Running pace·7:43 /km
7:43
/km · 7.78 km/h

7:43 per km — marathon in 5:25:36, 7.78 km/h

Running 7:43 per kilometre is 7.78 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 2:42:48, the marathon at 5:25:36.

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
38:35
10K
1:17:10
Half
2:42:48
Marathon
5:25:36
Speed
7.78 km/h
Metres per second
2.16 m/s
Pace per mile
12:25
One lap (400 m)
3:05

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
7:382:41:035:22:05
7:392:41:245:22:48
7:402:41:455:23:30
7:412:42:065:24:12
7:422:42:275:24:54
7:432:42:485:25:36
7:442:43:095:26:18
7:452:43:305:27:01
7:462:43:515:27:43
7:472:44:135:28:25
7:482:44:345:29:07

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 7:43 per km give?

5:25:36. The half comes in at 2:42:48, the 10K at 1:17:10 and the 5K at 38:35.

Q. How fast is 7:43 per km in km/h?

7.78 km/h, or 2.16 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

12:25, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

3:05 for 400 m.