Speed Calculations

Use this Speed Calculator to calculate the speed you have travelled based on the data your enter for time and distance. Enter the distance travelled in metres remember a kilometre is 1000 metres (so ad three 0s to your kilometres to get metres) and a mile is 1609 metres. Other conversion measures are available at the Length Calculator.  Enter you time in minutes and seconds.

From these two entries you will have your results expressed in a number of forms.  You will have distance per time such as kilometres per hour or metres per second.  You will also have time taken to travel certain distances such as seconds per metre or seconds per 100 meters.  There is also a special table for the track and field athlete.  This table shows the time for each popular track event from the 100 metres to the 10000 metres (10 kilometre) based on the speed you are travel. 

For example consider your best time in a 100m race?, or the 400m or the 10,000m? How fast were you going? Enter the length of the race and the time you did, click the Calculate button and this calculator will convert it into lots of different ways to look at how fast you were going. Make sure you convert your distances into metres and times into minutes and seconds. If you want help with that, click on hyperlink for metres or for minutes and seconds.

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