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Speed Calculator

Calculate average speed and pace from distance and elapsed time.

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Average speed
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Speed unit
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Pace per distance unit
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Elapsed minutes
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  1. 1

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    Speed = distance ÷ time; pace = time ÷ distance

  2. 2

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  3. 3

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How it works

Average speed divides total distance by total time. Pace reverses that relationship.

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Input query strings

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  • ?distance= Distance

    Number · Required · Default: 120

  • ?timeHours= Elapsed time

    Number · Required · Default: 2

  • ?unitName= Distance unit name

    Text · Optional · Default: miles

Outputs

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  • speed Average speed

    Number · Primary output

  • speedUnit Speed unit

    Text

  • pace Pace per distance unit

    Text

  • totalMinutes Elapsed minutes

    Number

Units

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