Running pace conversion between minutes per mile, per km and mph
Running pace conversion is the small, constant friction of training in mixed units: a plan in minutes per mile, a watch in kilometres, a treadmill in miles per hour. This page converts a pace between all three so you read the number you think in without arithmetic mid-run, and it is free, like every tool on the site.
- median advertised monthly subscription
- $19.95
- apps that publish a price
- 3
- app categories with measured demand
- 2
The apps priced on this site come from the tracking-app record: 3 apps, median printed price $19.95 a month, each quoted from the app's own page and dated.
- 3 app pages checkedevery figure matched verbatim to the app's own page
- Quoted and dated, never estimatedlast verification pass 2026-09-10
- 2 app categorieseach tied to a measured search
Printed prices, verified
| App | Monthly price | Renews at | Category | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyFitnessPal | |||||
| Runna | |||||
| Strava | |||||
| TrainingPeaks |
How the conversion works
- Miles to kilometres. A mile is 1.609 kilometres, so a per-mile pace divides by that constant to become a per-kilometre pace and multiplies back the other way. That single ratio is all running pace conversion between the two distance units ever is.
- Pace to speed. Pace and speed are reciprocals: miles per hour is sixty divided by minutes per mile. That is what lets you set a treadmill in miles per hour to match a pace written per mile, and read a belt speed back as an outdoor pace.
- Convert once, run the number. Pick the unit you train in, convert your race target to it once, and run the pace you already know rather than doing the sum under fatigue, which is exactly when a mental conversion goes wrong.
Why runners need it
Training plans, race entries, watches and treadmills rarely agree on units, so a runner is forever converting a pace in their head at the worst possible moment. Running pace conversion removes that: the same effort is shown in minutes per mile, minutes per kilometre and miles per hour at once, so whichever a plan or a machine uses, you read the pace you actually think in without stopping to work it out.
The treadmill case
The most common conversion is to a treadmill, which shows miles per hour while a runner thinks in pace. Because speed and pace are reciprocals, a small table turns any belt speed into a per-mile pace and back, so a session written as an outdoor pace can be run honestly on the machine. Add the usual one-percent incline and the treadmill effort matches the road.
Where the apps come in
The conversion itself is free here and always will be. What a paid tracking app adds is storing and trending the converted sessions over a season, so a winter of treadmill runs still counts toward a race. The three apps priced on this site publish what that costs, so you can decide whether the convenience is worth the subscription or whether the free tool is enough.
Common questions
- How do I convert minutes per mile to minutes per kilometre?
- Divide the per-mile pace by 1.609, since a mile is 1.609 kilometres; the conversion table holds the result so you do not do it mid-run.
- How do I convert pace to treadmill speed?
- Miles per hour is sixty divided by minutes per mile, so the table turns any per-mile pace into a belt speed and back, which is how you set a treadmill to match an outdoor target.
- Is the running pace conversion free?
- Yes; every calculator and chart on this site is free. The only priced thing here is the tracking-app record, in its own place.
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Cite or embed this figure
The advertised monthly subscription for a fitness tracking app in the fitness tracking-app market was $19.95 in September 2026, across 3 checked app pricing pages recorded in Strength Standards Calc Price Record.
Cite as: "Strength Standards Calc Price Record", updated 2026-09-10, https://strengthstandardscalc.com/running-pace-conversion/.