7:54 per km — marathon in 5:33:20, 7.59 km/h

Running 7:54 per kilometre is 7.59 km/h. Hold it and the half comes in at 2:46:40, the marathon at 5:33:20.

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: 39:30
10K: 1:19:00
Half: 2:46:40
Marathon: 5:33:20

Speed: 7.59 km/h
Metres per second: 2.11 m/s
Pace per mile: 12:43
One lap (400 m): 3:10

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 km	Half	Marathon
7:49	2:44:55	5:29:49
7:50	2:45:16	5:30:32
7:51	2:45:37	5:31:14
7:52	2:45:58	5:31:56
7:53	2:46:19	5:32:38
7:54	2:46:40	5:33:20
7:55	2:47:01	5:34:03
7:56	2:47:22	5:34:45
7:57	2:47:44	5:35:27
7:58	2:48:05	5:36:09
7:59	2:48:26	5:36:51

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 7:54 per km give?

5:33:20. The half comes in at 2:46:40, the 10K at 1:19:00 and the 5K at 39:30.

Q. How fast is 7:54 per km in km/h?

7.59 km/h, or 2.11 metres per second.

Q. What is that per mile?

12:43, because a mile is 1.609344 km.

Q. And one lap of the track?

3:10 for 400 m.