Detailed VDOT Running Calculator

Calculate your VDOT score from any race performance. Get training paces for every zone, predict finish times across all distances, and receive a personalized training plan breakdown — based on Jack Daniels' Running Formula.

Based on Jack Daniels' Running Formula — VDOT is an effective oxygen uptake measure, not a clinical VO₂max test

Race Performance Input

Enter your recent race distance and finishing time to calculate VDOT

Input Method
Race Distance
Finishing Time

Example: a 22:30 5K time → VDOT ≈ 48

Runner Profile

Optional — helps contextualize your VDOT and generate tailored advice

Your VDOT Score
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calculate to see
Estimated VO₂max
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ml/kg/min (approximate)
Fitness Category
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Quick Pace Reference

Easy (E)—
Marathon (M)—
Threshold (T)—
Interval (I)—
Repetition (R)—

Race Time Estimates

5K—
10K—
Half Marathon—
Marathon—

VDOT Context

Beginner30–39
Recreational40–49
Competitive50–59
Sub-Elite60–69
Elite70–79
World Class80+

Recommended Weekly Volume Mix

Easy %
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Jack Daniels' Zones Explained

E — Easy Conversational, aerobic base, recovery. 60–79% VO₂max.
M — Marathon Pace Comfortably hard. 75–84% VO₂max. Builds stamina.
T — Threshold Comfortably hard / tempo. 83–88% VO₂max. Raises lactate threshold.
I — Interval Hard. 95–100% VO₂max. Builds aerobic power in short bursts.
R — Repetition Very fast, shorter. 105–120% VO₂max. Speed, economy, form.