PaceForge
Runners at an early morning race start

PaceForge

The legs do the work; the numbers show what that work is worth—pace, prediction, proof.

Track · Train · Race

Let's build your plan

PaceForge turns a recent race into training paces and race-day tools. Follow the four steps below — refresh the page anytime to start over.

  1. 1Past race
  2. 2VDOT
  3. 3Training
  4. 4Race day

Step 1 — Your last race

Tell us what you have already run.

What to enter

Pick the distance and finish time of a recent race or hard time trial (within the last few months). A reliable result here makes every prediction and training pace more useful. Use the Hr · Min · Sec dropdowns for your exact time.

Finish time

1:45:00

Enter the time from your past race result

VDOT is a fitness score (Jack Daniels method). We use it to estimate times at other distances and set training speeds.