Pace chart
50-mile pace chart
Nobody runs fifty miles at an even pace, and this chart does not pretend otherwise. It exists to answer a different question: given the average pace you end up with, what time do you finish in?
- Distance
- 80.467 km / 50 mi
- Paces listed
- 93 rows
- Step
- 15 seconds
- Finish times from
- 6:40:00 to 18:20:00
At this distance the average pace is an outcome, not a plan. It is the number you compute afterwards from a day made of climbs, descents, aid stations and a long dark patch somewhere after halfway. That is exactly what makes the table useful in advance: pick the finishing time you want, find the average pace behind it, and then ask whether your moving pace and your stopped time can add up to it.
Fifteen-second steps, and a range that runs out past twenty minutes a mile. Both are deliberate. A fifty-mile field spends a great deal of its day well outside the range any road chart covers.
50-mile pace chart, minutes per mile
Stepping in whole miles. Whole-minute paces are shaded so you can find your place in a long table.
Scroll the table sideways on a narrow screen.
| Pace per mi | Pace per km | Finish time | mph | km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 Whole-minute pace | 4:58 | 6:40:00 | 7.5 | 12.1 |
| 8:15 | 5:08 | 6:52:30 | 7.3 | 11.7 |
| 8:30 | 5:17 | 7:05:00 | 7.1 | 11.4 |
| 8:45 | 5:26 | 7:17:30 | 6.9 | 11.0 |
| 9:00 Whole-minute pace | 5:36 | 7:30:00 | 6.7 | 10.7 |
| 9:15 | 5:45 | 7:42:30 | 6.5 | 10.4 |
| 9:30 | 5:54 | 7:55:00 | 6.3 | 10.2 |
| 9:45 | 6:04 | 8:07:30 | 6.2 | 9.9 |
| 10:00 Whole-minute pace | 6:13 | 8:20:00 | 6.0 | 9.7 |
| 10:15 | 6:22 | 8:32:30 | 5.9 | 9.4 |
| 10:30 | 6:31 | 8:45:00 | 5.7 | 9.2 |
| 10:45 | 6:41 | 8:57:30 | 5.6 | 9.0 |
| 11:00 Whole-minute pace | 6:50 | 9:10:00 | 5.5 | 8.8 |
| 11:15 | 6:59 | 9:22:30 | 5.3 | 8.6 |
| 11:30 | 7:09 | 9:35:00 | 5.2 | 8.4 |
| 11:45 | 7:18 | 9:47:30 | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| 12:00 Whole-minute pace | 7:27 | 10:00:00 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| 12:15 | 7:37 | 10:12:30 | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| 12:30 | 7:46 | 10:25:00 | 4.8 | 7.7 |
| 12:45 | 7:55 | 10:37:30 | 4.7 | 7.6 |
| 13:00 Whole-minute pace | 8:05 | 10:50:00 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
| 13:15 | 8:14 | 11:02:30 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| 13:30 | 8:23 | 11:15:00 | 4.4 | 7.2 |
| 13:45 | 8:33 | 11:27:30 | 4.4 | 7.0 |
| 14:00 Whole-minute pace | 8:42 | 11:40:00 | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| 14:15 | 8:51 | 11:52:30 | 4.2 | 6.8 |
| 14:30 | 9:01 | 12:05:00 | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| 14:45 | 9:10 | 12:17:30 | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| 15:00 Whole-minute pace | 9:19 | 12:30:00 | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| 15:15 | 9:29 | 12:42:30 | 3.9 | 6.3 |
| 15:30 | 9:38 | 12:55:00 | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| 15:45 | 9:47 | 13:07:30 | 3.8 | 6.1 |
| 16:00 Whole-minute pace | 9:57 | 13:20:00 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| 16:15 | 10:06 | 13:32:30 | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| 16:30 | 10:15 | 13:45:00 | 3.6 | 5.9 |
| 16:45 | 10:24 | 13:57:30 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| 17:00 Whole-minute pace | 10:34 | 14:10:00 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| 17:15 | 10:43 | 14:22:30 | 3.5 | 5.6 |
| 17:30 | 10:52 | 14:35:00 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| 17:45 | 11:02 | 14:47:30 | 3.4 | 5.4 |
| 18:00 Whole-minute pace | 11:11 | 15:00:00 | 3.3 | 5.4 |
| 18:15 | 11:20 | 15:12:30 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| 18:30 | 11:30 | 15:25:00 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 18:45 | 11:39 | 15:37:30 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 19:00 Whole-minute pace | 11:48 | 15:50:00 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 19:15 | 11:58 | 16:02:30 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| 19:30 | 12:07 | 16:15:00 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| 19:45 | 12:16 | 16:27:30 | 3.0 | 4.9 |
| 20:00 Whole-minute pace | 12:26 | 16:40:00 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
| 20:15 | 12:35 | 16:52:30 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
| 20:30 | 12:44 | 17:05:00 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 20:45 | 12:54 | 17:17:30 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 21:00 Whole-minute pace | 13:03 | 17:30:00 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| 21:15 | 13:12 | 17:42:30 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 21:30 | 13:22 | 17:55:00 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 21:45 | 13:31 | 18:07:30 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| 22:00 Whole-minute pace | 13:40 | 18:20:00 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
50-mile pace chart, minutes per kilometer
The same distance stepped in whole kilometers, so metric paces land on round numbers instead of falling between rows.
