Race Time Predictor

See what you can achieve based on your VO2max and training history.

What Is Race Time Predictor?

Informed expectations of how long it will take you to finish a race is a great source of motivation. It can also help you make good decisions before an event and along the way. This feature is designed to give you a heads up on how long it will take you to complete a number of popular race distances. Distances include 5k, 10k, half-marathon and marathon.

  • Keep your eyes on the prize
  • Insight into how training effects results
  • Set good expectations for performance
Race Time Predictor
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How Does It Work?

Your cardiorespiratory fitness level (VO2max) offers good insight into your ability to maintain a certain level of performance over a period of time. VO2max provides a strong basis for predicting how you will perform in in an endurance event, but your VO2max isn’t the only thing that matters. The work you do to prepare should be considered too.

Race Time Prediction Graph

To improve the reliability of your predicted finish times, Firstbeat Analytics takes a number of additional considerations into account. These include long- and short-term trends in your weekly running mileage totals. Similarly, Training Load trends are factored into the analysis, along with specific details like how longer runs contributed to your overall load.

Race Time Predictions are automatically updated as your training unfolds.