I need to know how many steps are in a mile i have a broken pedometer.?

Question

i am in walking contest and it has to be measured in miles and my pedometer only does steps. thanks

Answer 1

I can't begin to guess what this has to do with swimming and diving, but go to your local high school track and count how many steps you normally take per mile.    1 lap = 1/4 mile.

Answer 2

I count mine to be 2,000 steps to the mile or about 2 and a half feet per step.

Answer 3

It depends on how long your stride is.

Answer 4

The quickest way for you to figure that out is to go outside and walk one exact street block. You probably know that 20 blocks = 1 mile, so go out and walk a block, crossing one street (i.e. from south corner to south corner) because the width of that street is included in the mile measurement. Multiply the number of paces by 20 and you've got your answer.

For others, you've got a few options:

(1) mark out a starting and finishing line for a specific distance and count your steps between the two (not a great solution, since you will probably be to conscious of the experiment to walk naturally).

(2) walk on a treadmill and base it on the distance covered

(3) go use a measured track at, say, a high school and use the starting line, finish line, and stay in your lane. It's usually 1/4 mile, and you can extrapolate from that.