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VDOT Running Calculator

VDOT Running Calculator

Enter a recent race result and get your VDOT score — Jack Daniels' way of measuring running fitness independent of distance.

You'll also see optimal training paces, equivalent times at other distances, and where you rank among real runners. I use this to set workout paces instead of guessing. Works for 5K through marathon.

Finish Time

38.3

VDOT Score

Recreational / trained

Training Paces

Easy

6:52/km

to 6:05/km

11:03/mi

to 9:47/mi

Marathon

5:38/km

9:04/mi

Threshold

5:16/km

8:29/mi

Interval

4:51/km

7:48/mi

Repetition

4:31/km

7:16/mi

Equivalent Race Times

1500 m 6:51
Mile 7:24
3K 14:34
5K 25:00
10K 51:53
Half marathon 1:55:04
Marathon 3:57:55

Percentile Rank

Using VDOT-projected marathon time (3:57:55) for World Majors comparison.

Faster than 52% of runners

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Faster than ≈52% of male World-Majors marathoners aged 30-34.

Based on 52,476 World Majors finishers.