Running pace·4:10 /km
4:10
/km · 14.4 km/h

4:10 per km — marathon in 2:55:49, 14.4 km/h

Running 4:10 per kilometre is 14.4 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 1:27:54, the marathon at 2:55:49.

Finish times

These assume you hold the pace from gun to tape. Most runners drift slower in the second half, so leave a margin when setting a target.

5K
20:50
10K
41:40
Half
1:27:54
Marathon
2:55:49
Speed
14.4 km/h
Metres per second
4 m/s
Pace per mile
6:42
One lap (400 m)
1:40

What this pace breaks

The cut-offs are tighter than they look: a sub-4 marathon needs 5:41 per kilometre, and one second slower puts you over four hours.

sub-20 min 5K · nosub-25 min 5K · yessub-30 min 5K · yessub-50 min 10K · yessub-60 min 10K · yessub-100 min Half · yessub-2h Half · yessub-3h Marathon · yessub-3:30h Marathon · yessub-4h Marathon · yessub-5h Marathon · yes

Nearby paces

Pace per kmHalfMarathon
4:051:26:092:52:18
4:061:26:302:53:00
4:071:26:512:53:42
4:081:27:122:54:24
4:091:27:332:55:07
4:101:27:542:55:49
4:111:28:152:56:31
4:121:28:372:57:13
4:131:28:582:57:55
4:141:29:192:58:38
4:151:29:402:59:20

The half and the full are not round numbers

A marathon is 42.195 km and a half is 21.0975 km. Rounding to 42 km costs you about a minute at a 5:00 pace — small, but enough to miss a target.

How to read this

  • Pace is the time for one kilometre, so a smaller number means faster.
  • To get speed, divide 3600 by the pace in seconds: 300 s gives 12 km/h.
  • A finish time is simply the pace multiplied by the distance.
  • Mile pace is kilometre pace times 1.609344.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What marathon time does 4:10 per km give?

2:55:49. The half comes in at 1:27:54, the 10K at 41:40 and the 5K at 20:50.

Q. How fast is 4:10 per km in km/h?

14.4 km/h, or 4 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

6:42, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

1:40 for 400 m.