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?

  • egonallanon@lemm.ee
    7·
    1 month ago

    Typically pace is measured in minutes per kilometre. So it measured you as taking 12 minutes 47 seconds to walk a kilometre.

    • squirrelOP
      3·
      1 month ago

      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·
        1 month ago

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

        • squirrelOP
          3·
          1 month ago

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

          • PlantJam@lemmy.world
            3·
            1 month 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.caEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

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