How to calculate running pace per mile in Excel

Q: How do I calculate pace per kilometer?

Divide by kilometers, or by miles × 1.609: =C2/(B2*1.609).

Q: How do I calculate speed in mph?

=B2/(C2*24): distance divided by hours.

Formula (Excel and Google Sheets)

=C2/B2

Divide the time by the distance and format as mm:ss: =C2/B2.

Result on the example: one result per row in D2, filled down to D6
Works in: Every current version
Google Sheets: Same formula

See it work

The formula is already in D2, filled down to D6. Change any input and the result updates, or edit the formula to experiment.

How it works

A time is a fraction of a day, and dividing it by the distance gives the time per mile, still a fraction of a day. Formatted as mm:ss, it reads as a pace: 27:54 over 3.1 miles is 9:00 per mile.

=C2/B2

Result0.00625

C20:27:54
The value in C2.
B23.1
The value in B2.
C2/B20.00625
The / operator divides.

In Google Sheets

The same formula works in Google Sheets: =C2/B2. We ran it in Google Sheets mode on the same data and it returns the same results.

Other ways to do it

Each one was run on the same example sheet.

Formula	Result	When to use it
=C2*1440/B2	00:00, 05:48, 05:57…Different result	Pace in decimal minutes per mile, like 9.0. Decimal minutes.
=TEXT(C2/B2,"m:ss")&" /mi"	9:00 /mi, 9:28 /mi, 9:03 /mi…Different result	A label like 9:00 /mi. Text label.

Common mistakes

Enter run times with the hours: 0:27:54. Typed as 27:54, the time is read as 27 hours 54 minutes.
The mm:ss format wraps at 60 minutes, which is fine for paces; use h:mm:ss for the run times.

Try it yourself

Same data, empty answer cell. Your formula is graded instantly, then re-checked on changed data, so a typed-in number won't pass.

Calculate running pace per mile

In D2, calculate the pace per mile from the distance and the time, and fill down to D6.

Questions

How do I calculate pace per kilometer?

Divide by kilometers, or by miles × 1.609: =C2/(B2*1.609).

How do I calculate speed in mph?

=B2/(C2*24): distance divided by hours.

Checked by running on 2026-10-30: every formula and result on this page was calculated by the Spreadsheet Practice formula engine, in both Excel and Google Sheets modes.