Have you ever wondered how many steps are in a mile, or a 5K, or even a marathon?

The good news is, even if you only wanted to know how far it is to get to the fridge and back, Stridekick offers one of the most important and useful tools for calculating the distance you walked based on the number of steps you took, and vice versa!

It’s called the Steps to Distance calculator, shown here:

Five Simple Steps ✨

As you can see, there are five settings to input before you get your results, so let’s quickly go over each of them:

Step 1: Choose Steps to Distance, or Distance to Steps.

• Based on whichever data you currently have, and which one you’re looking to find. (If you already know both distance and steps, then I assume you wouldn’t need to be here right now!)
  

Step 2: Choose whether you’d prefer to use the imperial (miles) or metric system (kilometers).

• Or, I suppose you can go back and forth between both if you’re one of those weird people who know everything.
  

Step 3: Input your number of steps, or conversely, the distance you’d like to convert.

• This could be an amount that you already traveled, one that you’d like to calculate for the future, or a random number that just popped into your head because you forgot where you were for a second and then panicked.
  

Step 4: Input your height.

• You can bump it up to 6 ft. if you want, fellas, but you can’t lie to your own health.
  

Step 5: Input your average pace, with options spanning from a slow walk to a super fast run.

• This part is very important, as your results could change drastically depending on how long your stride is, so remember to input your pace accurately.
  

From there, you can calculate your results, and log it for your personal records. This can also be helpful if you need to input your steps or distance into the Stridekick app manually, which you can read more about here.

Let's take a look at some common conversions for a 5 ft. 10 in. person walking at a brisk pace (unless otherwise noted):

Common Distance to Steps Conversions 🏃

Miles:

There are 1,896 steps in 1 mile.

There are 9,480 steps in 5 miles.

There are 18,960 steps in 10 miles.

Kilometers:

There are 1,178 steps in 1 kilometer.

There are 5,909 steps in 5 kilometers.

There are 11,799 steps in 10 kilometers.

Common Race Lengths:

5K (3.1 miles)

• There are 6,860 steps in 3.1 miles (walking).
• There are 5,772 steps in 3.1 miles (jogging).
• There are 4,436 steps 3.1 miles (running).

10K (6.2 miles)

• There are 13,720 steps in 6.2 miles (walking).
• There are 11,544 steps in 6.2 miles (jogging).
• There are 8,872 steps in 6.2 miles (running).

Half-marathon (13.1 miles) 

• There are 28,990 steps in 13.1 miles (walking).
• There are 24,392 steps in 13.1 miles (jogging).
• There are 18,746 steps in 13.1 miles (running).

Marathon (26.2 miles)

• There are 57,980 steps in 26.2 miles (walking).
• There are 48,784 steps in 26.2 miles (jogging).
• There are 37,492 steps in 26.2 miles (running).
  

Common Steps to Distance Conversions 🏃

Assumes 5ft 10in tall, 15:00 min/mi walking pace

There are 500 steps in 0.3 miles.

There are 1,000 steps in 0.5 miles.

There are 5,000 steps in 2.6 miles.

There are 6,000 steps = 3.2 miles.

There are 7,000 steps = 3.7 miles.

There are 8,000 steps in 4.2 miles.

There are 9,000 steps in 4.7 miles.

There are 10,000 steps in 5.3 miles.

There are 50,000 steps in 26.4 miles.

There are 100,000 steps in 52.7 miles.

There are 200,000 steps in 105.5 miles.

There are 300,000 steps in 158.2 miles.

There are 400,000 steps in 211 miles.

There are 500,000 steps in 263.7 miles.

So whether you need the Steps to Distance calculator to keep track of your health, or just because you’re one of those people who love inputting numbers for no reason, check out the Steps to Distance calculator here, and enjoy your new favorite health reference point!

Track Your Steps and Make It Count With a Challenge 🏆📱

If you’re looking to have more fun with your fitness, download the Stridekick app and start for free! Track your steps, distance, or active minutes, and participate in a variety of exciting challenge modes like Target, Streak, and Virtual Race!

You don’t have to be a numbers whiz to solve this equation. See you out there!