Question 1

What is a good running pace?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal benchmark, since pace depends on age, training history and goal. As a rough guide, recreational runners often sit around 10:00 to 12:00 min/mile (6:00 to 7:30 min/km) on easy runs, regular runners around 8:00 to 10:00 min/mile, and experienced club runners below 7:15 min/mile. The only number that really matters is your own, compared with where it was a few months ago.

Question 2

How do I convert min/km to km/h, or min/mile to mph?

Accepted Answer

Divide 60 by your pace expressed in decimal minutes. A pace of 5:30 min/km is 5.5 minutes, so 60 ÷ 5.5 = 10.9 km/h. An 8:30 min/mile pace is 8.5 minutes, so 60 ÷ 8.5 = 7.06 mph. The calculator displays pace and speed side by side, so no manual conversion is needed.

Question 3

What does average pace mean on a run?

Accepted Answer

It is total time divided by total distance. It hides everything that happened in between: two runs with an identical average pace can be run very differently, one perfectly even and the other as a negative split. That is why mile or kilometre splits tell you far more about a run than the average alone.

Question 4

Should I train in min/mile or min/km?

Accepted Answer

Use whatever your races and your running community use. Miles dominate in the United States and the United Kingdom, kilometres almost everywhere else. If you are following a plan written in the other unit, or travelling to race abroad, the calculator switches between min/mile and min/km so nothing gets lost in conversion.

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