Pace Charts
Kilometer Pace Chart
(with 1-mile and half-marathon comparison)
The following table is based on minutes/kilometer, and converts an athlete’s pace to the time needed to cover a particular distance. To find the average race pace, look at the finish time and read the pace from the left-hand columns. The average pace of the Boston Marathon course records of Geoffrey Mutai (2:03:02) and Buzunesh Deba (2:19:59) are in bold.
| 1 Km | 1 Mi | 5 Km | 10 Km | 15 Km | 20 Km | Half | 25 Km | 30 Km | 35 Km | 40 Km | 42.195 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:02:45 | 0:04:26 | 0:13:45 | 0:27:30 | 0:41:15 | 0:55:00 | 0:58:01 | 1:08:45 | 1:22:30 | 1:36:15 | 1:50:00 | 1:56:02 |
| 0:02:50 | 0:04:34 | 0:14:10 | 0:28:20 | 0:42:30 | 0:56:40 | 0:59:47 | 1:10:50 | 1:25:00 | 1:39:10 | 1:53:20 | 1:59:33 |
| 0:02:55 | 0:04:42 | 0:14:35 | 0:29:09 | 0:43:44 | 0:58:18 | 1:01:31 | 1:12:53 | 1:27:27 | 1:42:02 | 1:56:37 | 2:03:02 |
| 0:02:59 | 0:04:48 | 0:14:55 | 0:29:50 | 0:44:45 | 0:59:40 | 1:02:56 | 1:14:35 | 1:29:30 | 1:44:25 | 1:59:20 | 2:05:52 |
| 0:03:00 | 0:04:51 | 0:15:00 | 0:30:00 | 0:45:00 | 1:00:00 | 1:03:15 | 1:15:00 | 1:30:00 | 1:45:00 | 2:00:00 | 2:06:29 |
| 0:03:05 | 0:04:58 | 0:15:25 | 0:30:50 | 0:46:15 | 1:01:40 | 1:05:03 | 1:17:05 | 1:32:30 | 1:47:55 | 2:03:20 | 2:10:06 |
| 0:03:10 | 0:05:06 | 0:15:50 | 0:31:40 | 0:47:30 | 1:03:20 | 1:06:49 | 1:19:10 | 1:35:00 | 1:50:50 | 2:06:40 | 2:13:37 |
| 0:03:15 | 0:05:14 | 0:16:15 | 0:32:30 | 0:48:45 | 1:05:00 | 1:08:34 | 1:21:15 | 1:37:30 | 1:53:45 | 2:10:00 | 2:17:08 |
| 0:03:17 | 0:05:18 | 0:16:28 | 0:32:56 | 0:49:24 | 1:05:52 | 1:09:28 | 1:22:20 | 1:38:47 | 1:55:15 | 2:11:43 | 2:18:57 |
| 0:03:19 | 0:05:20 | 0:16:35 | 0:33:11 | 0:49:46 | 1:06:21 | 1:09:59 | 1:22:56 | 1:39:32 | 1:56:07 | 2:12:42 | 2:19:59 |
| 0:03:20 | 0:05:22 | 0:16:40 | 0:33:20 | 0:50:00 | 1:06:40 | 1:10:21 | 1:23:20 | 1:40:00 | 1:56:40 | 2:13:20 | 2:20:43 |
| 0:03:25 | 0:05:30 | 0:17:05 | 0:34:10 | 0:51:15 | 1:08:20 | 1:12:05 | 1:25:25 | 1:42:30 | 1:59:35 | 2:16:40 | 2:24:10 |
| 0:03:30 | 0:05:38 | 0:17:30 | 0:35:00 | 0:52:30 | 1:10:00 | 1:13:50 | 1:27:30 | 1:45:00 | 2:02:30 | 2:20:00 | 2:27:41 |
| 0:03:35 | 0:05:46 | 0:17:55 | 0:35:50 | 0:53:45 | 1:11:40 | 1:15:36 | 1:29:35 | 1:47:30 | 2:05:25 | 2:23:20 | 2:31:12 |
