Running pace·7:32 /km
7:32
/km · 7.96 km/h

7:32 per km — marathon in 5:17:52, 7.96 km/h

Running 7:32 per kilometre is 7.96 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 2:38:56, the marathon at 5:17:52.

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
37:40
10K
1:15:20
Half
2:38:56
Marathon
5:17:52
Speed
7.96 km/h
Metres per second
2.212 m/s
Pace per mile
12:07
One lap (400 m)
3:01

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
7:272:37:115:14:21
7:282:37:325:15:03
7:292:37:535:15:46
7:302:38:145:16:28
7:312:38:355:17:10
7:322:38:565:17:52
7:332:39:175:18:34
7:342:39:385:19:17
7:352:39:595:19:59
7:362:40:205:20:41
7:372:40:425:21:23

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 7:32 per km give?

5:17:52. The half comes in at 2:38:56, the 10K at 1:15:20 and the 5K at 37:40.

Q. How fast is 7:32 per km in km/h?

7.96 km/h, or 2.212 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

12:07, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

3:01 for 400 m.