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There are a number of good orienteering web sites the boy scouts use. (use orienteering and measure)We tend to use the pace method for most adults one walking pace is around 5 feet, so 10 paces is 50 feet if we need to get moving fast. If time permits, we also measure with a 100 ft. tape measure. Starting at one end, pace (walk) to the other end counting your paces as you go. Walk naturally! Important to keep in mind: 2 steps=1 stride, 1 step=1pace.Once you reach the end of your first 100-foot pacing exercise, write down the number of paces you took
Follow this same routine 3 more times; walk back down the tape, walk back up, and finally, walk back down. Write down the number of paces you took after each time you complete the 100-foot pace. After you have completed your four pacing exercises, calculate your average number of paces that you took during your 100-foot walks. (Add each “# of paces” together and divide by four.)
Now calculate your average pace by dividing 100 by your “average number of paces.”