Calculate Your Optimal Training Paces

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Calculate your optimal training paces using the McMillan Running Calculator Training Paces feature.

Simply enter a current race time and your goal race time and I’ll show you your optimal training paces (with a toggle for minutes per mile or minutes per kilometer). You’ll love knowing that if you stay within the range, you are training optimally.

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Written By Greg McMillan
Called “one of the best and smartest distance running coaches in America” by Runner’s World’s Amby Burfoot, Greg McMillan is renowned for his ability to combine the science of endurance performance with the art of real-world coaching. While getting his graduate degree in Exercise Science he created the ever-popular McMillan Running Calculator – called “The Best Running Calculator” by Outside Magazine. A National Champion runner himself, Greg coaches runners from beginners to Boston Qualifiers (15,000+ and counting!) to Olympians.

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