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Running Pace Calculator and Split Times

Enter your distance and finish time to see your average running pace. If you already have a pace in mind, enter it to estimate your finish time and see when you would reach each mile or kilometer.

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How the running pace calculator works

Average pace is total time divided by distance. In goal-pace mode, enter your minutes and seconds per mile or per kilometer, matching the distance unit you chose. The split table shows elapsed time at each whole mile or kilometer, plus the finish.

Example and limits

Five miles in 40 minutes is an 8:00 mile pace, or about 4:58 per kilometer. The even-pace split at mile three is 24:00. Use elapsed time for a race or moving time to measure the pace while you were running. The splits assume a constant pace.

Read the split table at course markers

An elapsed split is the time on your watch when you reach a marker. At 9:00 per mile, the mile-two row shows 18:00. If your course is 3.1 miles, the last 0.1 mile takes 54 seconds at that pace. Look at the finish row for the full 27:54.

Check the units before comparing runs

The time for a kilometer is shorter than the time for a mile at the same speed. Check which unit your watch displays before comparing it with a pace from the calculator. Keep the original seconds when entering a finish time. On a short run, rounding to a whole minute can noticeably change the average.

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