Running pace·4:32 /km
4:32
/km · 13.24 km/h

4:32 per km — marathon in 3:11:17, 13.24 km/h

Running 4:32 per kilometre is 13.24 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 1:35:39, the marathon at 3:11:17.

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
22:40
10K
45:20
Half
1:35:39
Marathon
3:11:17
Speed
13.24 km/h
Metres per second
3.676 m/s
Pace per mile
7:18
One lap (400 m)
1:49

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 · nosub-3:30h Marathon · yessub-4h Marathon · yessub-5h Marathon · yes

Nearby paces

Pace per kmHalfMarathon
4:271:33:533:07:46
4:281:34:143:08:28
4:291:34:353:09:10
4:301:34:563:09:53
4:311:35:173:10:35
4:321:35:393:11:17
4:331:36:003:11:59
4:341:36:213:12:41
4:351:36:423:13:24
4:361:37:033:14:06
4:371:37:243:14:48

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 4:32 per km give?

3:11:17. The half comes in at 1:35:39, the 10K at 45:20 and the 5K at 22:40.

Q. How fast is 4:32 per km in km/h?

13.24 km/h, or 3.676 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

7:18, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

1:49 for 400 m.