The distance is measured in meters but to satisfy my curiosity I decided to calculate the paces of last year's Southern Cal Walkers Postals.
Contestant Age Distance Average Pace
Chris Rael Male 47 10,680 meters 9:02 min/mi
Pedro Santoni Male 49 10,673 meters 9:03 min/mi
Rick Campbell Male 60 10,214 meters 9:27 min/mi
Donna Cunningham Female 59 9,852 meters 9:48 min/mi
Ray Billig Male 49 9,441 meters 10:14 min/mi
Alan Ede Male 67 9,361 meters 10:19 min/mi
Jolene Steigerwalt Female 63 9,223 meters 10:28 min/mi
Carl Acosta Male 72 9,195 meters 10:30 min/mi
Bob Nyman Male 67 9,084 meters 10:38 min/mi
Carol Bertino Female 59 8,879 meters 10:53 min/mi
Bill Moremen Male 78 8,789 meters 10:59 min/mi
Leon Glazman Male 72 8,457 meters 11:25 min/mi
Arvid Rolle Male 72 8,451 meters 11:26 min/mi
Shirley Capps Female 71 8,415 meters 11:28 min/mi
Roberta Hatfield Female 65 8,273 meters 11:40 min/mi
Nancy Alexander Female 66 8,226 meters 11:44 min/mi
Ellis Jones Male 62 8,100 meters 11:55 min/mi
Joan McIntyre Female 70 7,881 meters 12:15 min/mi
Anelise Smith Female 67 7,774 meters 12:25 min/mi
M.J. Sullivan Female 64 7,433 meters 12:59 min/mi
Patti Kennedy Female 76 7,382 meters 13:05 min/mi
Margaret Fields Female 63 7,345 meters 13:09 min/mi
Jenny Dean Female 55 7,211 meters 13:23 min/mi
Bigalita Egger Female 65 7,136 meters 13:32 min/mi
Grace Moremen Female 75 7,081 meters 13:38 min/mi
M. Noritake Male 82 6,970 meters 13:51 min/mi
Soula Thomas Female 82 6,875 meters 14:03 min/mi
Pat Willis Female 70 6,538 meters 14:46 min/mi
I'm impressed. If I am to compete in my age group I should be doing much better than 12 min/mi for a six-mile walk. Looks like I'm going to have to push up the pace for the morning workouts.
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