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How do I calculate my lap distance?
How do I calculate my lap distance?

You must set a lap distance for participants to earn mileage for completing laps.

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Written by Stefanie Ediger
Updated over a week ago

Here are three ways to calculate your lap distance.

The number of laps.

  • If you know how many laps it takes to equal a mile then you can take the number 1 divided by the number of laps to get your lap distance.

    • For example:

      • 1 mile / 5 laps = .20 lap distance

      • 1 mile / 4 laps = .25 lap distance

      • 1 mile / 10 laps = .10 lap distance

Steps per mile

  • On average, we know it takes around 2,000 steps to equal a mile. How many steps does it take you to walk one lap? Use this formula:

    • 2,000 / # of steps = # of laps it takes to equal one mile

      • Then 1.0 / # of laps = lap distance

      • For example:

        • If it took 650 steps to complete one lap.

          • 2000 / 650 = 3.08 laps it takes to equal a mile

        • Then 1 mile / 3.08 = .33 lap distance

Measure one lap

  • You can measure one lap by walking one time yourself using a measuring wheel or a device with GPS to give you the lap distance.


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