6:56 per km — marathon in 4:52:33, 8.65 km/h

Running 6:56 per kilometre is 8.65 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 2:26:17, the marathon at 4:52:33.

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: 34:40
10K: 1:09:20
Half: 2:26:17
Marathon: 4:52:33

Speed: 8.65 km/h
Metres per second: 2.404 m/s
Pace per mile: 11:09
One lap (400 m): 2:46

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

Nearby paces

Pace per km	Half	Marathon
6:51	2:24:31	4:49:02
6:52	2:24:52	4:49:44
6:53	2:25:13	4:50:27
6:54	2:25:34	4:51:09
6:55	2:25:55	4:51:51
6:56	2:26:17	4:52:33
6:57	2:26:38	4:53:15
6:58	2:26:59	4:53:58
6:59	2:27:20	4:54:40
7:00	2:27:41	4:55:22

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 6:56 per km give?

4:52:33. The half comes in at 2:26:17, the 10K at 1:09:20 and the 5K at 34:40.

Q. How fast is 6:56 per km in km/h?

8.65 km/h, or 2.404 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

11:09, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

2:46 for 400 m.