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Pace Calculator

Pace per kilometre, pace per mile, and average speed from distance and finish time — an average that ignores pauses, terrain, and elevation.

Your inputs

Results update as you type. No calculate button. All calculations run locally in your browser.

Your pace

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Per mile: —Speed: —5 km at this pace: —

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Your result, broken down

MeasureValue
Pace per kilometre—
Pace per mile—
Average speed—
Average speed (mph)—
5 km at this pace—
10 km at this pace—
Marathon (42.195 km) at this pace—

Pace, at a glance

Pace bars are labels, not comparisons: a mile is longer than a kilometre, so the per-mile time is always larger at the same speed.

Formula

Total time = hours × 3,600 + minutes × 60 + seconds. Pace per kilometre = total time ÷ distance (km). Pace per mile = pace per kilometre × 1.609344. Speed = distance ÷ total hours.

Worked example

Distance 10 km, finish time 50 minutes (3,000 seconds): pace = 3,000 ÷ 10 = 300 seconds = 5:00 /km. Per mile that is 300 × 1.609344 = 483 seconds = 8:03 /mile. Speed = 10 ÷ (3,000 ÷ 3,600) = 12.0 km/h (7.46 mph). At the same pace, 5 km takes 25:00 and a marathon takes 3:30:59. Use Reset example above to reproduce this result.

Scope and limitations

The result is a single average over the whole distance: it assumes perfectly even pacing and ignores pauses, terrain, weather, elevation, and GPS measurement error, all of which make real splits vary. Projected times for other distances assume the same pace can be held, which becomes less realistic as distance grows.

FAQ

Why is the per-mile pace slower than per-kilometre?

Because a mile (1.609344 km) is longer than a kilometre, so it takes proportionally longer at the same speed.

Does this account for hills or stops?

No. It divides total elapsed time by distance, so pauses and terrain are averaged into the single pace figure.

How accurate is a projected marathon time?

Only as an arithmetic projection: holding a 10 km pace for 42.195 km is much harder than holding it for 10 km, so treat projections as reference numbers.

What if my time includes seconds over 59?

Enter them as minutes instead — the seconds field is capped at 59, matching how times are normally written.

Is my data stored?

No. This calculation runs locally in your browser and the values you enter are not sent to a CalcMintly database.

Can I use miles as the distance input?

Convert first: divide miles by 0.621371 to get kilometres, or multiply kilometres by 0.621371 to go the other way.

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Results are estimates only and do not constitute professional or medical advice.