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    How fast are you running?

    Posts: 102 Member
    edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    Just wondering, how do you know what pace you are going at when jogging/running? I see stuff like 5 MPH 12min mile and I thought how do you know! Guess when logging on MFP or using a tracking watch maybe?

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    • Posts: 2,469 Member
      My Garmin Forerunner tells me my pace currently, checks off my splits (half mile) times, monitors my heart rate, tells me how far I've gone; basically all the needed info. After a while you'll get a feel for your pace and know how fast you're going without having to check.
    • Posts: 25,925 Member
      Strava tells me my pace.

      A recent run (jog?) had the following stats:

      Distance: 6.19km
      Elevation 84m
      Moving Time: 46:01
      Elapsed Time: 46:26
      Pace: 7:26/km
    • Posts: 157 Member
      I use the MapMyRun app. Let’s you know split times and average pace, and it keeps track of the routes you run which I like. I average 9-9:30 min miles for longer runs.
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      Garmin tells me.
    • Posts: 5,650 Member
      Distance divided by time, right?

      Phone apps, GPS watches, treadmill displays, etc can all give you that info. Then again, most of those will calculate a pace for you. But you can certainly do it the old fashioned way if you know about how far you went and about how long it took you.
    • Posts: 919 Member
      TavistockToad wrote: »
      Garmin tells me.

      Ditto. Mine doesn't automatically sinc up with MFP anymore though so I just take the stats and manually put them in. I run around the same pace every week/depending on distance so I don't bother changing it often since the calories I also calculate separately.
    • Posts: 102 Member
      Thank you, the treadmill I use just has levels that goes up to 20 and then another reading on there is average pace. I've just got into outside running so still finding a steady pace that I'm comfortable with for 3 mile runs. Sometimes I go too fast and lose energy quickly. I'm new to Strava and have now changed the settings from km to miles which makes more sense to me. :)
    • Posts: 955 Member
      I used to start a simple watch, then stop it at the end. Then I'd map where I went. From there it's simple arithmetic
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      I don't run, but my Garmin bike computer will give me my average speed when I ride.
    • Posts: 2,819 Member
      I don't need to be that precise. So, I look at the clock before I leave. I look at the clock when I return. I get on mapmyrun and figure out how far I ran. Then I divide the time by the distance.
      Close enough.
    • Posts: 221 Member
      MeteoraTitanium wrote: »
      Thank you, the treadmill I use just has levels that goes up to 20 and then another reading on there is average pace. I've just got into outside running so still finding a steady pace that I'm comfortable with for 3 mile runs. Sometimes I go too fast and lose energy quickly. I'm new to Strava and have now changed the settings from km to miles which makes more sense to me. :)

      This might be helpful for you.

      https://www.hillrunner.com/calculators/treadmill-pace-conversions/
    • Posts: 5,789 Member
      scorpio516 wrote: »
      I used to start a simple watch, then stop it at the end. Then I'd map where I went. From there it's simple arithmetic

      Pretty much what I do too. I have a fitbit where I care more about the steps and I know the distance it gives me is off. I just map my course and there are pace timing websites out there where I put in the distance/time and get the pace back.
    • Posts: 11,233 Member
      my garmin tells me

      last race was 11:10min/mile
    • Posts: 8,619 Member
      I run on a half mile track and time my laps with an ironman watch. Then, I log it all into running ahead, and it gives me my avg pace and calories burned. Then I can log it here and can make a new entry for a new pace if there isn't one close enough in the database. If I just run outside without knowing the distance, I just log it as a 10 min mile pace since I'm usually slightly faster, but can't tell on the open road lol.
    • Posts: 3,770 Member
      When I started running, I just measured my route on Map My Run and did the math, noting starting and stopping times. When I began doing races, I wanted to know my pace while I was running because I was starting out too fast and burning out, so I got a Garmin.
    • Posts: 67 Member
      MeteoraTitanium wrote: »
      Thank you, the treadmill I use just has levels that goes up to 20 and then another reading on there is average pace. I've just got into outside running so still finding a steady pace that I'm comfortable with for 3 mile runs. Sometimes I go too fast and lose energy quickly. I'm new to Strava and have now changed the settings from km to miles which makes more sense to me. :)

      @MeteoraTitanium . . . Strava is a great app. I use the apple watch and strava app and it syncs to MFP. Posting the workout with mile pace and calories burned . . . doubt its very accurate. If I run a 9:59 minute mile pace . . it will post to MFP as 9:00 minute mile. LOL . . makes me look faster anyway.
    • Posts: 3,563 Member
      I use MapMyRun, but I found I have to wear the phone on my arm. When I put it in my pocket it's constantly pausing and resuming.

