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What does pace mean? (discuss.tchncs.de)
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I'm new to Garmin and can't figure out what the pace data represents.

I walked and had a pace of 12:47 /km

km/h wouldn't make sense, because 12 km/h would be too fast for walking.

What do the numbers mean?

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[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Interesting. I wonder why they choose this format. I used a running-calculator now that converted it to 4.69 km/h, which is way easier to read and understand.

[–] gressen@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's a popular way to compare times in races. It is a bit more meaningful to compare total times than speeds.

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I see. Thanks for the explanation. I might get used to this format eventually.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

It's also much easier to convert your race time to a pace by using this format. If I complete a 5k in 40 minutes, that's 40/5 = 8 minutes per kilometer.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Human rate of motion is usually expressed as pace rather than speed; they are reciprocals of each other.