What is a Pace Converter Calculator?

Pace converter calculator allows you to quickly convert running and cycling units, including minutes per kilometer (min/km), minutes per mile (min/mi), kilometers per hour (km/h) and miles per hour (mph). Instead of doing it manually, while trying to keep your focus on your training, this tool allows you to get the values instantly. A pace converter calculator is a useful tool for athletes, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts who wish to maintain consistency when tracking workouts. Whether you are looking at post race numbers, adjusting the pace setting on a treadmill, or syncing pace across various fitness apps, you can have peace of mind knowing all of your performance data is in the correct unit, metric or imperial, and that all you have to do is enter your time or speed without doing any manual conversions.

How to Use the Pace Converter

Using the pace converter calculator is very simple. Follow the steps below:

• Enter your value – Enter the pace or speed (i.e, “6:00” for 6 minutes per kilometre).
• Select the input unit – Select either min/km, min/mi, km/h or mph.
• Select the output unit – Select a pace (or speed) unit you want to convert to.
• Click “Convert” – receive the accurate conversion instantly.
• Repeat if desired or continue to convert multiple values or switch units to compare results.

Example: If you are converting an 8 minute per mile pace to min/km, simply enter '8' under min/mi and the result will show your pace as approximately 4:58 min/km.

Real-Life Use Cases

The pace converter is useful in a number of fitness and training environments:

• Running Training Plans: Your training guide developed using min/km units and you prefer to use min/mi. With this pace converter you can quickly change your training goals to match your units.
• Treadmill Workouts: Most treadmills display speed in km/h or mph, so converting your outdoor pace for treadmill training allows for accurate indoor workouts.
• Race Preparation: Are you going to run in another country? Convert your target goal pace (min/mile) to the country’s unit system (min/km).
• Fitness App Syncing: You may utilize different fitness apps (e.g., Strava which uses km, and Nike Run Club which uses mi) to record your running activities. Not as much of an issue, once you understand the conversion tool is available.
• Cycling, Walking & Hiking: Track and share your performance results in whatever units make the most sense for you, while also making it easy for others to understand and recover. This tool works for both metric and imperial units of measure.