# Pace Calculator (Time, Distance, Speed)

URL: https://speedycalculator.com/calculators/sports/pace/
Last updated: 2026-10-30

> The pace calculator solves any one of time, distance and pace from the other two – for running, walking, cycling or swimming – and also shows speed, pace per km and mile, and 400 m lap time.

## Inputs

- Find
- Distance (km, mi, m, yd)
- Time – hours
- minutes
- seconds
- Pace – minutes
- seconds
- Pace unit

## Results

- Distance
- Time
- Pace per km
- Pace per km
- Pace per mile
- Speed
- 400 m lap time

## Formula

```
Pace = time ÷ distance · Time = pace × distance · Distance = time ÷ pace · Speed = 1 ÷ pace
```

## Explanation

Pace, time and distance are linked: know any two and you know the third. This all-purpose tool works for any distance and in both metric and imperial units.

### How to use the Pace Calculator

- **Find**
- **Distance**
- **Time – hours**
- **minutes**
- **seconds**
- **Pace – minutes**
- **seconds**
- **Pace unit**

Results update as you type, every field has its own unit menu, and everything is calculated in your browser.

### How it works

Choose what you want to find and enter the other two values.

### Inputs explained

FieldWhat to enterFindChoose one: Pace, Time, DistanceDistanceUnits: km, mi, m, ydTime – hoursA numberminutesA numbersecondsA numberPace – minutesA numbersecondsA numberPace unitChoose one: per km, per mile

### What each result means

- **Pace per km** = [spm]×1000÷60
- **Pace per km** = [spm]×1000÷60
- **Pace per mile** = [spm]×1609.344÷60
- **Speed** = 1÷[spm]
- **400 m lap time** = [spm]×400÷60

### Example values

How the main result changes when **Distance** changes and everything else stays at the example values above:

Distance (km)Distance (km)557.57.5101012.512.515152020

## Worked example

Inputs — Find: Pace; Distance: 10 km; Time – hours: 0; minutes: 50; seconds: 0.

Results — **Pace per km = 5:00**; Pace per mile = 8:03; Speed = 12 km/h; 400 m lap time = 2:00.

## Key terms

- **Pace**: Time per kilometre or mile.

## FAQ

**How do I calculate pace?**
Divide the time by the distance, e.g. 50 min ÷ 10 km = 5:00 per km.

**What is the difference between pace and speed?**
Pace is time per distance; speed is distance per time.

**How do I convert min/km to min/mile?**
Multiply by 1.609.

**Does this work for cycling?**
Yes – pace and speed work for any sport.


## Sources

- [Daniels' Running Formula (Jack Daniels, Human Kinetics)](https://us.humankinetics.com/products/daniels-running-formula-4th-edition)
- [World Athletics – Scoring tables](https://worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/documents/technical-information)