| 0:03:40 | 0:05:54 | 0:18:20 | 0:36:40 | 0:55:00 | 1:13:20 | 1:17:21 | 1:31:40 | 1:50:00 | 2:08:20 | 2:26:40 | 2:34:43 |
| 0:03:45 | 0:06:02 | 0:18:45 | 0:37:30 | 0:56:15 | 1:15:00 | 1:19:07 | 1:33:45 | 1:52:30 | 2:11:15 | 2:30:00 | 2:38:14 |
| 0:03:50 | 0:06:10 | 0:19:10 | 0:38:20 | 0:57:30 | 1:16:40 | 1:20:52 | 1:35:50 | 1:55:00 | 2:14:10 | 2:33:20 | 2:41:45 |
| 0:03:55 | 0:06:18 | 0:19:35 | 0:39:10 | 0:58:45 | 1:18:20 | 1:22:38 | 1:37:55 | 1:57:30 | 2:17:05 | 2:36:40 | 2:45:16 |
| 0:04:00 | 0:06:26 | 0:20:00 | 0:40:00 | 1:00:00 | 1:20:00 | 1:24:23 | 1:40:00 | 2:00:00 | 2:20:00 | 2:40:00 | 2:48:47 |
| 0:04:05 | 0:06:34 | 0:20:25 | 0:40:50 | 1:01:15 | 1:21:40 | 1:26:09 | 1:42:05 | 2:02:30 | 2:22:55 | 2:43:20 | 2:52:18 |
| 0:04:10 | 0:06:42 | 0:20:50 | 0:41:40 | 1:02:30 | 1:23:20 | 1:27:54 | 1:44:10 | 2:05:00 | 2:25:50 | 2:46:40 | 2:55:49 |
| 0:04:15 | 0:06:50 | 0:21:15 | 0:42:30 | 1:03:45 | 1:25:00 | 1:29:40 | 1:46:15 | 2:07:30 | 2:28:45 | 2:50:00 | 2:59:20 |
| 0:04:20 | 0:06:58 | 0:21:40 | 0:43:20 | 1:05:00 | 1:26:40 | 1:31:25 | 1:48:20 | 2:10:00 | 2:31:40 | 2:53:20 | 3:02:51 |
| 0:04:25 | 0:07:06 | 0:22:05 | 0:44:10 | 1:06:15 | 1:28:20 | 1:33:11 | 1:50:25 | 2:12:30 | 2:34:35 | 2:56:40 | 3:06:22 |
| 0:04:30 | 0:07:14 | 0:22:30 | 0:45:00 | 1:07:30 | 1:30:00 | 1:34:56 | 1:52:30 | 2:15:00 | 2:37:30 | 3:00:00 | 3:09:53 |
| 0:04:35 | 0:07:23 | 0:22:55 | 0:45:50 | 1:08:45 | 1:31:40 | 1:36:42 | 1:54:35 | 2:17:30 | 2:40:25 | 3:03:20 | 3:13:24 |
| 0:04:40 | 0:07:31 | 0:23:20 | 0:46:40 | 1:10:00 | 1:33:20 | 1:38:27 | 1:56:40 | 2:20:00 | 2:43:20 | 3:06:40 | 3:16:55 |
| 0:04:45 | 0:07:39 | 0:23:45 | 0:47:30 | 1:11:15 | 1:35:00 | 1:40:13 | 1:58:45 | 2:22:30 | 2:46:15 | 3:10:00 | 3:20:26 |
| 0:04:50 | 0:07:47 | 0:24:10 | 0:48:20 | 1:12:30 | 1:36:40 | 1:41:58 | 2:00:50 | 2:25:00 | 2:49:10 | 3:13:20 | 3:23:57 |
| 0:04:55 | 0:07:55 | 0:24:35 | 0:49:10 | 1:13:45 | 1:38:20 | 1:43:44 | 2:02:55 | 2:27:30 | 2:52:05 | 3:16:40 | 3:27:28 |
| 0:05:00 | 0:08:03 | 0:25:00 | 0:50:00 | 1:15:00 | 1:40:00 | 1:45:29 | 2:05:00 | 2:30:00 | 2:55:00 | 3:20:00 | 3:30:58 |
| 0:05:05 | 0:08:11 | 0:25:25 | 0:50:50 | 1:16:15 | 1:41:40 | 1:47:15 | 2:07:05 | 2:32:30 | 2:57:55 | 3:23:20 | 3:34:29 |
| 0:05:10 | 0:08:19 | 0:25:50 | 0:51:40 | 1:17:30 | 1:43:20 | 1:49:00 | 2:09:10 | 2:35:00 | 3:00:50 | 3:26:40 | 3:38:00 |
