Running pace·7:24 /km
7:24
/km · 8.11 km/h

7:24 per km — marathon in 5:12:15, 8.11 km/h

Running 7:24 per kilometre is 8.11 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 2:36:07, the marathon at 5:12:15.

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
37:00
10K
1:14:00
Half
2:36:07
Marathon
5:12:15
Speed
8.11 km/h
Metres per second
2.252 m/s
Pace per mile
11:55
One lap (400 m)
2:58

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
7:192:34:225:08:44
7:202:34:435:09:26
7:212:35:045:10:08
7:222:35:255:10:50
7:232:35:465:11:32
7:242:36:075:12:15
7:252:36:285:12:57
7:262:36:495:13:39
7:272:37:115:14:21
7:282:37:325:15:03
7:292:37:535:15:46

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 7:24 per km give?

5:12:15. The half comes in at 2:36:07, the 10K at 1:14:00 and the 5K at 37:00.

Q. How fast is 7:24 per km in km/h?

8.11 km/h, or 2.252 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

11:55, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

2:58 for 400 m.