Friday, December 31, 2004

Treadmill Conversions

MPH to KM/hr to Min/Mile to Min/Kilometer ... and back again!


My new tredmill works in Miles and MPH only. My brain, unfortunately works in kilometers and km/hr only.

Some treadmills have a "magic-button-sequence" that converts from MPH to km/hr automatically - mine doesn't.

To help with my confusion - I created these charts that list speed in MPH, an equivalent km/hr speed, a Minutes/Mile Pace, a Minutes/Km pace, and the time it would take to finish the following distances: 3 miles, 5K, 8K (5 Miles), 10K, 1/2 Marathon and Full Marathon. I've printed mine out double-sided, and have it next to my treadmill (in a sweat-proof sheet protector!).

Download Pace Chart
Download the PDF here


Good Luck, happy training.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome conversion chart! I've been looking for this for ages!

Stephanie said...

This is absolutely the best. Thank you for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Great conversion chart!

Thank you very much.

Francois said...

That's awesome! Did you generate it with Excel? If yes, is it possible to get the base file? Thanks again!

Francois
yxpers@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

thank you very very much. you're a genius.

Anonymous said...

Hey what a go buddy!!! Great stuff. Thanks for helping us same time and grey cells too!
Have a great season!
Dan

Anonymous said...

What a great chart... now if you can figure out how to add the incline component you will be up for a Nobel Prize!

Thank you so much for this!

pHreddie said...

This is the most fabulous sheet ever!!! You rock! thanks so much for posting it to share! I've been looking for something like this - and you covered a fabulous range of times! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks very much. This should be distributed far and wide. Very usefull and convenient.

jb said...

Thanks for the table, really needed it. Anyone have a table that converts additionally for incline percent and what it does for effective speed. Example: If I run at 6:00 min pace at a 5% grade is that like running 5:40 pace?

Anonymous said...

FANTASTIC conversion chart !!
best
Michael

Sportyboy said...

My thanks too, Phil - fantastic.

Anonymous said...

Thanks Phil for this amazing chart- have always had the pleasure of training in Km/H but now having to do MPH- was well confused earlier today and ended up with a rubbish timem because i burnt out my legs in the first 2 miles.

Vig said...

Fanbloodytastic! Will help me on the treadmill in Moscow. Currently -18 outside :)

Jenni said...

Thank you so much for the fabulous worksheet. It's amazing!

50plussam said...

Treadmills are very good exercise for chaps my age. I do it for 30 minutes each and every day.
fitness

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much

pattaylor said...

This is excellent. Thanks for sharing. A few years old by the look of it - but still valid :)

Ann Simon said...

Thanks much, Phil! I really like your blog and cheat sheets. I hope that the coming season goes well for you.

risingearler said...

Thanks Phil for this
Do you have to add an incline to simulate outside running - wind resistance?

Phil said...

@risingearler... re: Incline. That's a good question that many people have debated. I think the conventional wisdom is that you use 1% incline to simulate outdoor conditions. I've run many miles on a treadmill, and frankly, I can't tell the difference between 0% incline and 1% incline - so who knows. lol.