| 0:05:15 | 0:08:27 | 0:26:15 | 0:52:30 | 1:18:45 | 1:45:00 | 1:50:46 | 2:11:15 | 2:37:30 | 3:03:45 | 3:30:00 | 3:41:31 |
| 0:05:20 | 0:08:35 | 0:26:40 | 0:53:20 | 1:20:00 | 1:46:40 | 1:52:31 | 2:13:20 | 2:40:00 | 3:06:40 | 3:33:20 | 3:45:02 |
| 0:05:25 | 0:08:43 | 0:27:05 | 0:54:10 | 1:21:15 | 1:48:20 | 1:54:17 | 2:15:25 | 2:42:30 | 3:09:35 | 3:36:40 | 3:48:33 |
| 0:05:30 | 0:08:51 | 0:27:30 | 0:55:00 | 1:22:30 | 1:50:00 | 1:56:02 | 2:17:30 | 2:45:00 | 3:12:30 | 3:40:00 | 3:52:04 |
| 0:05:35 | 0:08:59 | 0:27:55 | 0:55:50 | 1:23:45 | 1:51:40 | 1:57:48 | 2:19:35 | 2:47:30 | 3:15:25 | 3:43:20 | 3:55:35 |
| 0:05:40 | 0:09:07 | 0:28:20 | 0:56:40 | 1:25:00 | 1:53:20 | 1:59:33 | 2:21:40 | 2:50:00 | 3:18:20 | 3:46:40 | 3:59:06 |
| 0:05:45 | 0:09:15 | 0:28:45 | 0:57:30 | 1:26:15 | 1:55:00 | 2:01:19 | 2:23:45 | 2:52:30 | 3:21:15 | 3:50:00 | 4:02:37 |
| 0:05:50 | 0:09:23 | 0:29:10 | 0:58:20 | 1:27:30 | 1:56:40 | 2:03:04 | 2:25:50 | 2:55:00 | 3:24:10 | 3:53:20 | 4:06:08 |
| 0:05:55 | 0:09:31 | 0:29:35 | 0:59:10 | 1:28:45 | 1:58:20 | 2:04:50 | 2:27:55 | 2:57:30 | 3:27:05 | 3:56:40 | 4:09:39 |
| 0:06:00 | 0:09:39 | 0:30:00 | 1:00:00 | 1:30:00 | 2:00:00 | 2:06:35 | 2:30:00 | 3:00:00 | 3:30:00 | 4:00:00 | 4:13:10 |
| 0:06:05 | 0:09:47 | 0:30:25 | 1:00:50 | 1:31:15 | 2:01:40 | 2:08:21 | 2:32:05 | 3:02:30 | 3:32:55 | 4:03:20 | 4:16:41 |
| 0:06:10 | 0:09:55 | 0:30:50 | 1:01:40 | 1:32:30 | 2:03:20 | 2:10:06 | 2:34:10 | 3:05:00 | 3:35:50 | 4:06:40 | 4:20:12 |
| 0:06:15 | 0:10:03 | 0:31:15 | 1:02:30 | 1:33:45 | 2:05:00 | 2:11:52 | 2:36:15 | 3:07:30 | 3:38:45 | 4:10:00 | 4:23:43 |
| 0:06:20 | 0:10:12 | 0:31:40 | 1:03:20 | 1:35:00 | 2:06:40 | 2:13:37 | 2:38:20 | 3:10:00 | 3:41:40 | 4:13:20 | 4:27:14 |
| 0:06:25 | 0:10:20 | 0:32:05 | 1:04:10 | 1:36:15 | 2:08:20 | 2:15:23 | 2:40:25 | 3:12:30 | 3:44:35 | 4:16:40 | 4:30:45 |
| 0:06:30 | 0:10:28 | 0:32:30 | 1:05:00 | 1:37:30 | 2:10:00 | 2:17:08 | 2:42:30 | 3:15:00 | 3:47:30 | 4:20:00 | 4:34:16 |
Mile Pace Chart
(with 1-km and 10-km comparison)
The following table is based on minutes/mile, and converts an athlete’s pace to the time needed to cover a particular distance. To find the average race pace, look at the finish time and read the pace from the left-hand columns. The average pace of the Boston Marathon course records of Geoffrey Mutai (2:03:02) and Buzunesh Deba (2:19:59) are in bold.
