Pace per Mile Calculator

About this calculator

Pace per mile expresses running speed as the time it takes to cover one mile, given in minutes and seconds (min:sec/mile), and is calculated by dividing total run time by total distance in miles. It is the standard unit runners in the US, UK, and other imperial-measurement countries use to plan and evaluate training, since it is more intuitive during a run than raw speed.

Runners, running coaches, and race organizers rely on pace per mile to set training zones (easy, tempo, threshold, interval pace), to pace a race evenly (negative or even splits), and to compare performance across different distances using tools like Riegel's formula for race-time prediction. GPS running watches and apps display live pace per mile as the primary real-time feedback metric during a run.

This calculator takes your total run time and distance and converts it into pace per mile (min:sec) alongside your speed in miles per hour, so you can check it against a training plan or race goal instantly.