Distance Conversions For Runners | Miles and Kilometres

Do you choose to track your runs in miles or kilometres? Either way, here are some handy conversions to help you easily understand different distances.

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Race Distance Conversions
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Kilometres To Miles
Miles To Kilometres

First of all, the basics. 

One kilometre is 1,000 metres

One kilometre is 0.62 mile

One mile is 1,609 metres

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RACE DISTANCE CONVERSIONS

TRACK & INTERVAL DISTANCE CONVERSIONS

On the running track, or for shorter reps, the conversion is as follows.

While 1 mile is 1,609m, for training purposes it’s generally considered accurate to regard 400m as ¼ mile and 800m as ½ mile, and so on. So if you have 800m reps planned and you work in miles, then 0.5 mile is close enough. 

KILOMETRES TO MILES 

Here’s a table for common distances in kilometres to miles, up to a marathon distance. Some of the easier numbers to multiply are 5km which is 3.1 miles (so 15km is 9.3 miles, and so on), or 8km which is 5 miles. 

MILES TO KILOMETRES

Here’s a table for common distances in miles to kilometres, up to a marathon distance.