Minutes per Kilometer Blog
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Minimalist or barefoot footwear for running
2024-09-20
In 2017, the Mexican Tarahumara ethnic group member Lorena Ramírez won the UltraTrail Cerro Rojo, a 50-kilometer trail race, wearing huaraches, which are traditional Mexican sandals that are nothing l...
Improve your running technique: heel striking.
2024-09-10
One of the most significant mistakes (and one that I made) when starting to run is heel striking. Indeed, running technique is important. Correcting heel striking while running is simple if you set yo...
Do Your Shins Hurt? Runner's Tibial Periostitis
2024-08-20
Are you new to the world of running and experiencing shin pain? Don’t be alarmed; you might be dealing with runner’s tibial periostitis. It’s not severe, but it does require attention.Tibial periostit...
You Can Now Save Your Runs on Minutes per Kilometer
2024-08-05
Starting today, you can save your runs (or any activity) to your profile on Minutes per Kilometer. This is a feature we've wanted to enable for a while, as we believe it's very useful for keeping a re...
Walking Paces That Many Runners Would Kill For
2024-08-01
Today, in the 20-kilometer race walk event at the Paris Olympics, María Pérez García completed the distance in just over 1 hour and 26 minutes, maintaining a pace of 4:18 minutes per kilometer. Meanwh...
Training Principles for a Marathon
2024-07-29
Are you thinking about running a marathon? It’s the dream of any runner—an iconic yet achievable goal. I’ll share a specific plan later, but first, I’d like to talk about the principles for creating a...
Running Without Gadgets
2024-07-22
No heavy phone in your pocket, no armband on your bicep, nothing of the sort. It's a way of running freely, listening to your own body, and gauging your effort. Metrics are useful for tracking progres...
Minutes per kilometer
2024-07-15
This entry marks the beginning of a new chapter for Minutes per Kilometer. This website was created out of the need to quickly calculate running pace in minutes per kilometer after each workout. I don...