Min/Mile ↔ Min/KM
Convert running pace between miles and km
Min/Mile ↔ Min/KM
Quick Facts
- •8:00 min/mile ≈ 4:58 min/km
- •5:00 min/km ≈ 8:03 min/mile
Running Pace Conversion
Runners often need to convert between minutes per mile and minutes per kilometer. A 10:00 min/mile pace equals about 6:13 min/km. This conversion is essential for treadmill settings, race planning, and following international training plans.
Understanding the min/mile ↔ min/km
Runners think in minutes per kilometre or mile, while treadmills and cyclists think in kilometres or miles per hour. The two are reciprocals, which is why a pace that feels like a small change can be a large speed change and the arithmetic is easy to get backwards.
Worked examples
Converting a 5:30 per km pace to km/h
- 1Convert the pace to decimal minutes: 5 + (30 ÷ 60) = 5.5 minutes per km.
- 2Speed = 60 ÷ 5.5 = 10.91 km/h.
5:30 per km is 10.9 km/h.
Marathon finish time from an 8:00 per mile pace
- 1A marathon is 26.2188 miles.
- 226.2188 × 8 minutes = 209.75 minutes.
- 3209.75 ÷ 60 = 3.496 hours, which is 3 hours 29 minutes 45 seconds.
An 8:00 per mile pace gives a 3:29:45 marathon, just inside the classic sub 3:30 target.
Pace, speed, and race finish times
| Pace /km | Speed | 5K | 10K | Half | Marathon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 | 15.0 km/h | 20:00 | 40:00 | 1:24:24 | 2:48:48 |
| 4:30 | 13.3 km/h | 22:30 | 45:00 | 1:34:57 | 3:09:54 |
| 5:00 | 12.0 km/h | 25:00 | 50:00 | 1:45:30 | 3:31:00 |
| 5:30 | 10.9 km/h | 27:30 | 55:00 | 1:56:03 | 3:52:06 |
| 6:00 | 10.0 km/h | 30:00 | 1:00:00 | 2:06:36 | 4:13:12 |
| 6:30 | 9.2 km/h | 32:30 | 1:05:00 | 2:17:09 | 4:34:18 |
| 7:00 | 8.6 km/h | 35:00 | 1:10:00 | 2:27:42 | 4:55:24 |
Pace per kilometre and per mile
| Per km | Per mile |
|---|---|
| 4:00 | 6:26 |
| 4:30 | 7:14 |
| 5:00 | 8:03 |
| 5:30 | 8:51 |
| 6:00 | 9:39 |
| 6:30 | 10:28 |
| 7:00 | 11:16 |
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