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:

1 mile = 1,896 steps

5 miles = 9,480 steps

10 miles = 18,960 miles

Kilometers:

1 kilometer = 1,178 steps

5 kilometers = 5,909 steps

10 kilometers = 11,799 steps

Common Race Lengths:

5K (3.1 miles)

• Walking: 6,860 steps
• Jogging: 5,772 steps
• Running: 4,436 steps

10K (6.2 miles)

• Walking: 13,720 steps
• Jogging: 11,544 steps
• Running: 8,872 steps

Half-marathon (13.1 miles) 

• Walking: 28,990 steps
• Jogging: 24,392 steps
• Running: 18,746 steps

Marathon (26.2 miles)

• Walking: 57,980 steps
• Jogging: 48,784 steps
• Running: 37,492 steps
  

Common Steps to Distance Conversions 🏃

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

500 steps = 0.3 miles

1,000 steps = 0.5 miles

5,000 steps = 2.6 miles

6,000 steps = 3.2 miles

7,000 steps = 3.7 miles

8,000 steps = 4.2 miles

9,000 steps = 4.7 miles

10,000 steps = 5.3 miles

50,000 steps = 26.4 miles

100,000 steps = 52.7 miles

200,000 steps = 105.5 miles

300,000 steps = 158.2 miles

400,000 steps = 211 miles

500,000 steps = 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!