this calculator is useful

Turn a known distance and elapsed time into average pace and speed, useful for comparing efforts and planning target splits.

How to use it

  1. Enter a recent, representative result or your planned race details, using the units shown beside each field.
  2. Select Calculate and review the result, including the assumptions and limitations shown.
  3. Use the result as a planning aid, compare it with how you feel, and recalculate when your inputs change.

Results are estimates, not guarantees. Fitness, recovery, weather, terrain, elevation and course conditions can all change the outcome.

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Frequently asked questions

How is running pace calculated?

Your elapsed time is divided by the distance covered. The result is shown as minutes per kilometre or minutes per mile, depending on your selection.

Should I use moving time or elapsed time?

Use elapsed finish time for race planning. For training analysis, moving time can be useful too, but keep the two measures separate.

Can this calculator predict my race result?

It calculates your average pace. Use the race time predictor for a rough estimate at another distance; predictions are not guarantees.

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