10K pace calculator
Your 10K goal, broken down.
Type your 10K target time. We compute the pace you need to hold per km and per mile.
What do you want to know?
Units
1
What you ran
Pick a preset or type any distance.
km
Try:
2
How long it took
Hours, minutes, seconds.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Examples
Pace
5:00
min/km · ≈ 8:03 min/mi
You ran 10K in 50:00 — that's 5:00 per km.
Pace
5:00
Time
50:00
Distance
10.00 km
At this pace, your race times would be
Split times (10 km)
Common 10K targets
The 10K is the speed-endurance test. Hard enough to hurt; short enough to redo every few weeks. These are the popular goal times and their paces.
| Target time | Required pace | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 30:00 | 3:00/km · 4:50/mi | Sub-30 — competitive amateur level. |
| 40:00 | 4:00/km · 6:26/mi | A breakthrough mark for trained runners. |
| 45:00 | 4:30/km · 7:14/mi | Solid intermediate target. |
| 50:00 | 5:00/km · 8:03/mi | A common goal for experienced amateurs. |
| 55:00 | 5:30/km · 8:51/mi | A great first-10K target. |
| 60:00 | 6:00/km · 9:39/mi | Sub-1-hour 10K — a classic milestone. |
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