A rule of thumb for estimating walking speed: The number of paces walked in 36 seconds, divided by 10, is your speed in miles per hour. A pace is one full cycle of the legs, i.e., two steps. The original definition of a mile was 1000 paces as marched by the Roman Army; the word comes from Latin "mille," meaning 1000. One pace is 1/1000 mile, 36 seconds is 1/100 hour. Calculate the appropriate time period if your pace is significant different from 5.28 feet. It doesn't work on rough terrain.
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