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Still trying to figure out my mph when walking.

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  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
    llUndecidedll wrote: »
    I don't know if you've tried already but Google maps and MapMyRun websites are not useful for paths that don't show up on maps. For example, parks in my area just show up as green blocks on Google maps and MapMyWalk. If where you're walking isnt an actual road then it may not show up.

    I walk around a block and takes me 5 minutes each round. I've been doing this 8 times around 2 x today, then another later (maybe 2 more times) I think I got the idea now with gMaps pedometer site. Now my feeble brain wants to figure out the 5 minute rounds of the 0.336 of a mile i'm walking, what speed i'm walking at :tongue:
  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
    uvi5 wrote: »
    llUndecidedll wrote: »
    I don't know if you've tried already but Google maps and MapMyRun websites are not useful for paths that don't show up on maps. For example, parks in my area just show up as green blocks on Google maps and MapMyWalk. If where you're walking isnt an actual road then it may not show up.

    I walk around a block and takes me 5 minutes each round. I've been doing this 8 times around 2 x today, then another later (maybe 2 more times) I think I got the idea now with gMaps pedometer site. Now my feeble brain wants to figure out the 5 minute rounds of the 0.336 of a mile i'm walking, what speed i'm walking at :tongue:

    oh, that may not have read well. I meant that each time I go for 40 minutes that's 8 times around. I am working up the my 3rd 40 minute walk and hopefully get in a 4th for 160 minutes for the day.
  • weird_me2
    weird_me2 Posts: 716 Member
    uvi5 wrote: »
    uvi5 wrote: »
    llUndecidedll wrote: »
    I don't know if you've tried already but Google maps and MapMyRun websites are not useful for paths that don't show up on maps. For example, parks in my area just show up as green blocks on Google maps and MapMyWalk. If where you're walking isnt an actual road then it may not show up.

    I walk around a block and takes me 5 minutes each round. I've been doing this 8 times around 2 x today, then another later (maybe 2 more times) I think I got the idea now with gMaps pedometer site. Now my feeble brain wants to figure out the 5 minute rounds of the 0.336 of a mile i'm walking, what speed i'm walking at :tongue:

    oh, that may not have read well. I meant that each time I go for 40 minutes that's 8 times around. I am working up the my 3rd 40 minute walk and hopefully get in a 4th for 160 minutes for the day.

    It looks like you are walking at around 4 mph...you are doing .336 or 1/3 mile in 5 minutes, so 1 mile would take you 15 minutes. A 15 minute mile is 4 mph (that's 60/15 minutes).

    That's a good pace for walking!

    Is there a reason why you are trying to walk 10 miles in a day? That's what you'd end up with if you did 4-40 minute walks.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Five minutes times .33 miles would be 15 minutes per mile. Fifteen minutes per mile would be 4 MPH.
  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
    weird_me2 wrote: »
    uvi5 wrote: »
    uvi5 wrote: »
    llUndecidedll wrote: »
    I don't know if you've tried already but Google maps and MapMyRun websites are not useful for paths that don't show up on maps. For example, parks in my area just show up as green blocks on Google maps and MapMyWalk. If where you're walking isnt an actual road then it may not show up.

    I walk around a block and takes me 5 minutes each round. I've been doing this 8 times around 2 x today, then another later (maybe 2 more times) I think I got the idea now with gMaps pedometer site. Now my feeble brain wants to figure out the 5 minute rounds of the 0.336 of a mile i'm walking, what speed i'm walking at :tongue:

    oh, that may not have read well. I meant that each time I go for 40 minutes that's 8 times around. I am working up the my 3rd 40 minute walk and hopefully get in a 4th for 160 minutes for the day.

    It looks like you are walking at around 4 mph...you are doing .336 or 1/3 mile in 5 minutes, so 1 mile would take you 15 minutes. A 15 minute mile is 4 mph (that's 60/15 minutes).

    That's a good pace for walking!

    Is there a reason why you are trying to walk 10 miles in a day? That's what you'd end up with if you did 4-40 minute walks.

    That's cool, it felt like I was going much faster then when I started 2 months ago :smiley: I have lots of time, writing, drawing, taking pictures..etc Not a whole lot of movement. I work on the computer alot from home. Not only do the walks, step aerobics (included weights over 2 weeks ago), help with getting in shape, but they really help clear my head! :smile: Today I made the two sets of walks, and did some step aerobics before dinner. Tomorrow may be different. Thanks for figuring that out for me. I'll change todays log from 3 mph to 3.5 (just to cover overestimates from Mfp) I have so much to learn, especially now that i'm including weights :lol:
  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
    beemerphile1 wrote: »
    Five minutes times .33 miles would be 15 minutes per mile. Fifteen minutes per mile would be 4 MPH.

    Thank you as well. :smiley:
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