Running pace·7:47 /km
7:47
/km · 7.71 km/h

7:47 per km — marathon in 5:28:25, 7.71 km/h

Running 7:47 per kilometre is 7.71 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 2:44:13, the marathon at 5:28:25.

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
38:55
10K
1:17:50
Half
2:44:13
Marathon
5:28:25
Speed
7.71 km/h
Metres per second
2.141 m/s
Pace per mile
12:32
One lap (400 m)
3:07

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
7:422:42:275:24:54
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
7:492:44:555:29:49
7:502:45:165:30:32
7:512:45:375:31:14
7:522:45:585:31:56

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 7:47 per km give?

5:28:25. The half comes in at 2:44:13, the 10K at 1:17:50 and the 5K at 38:55.

Q. How fast is 7:47 per km in km/h?

7.71 km/h, or 2.141 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

12:32, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

3:07 for 400 m.