      The fastest mile I ever ran was 9:41, but I did that specifically to see how fast I could run just one mile, and instead of continuing my run at my usual pace afterward I ended up walking the rest to the route :)

      I generally average around 11:30 for my runs. My current goal is to run a sub-30 minute 5K.
    • Posts: 130 Member
      As a long time runner - pace/time/speed is irrelevant for general cardio fitness Your running effort should allow you to have a conversation with a running partner. If you're huffing and puffing breathlessly, you're running too fast. I would also focus on time, not distance. Can you run for :15 minutes; :30, or :60 without stopping? That's a better goal than distance - at least to establish a baseline of cardio fitness.
    • Posts: 16 Member
      DoubleG2 wrote: »
      As a long time runner - pace/time/speed is irrelevant for general cardio fitness Your running effort should allow you to have a conversation with a running partner. If you're huffing and puffing breathlessly, you're running too fast. I would also focus on time, not distance. Can you run for :15 minutes; :30, or :60 without stopping? That's a better goal than distance - at least to establish a baseline of cardio fitness.

      Found this info helpful! I’m just starting to run and training for a 10k been focused on the distance but just realised I can run 17mins non stop 👍
    • Posts: 10,968 Member
      TavistockToad wrote: »
      Garmin tells me.

      That's too reality-based and not aspirational enough.
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      NorthCascades wrote: »
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      That's too reality-based and not aspirational enough.

      I'm sorry.... :laugh:
    • Posts: 83 Member
      DoubleG2 wrote: »
      As a long time runner - pace/time/speed is irrelevant for general cardio fitness Your running effort should allow you to have a conversation with a running partner. If you're huffing and puffing breathlessly, you're running too fast. I would also focus on time, not distance. Can you run for :15 minutes; :30, or :60 without stopping? That's a better goal than distance - at least to establish a baseline of cardio fitness.

      This is one of the reasons I prefer running outside as opposed to a treadmill. I can run at my own pace without the numbers on the treadmill intimidating me.
    • Posts: 849 Member
      edited October 2018
      I went running with a girlfriend the other day and she timed us at 12kph 5min per km, very happy before that I had no idea.
    • Posts: 249 Member
      There is all kinds of phone apps that will track your pace as well, I use Endomondo.
    • Posts: 30 Member
      edited October 2018
      I use an app called RunKeeper. It's free and automatically syncs with MyFitnessPal. (Note it basically acts as a GPS tracker and therefore does not work on the treadmill.)
    • Posts: 102 Member


      This might be helpful for you.

      https://www.hillrunner.com/calculators/treadmill-pace-conversions/[/quote]

      Thank you this is brilliant :)
    • Posts: 2,862 Member
      MeteoraTitanium wrote: »
      Just wondering, how do you know what pace you are going at when jogging/running? I see stuff like 5 MPH 12min mile and I thought how do you know! Guess when logging on MFP or using a tracking watch maybe?

      tracking watch.
      or tracking app on phone.

      or alternatively, you can time your run and then map out your route on something like ridewithgps.com for distance.
    • Posts: 110 Member
      I use Runtastic.
    • Posts: 5,966 Member
      edited October 2018
      fitness watch, or use the strava app (well I'm sure there's plenty of apps that do this but strava seems to be the most popular). I just discovered it lol! I think it's neat. It even breaks down how fast your fastest mile, 2 miles, 1k etc. was.
    • Posts: 2,284 Member
      Finafoshizzle93 wrote: »
      I use the MapMyRun app. Let’s you know split times and average pace, and it keeps track of the routes you run which I like. I average 9-9:30 min miles for longer runs.

      This. Except I'm much slower :)
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