Running pace·7:17 /km
7:17
/km · 8.24 km/h

7:17 per km — marathon in 5:07:19, 8.24 km/h

Running 7:17 per kilometre is 8.24 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 2:33:40, the marathon at 5:07:19.

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
36:25
10K
1:12:50
Half
2:33:40
Marathon
5:07:19
Speed
8.24 km/h
Metres per second
2.288 m/s
Pace per mile
11:43
One lap (400 m)
2:55

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 · no

Nearby paces

Pace per kmHalfMarathon
7:122:31:545:03:48
7:132:32:155:04:30
7:142:32:365:05:13
7:152:32:575:05:55
7:162:33:195:06:37
7:172:33:405:07:19
7:182:34:015:08:01
7:192:34:225:08:44
7:202:34:435:09:26
7:212:35:045:10:08
7:222:35:255:10:50

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 7:17 per km give?

5:07:19. The half comes in at 2:33:40, the 10K at 1:12:50 and the 5K at 36:25.

Q. How fast is 7:17 per km in km/h?

8.24 km/h, or 2.288 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

11:43, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

2:55 for 400 m.