A stride is two steps, and getting that factor of two wrong doubles or halves everything built on it. One lap of a track counted at 375 footfalls is worked through to a 106.7 cm step, a 213.3 cm stride and 1,509 steps to the mile.

23 Sept 2026 9 min read

Running

Marathon Pacing: How to Split 42.195 km

A goal time divided by 42.195 km is one number; a pacing chart is that number laid out against every marker on the course. This guide works a 3:45:00 marathon through to 5:20 min/km (8:35 min/mile) and a full checkpoint table, shows why the unrounded pace has to survive to the last multiplication, and separates what the arithmetic settles from what it leaves to the race.

21 Sept 2026 10 min read

Running

Treadmill Pace vs Outdoor Pace (and Incline Adjustments)

A treadmill shows speed and a training plan is written in pace, and the two are reciprocals: 60 divided by the belt speed. This guide works a 12.0 km/h belt through to 5:00 min/km and 8:03 min/mile, explains where the 1 per cent incline figure comes from and the speed range it was measured in, and keeps the exact unit conversion separate from the estimated effort comparison.

17 Sept 2026 9 min read