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| Pace per km | Pace per mi | Finish time | km/h | mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00 Whole-minute pace | 8:03 | 6:42:20 | 12.0 | 7.5 |
| 5:15 | 8:27 | 7:02:27 | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| 5:30 | 8:51 | 7:22:34 | 10.9 | 6.8 |
| 5:45 | 9:15 | 7:42:41 | 10.4 | 6.5 |
| 6:00 Whole-minute pace | 9:39 | 8:02:48 | 10.0 | 6.2 |
| 6:15 | 10:04 | 8:22:55 | 9.6 | 6.0 |
| 6:30 | 10:28 | 8:43:02 | 9.2 | 5.7 |
| 6:45 | 10:52 | 9:03:09 | 8.9 | 5.5 |
| 7:00 Whole-minute pace | 11:16 | 9:23:16 | 8.6 | 5.3 |
| 7:15 | 11:40 | 9:43:23 | 8.3 | 5.1 |
| 7:30 | 12:04 | 10:03:30 | 8.0 | 5.0 |
| 7:45 | 12:28 | 10:23:37 | 7.7 | 4.8 |
| 8:00 Whole-minute pace | 12:52 | 10:43:44 | 7.5 | 4.7 |
| 8:15 | 13:17 | 11:03:51 | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| 8:30 | 13:41 | 11:23:58 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| 8:45 | 14:05 | 11:44:05 | 6.9 | 4.3 |
| 9:00 Whole-minute pace | 14:29 | 12:04:12 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 9:15 | 14:53 | 12:24:19 | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| 9:30 | 15:17 | 12:44:26 | 6.3 | 3.9 |
| 9:45 | 15:41 | 13:04:33 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| 10:00 Whole-minute pace | 16:06 | 13:24:40 | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| 10:15 | 16:30 | 13:44:47 | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| 10:30 | 16:54 | 14:04:54 | 5.7 | 3.6 |
| 10:45 | 17:18 | 14:25:01 | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| 11:00 Whole-minute pace | 17:42 | 14:45:08 | 5.5 | 3.4 |
| 11:15 | 18:06 | 15:05:15 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| 11:30 | 18:30 | 15:25:22 | 5.2 | 3.2 |
| 11:45 | 18:55 | 15:45:29 | 5.1 | 3.2 |
| 12:00 Whole-minute pace | 19:19 | 16:05:36 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| 12:15 | 19:43 | 16:25:43 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
| 12:30 | 20:07 | 16:45:50 | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| 12:45 | 20:31 | 17:05:57 | 4.7 | 2.9 |
| 13:00 Whole-minute pace | 20:55 | 17:26:04 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| 13:15 | 21:19 | 17:46:11 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| 13:30 | 21:44 | 18:06:18 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| 13:45 | 22:08 | 18:26:25 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
The same pace at other distances
Whole-minute paces only. Every column heading is a chart of its own.
Scroll the table sideways on a narrow screen.
| Pace | 50-mile | 50K | Marathon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 6:40:00 | 4:08:33 | 3:29:45 |
| 9:00 | 7:30:00 | 4:39:37 | 3:55:58 |
| 10:00 | 8:20:00 | 5:10:41 | 4:22:11 |
| 11:00 | 9:10:00 | 5:41:45 | 4:48:24 |
| 12:00 | 10:00:00 | 6:12:49 | 5:14:38 |
| 13:00 | 10:50:00 | 6:43:53 | 5:40:51 |
| 14:00 | 11:40:00 | 7:14:58 | 6:07:04 |
| 15:00 | 12:30:00 | 7:46:02 | 6:33:17 |
| 16:00 | 13:20:00 | 8:17:06 | 6:59:30 |
| 17:00 | 14:10:00 | 8:48:10 | 7:25:43 |
The 50K column is the useful comparison. Most runners arrive at fifty miles from a 50K, and the two columns on one row show what holding that pace for another nineteen miles would actually mean.
Target times at nearby distances
Nobody searches for a target time at this distance the way they do at the classic ones, so these are the goal guides for the distances either side of it.
A distance that is not on this list?
The web calculator takes any distance, any time and any pace, and works out the rest as you type. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
The app
Take the numbers to the start line
Simple Pace Calculator is a free app for iPhone & iPad. Distance, time, pace and speed stay in sync while you edit any one of them, and a lock shows which value is being held fixed. All calculations work offline.
$2.99 (US), one-time unlocks two extra tools, once, with no subscription: Splits, for even, negative or positive pacing at any interval, and ETA, for working out when a runner reaches your spot on the course.
Everything on this page stays free on the web, whether or not you ever install anything.
