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Purdy Points Running Calculator

Score any race in Purdy points and compare distances fairly.

How to use

  1. Enter your values in the fields above.
  2. Press Calculate to see your result instantly.
  3. Use the Share button to copy a link to your result.

About this calculator

The Purdy Points system, devised by Gardner and Purdy in 1970, scores a race performance by comparing your time against a ‘standard’ time set for that distance and sex, producing a single comparable number — similar in spirit to age-grading, but anchored to sport-wide performance standards instead of age.

Coaches, running statisticians and club scoring systems — grand prix series that rank members across a season of different races, for instance — use Purdy points to compare performances fairly across wildly different distances, so a strong 5K effort can be weighed directly against a strong marathon effort.

This calculator takes your race distance and time and returns your Purdy points score, your percentage of the standard, and the equivalent 5K time for that performance.

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