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Never fear! With a little math (and our helpful tool) you’ll be able figure out your pace for any run—or the pace you’ll want to run to hit a goal time. Just follow our pace calculator instructions, and plug your data into the pace tool above.

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Also fun: Input time and distance from elite races to see what pace the pros hold for several miles, and ponder how far you could run at that pace. (Your jaw might drop when you see Eliud Kipchoge’s world record pace.)

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If you’re planning to do a tempo run, the tool can help you get a sense of what your pace should be. Say you decide to go for a 3 mile tempo run. Simply put in your goal pace and the mileage you’re looking to hit, and you’ll get your goal time. If you’re running a half marathon but the shoe also includes Red Nike Air branding on the heels.

Note: The calculator answers in terms of the variables you choose. So if you enter variables of 5 kilometers and 30:00, the pace provided will be 6:00 per kilometer.

Don’t get too tied to pace: Perceived effort is often going to be more important than pace or time. If you normally do your runs at 8-minute pace, but it’s a really humid Sandals CARINII B7696 O17-000-000-E48 snowing—you could be running the same effort it would take to run an 8 minute mile even though you may actually be running slower.

It’s key to remember that while numbers are important, they’re not everything; listen to your body, be aware of the conditions you can’t control, and most importantly have fun while you run!