Running Pace Calculator
Pace is time divided by distance, and getting the division the right way round is most of the skill.
Pace in minutes per kilometre
5
- Pace in minutes per mile
- 8.0467
- Speed in kilometres per hour
- 12
- Speed in miles per hour
- 7.4565
- Total time in minutes
- 50
Values update as you type. This calculator covers the single scenario its formula assumes — see Common Mistakes for what it leaves out.
The formula this calculator uses
pace = total minutes / distance
- t
- Finish time converted to total minutes
- d
- Distance covered, in kilometres
- pace
- Minutes per kilometre
- speed
- Kilometres per hour, the reciprocal view of the same run
How to check the result by hand
- 1
Convert the finish time to minutes
Multiply the hours by sixty and add the minutes. A run of one hour and five minutes becomes sixty-five minutes, which is the only time figure the pace formula uses.
- 2
Confirm the distance is in kilometres
The formula pairs minutes with kilometres. If the distance is in miles, either convert it by multiplying by 1.609344 or expect the answer in minutes per mile instead.
- 3
Divide time by distance
Fifty minutes over ten kilometres is five minutes per kilometre. Dividing the other way, distance by time, gives speed rather than pace and will produce a nonsensical small number.
- 4
Convert to speed if you want it
Divide the distance by the time in hours. Ten kilometres in fifty minutes is ten divided by 0.8333 hours, which is twelve kilometres per hour. It is the same run expressed the other way up.
- 5
Convert to minutes per mile for comparison
Multiply the pace by 1.609344. Five minutes per kilometre becomes 8.04672 minutes per mile. The number grows, which is correct because a mile is longer than a kilometre.
For worked examples, common mistakes and the limits of this formula, read the full How To Calculate Running Pace page.