| 1 Km | 1 Mi | 5 Mi | 10 Km | 10 Mi | Half | 15 Mi | 20 Mi | 25 Mi | 26.2 Mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:02:48 | 0:04:30 | 0:22:30 | 0:27:58 | 0:45:00 | 0:59:00 | 1:07:30 | 1:30:00 | 1:52:30 | 1:58:00 |
| 0:02:54 | 0:04:40 | 0:23:20 | 0:29:00 | 0:46:40 | 1:01:11 | 1:10:00 | 1:33:20 | 1:56:40 | 2:02:22 |
| 0:02:55 | 0:04:42 | 0:23:27 | 0:29:09 | 0:46:55 | 1:01:31 | 1:10:23 | 1:33:51 | 1:57:19 | 2:03:02 |
| 0:02:59 | 0:04:48 | 0:24:00 | 0:29:50 | 0:48:00 | 1:02:56 | 1:12:00 | 1:36:00 | 2:00:00 | 2:05:52 |
| 0:03:00 | 0:04:51 | 0:24:00 | 0:30:00 | 0:48:30 | 1:03:15 | 1:12:45 | 1:37:00 | 2:01:15 | 2:06:29 |
| 0:03:03 | 0:04:55 | 0:24:35 | 0:30:33 | 0:49:10 | 1:04:28 | 1:13:45 | 1:38:20 | 2:02:55 | 2:08:55 |
| 0:03:06 | 0:05:00 | 0:25:00 | 0:31:04 | 0:50:00 | 1:05:33 | 1:15:00 | 1:40:00 | 2:05:00 | 2:11:06 |
| 0:03:10 | 0:05:05 | 0:25:25 | 0:31:35 | 0:50:50 | 1:06:39 | 1:16:15 | 1:41:40 | 2:07:05 | 2:13:17 |
| 0:03:13 | 0:05:10 | 0:25:50 | 0:32:06 | 0:51:40 | 1:07:44 | 1:17:30 | 1:43:20 | 2:09:10 | 2:15:28 |
| 0:03:16 | 0:05:15 | 0:26:15 | 0:32:37 | 0:52:30 | 1:08:50 | 1:18:45 | 1:45:00 | 2:11:15 | 2:17:39 |
| 0:03:17 | 0:05:18 | 0:26:30 | 0:32:56 | 0:53:00 | 1:09:28 | 1:19:30 | 1:46:00 | 2:12:29 | 2:18:57 |
| 0:03:19 | 0:05:20 | 0:26:42 | 0:33:11 | 0:53:23 | 1:09:59 | 1:20:05 | 1:46:47 | 2:13:29 | 2:19:59 |
| 0:03:20 | 0:05:22 | 0:26:50 | 0:33:20 | 0:53:40 | 1:10:21 | 1:20:30 | 1:47:20 | 2:14:10 | 2:20:43 |
| 0:03:22 | 0:05:25 | 0:27:05 | 0:33:40 | 0:54:10 | 1:11:01 | 1:21:15 | 1:48:20 | 2:15:25 | 2:22:02 |
| 0:03:25 | 0:05:30 | 0:27:30 | 0:34:11 | 0:55:00 | 1:12:06 | 1:22:30 | 1:50:00 | 2:17:30 | 2:24:13 |
| 0:03:28 | 0:05:35 | 0:27:55 | 0:34:42 | 0:55:50 | 1:13:12 | 1:23:45 | 1:51:40 | 2:19:35 | 2:26:24 |
| 0:03:31 | 0:05:40 | 0:28:20 | 0:35:13 | 0:56:40 | 1:14:17 | 1:25:00 | 1:53:20 | 2:21:40 | 2:28:35 |
| 0:03:34 | 0:05:45 | 0:28:45 | 0:35:44 | 0:57:30 | 1:15:23 | 1:26:15 | 1:55:00 | 2:23:45 | 2:30:46 |
| 0:03:37 | 0:05:50 | 0:29:10 | 0:36:15 | 0:58:20 | 1:16:29 | 1:27:30 | 1:56:40 | 2:25:50 | 2:32:57 |
| 0:03:41 | 0:05:55 | 0:29:35 | 0:36:46 | 0:59:10 | 1:17:34 | 1:28:45 | 1:58:20 | 2:27:55 | 2:35:08 |
| 0:03:44 | 0:06:00 | 0:30:00 | 0:37:17 | 1:00:00 | 1:18:40 | 1:30:00 | 2:00:00 | 2:30:00 | 2:37:19 |
| 0:03:47 | 0:06:05 | 0:30:25 | 0:37:48 | 1:00:50 | 1:19:45 | 1:31:15 | 2:01:40 | 2:32:05 | 2:39:30 |
| 0:03:50 | 0:06:10 | 0:30:50 | 0:38:19 | 1:01:40 | 1:20:51 | 1:32:30 | 2:03:20 | 2:34:10 | 2:41:42 |
| 0:03:53 | 0:06:15 | 0:31:15 | 0:38:50 | 1:02:30 | 1:21:56 | 1:33:45 | 2:05:00 | 2:36:15 | 2:43:53 |
| 0:03:56 | 0:06:20 | 0:31:40 | 0:39:21 | 1:03:20 | 1:23:02 | 1:35:00 | 2:06:40 | 2:38:20 | 2:46:04 |
| 0:03:59 | 0:06:25 | 0:32:05 | 0:39:52 | 1:04:10 | 1:24:07 | 1:36:15 | 2:08:20 | 2:40:25 | 2:48:15 |
| 0:04:02 | 0:06:30 | 0:32:30 | 0:40:23 | 1:05:00 | 1:25:13 | 1:37:30 | 2:10:00 | 2:42:30 | 2:50:26 |
| 0:04:05 | 0:06:35 | 0:32:55 | 0:40:55 | 1:05:50 | 1:26:19 | 1:38:45 | 2:11:40 | 2:44:35 | 2:52:37 |
| 0:04:09 | 0:06:40 | 0:33:20 | 0:41:26 | 1:06:40 | 1:27:24 | 1:40:00 | 2:13:20 | 2:46:40 | 2:54:48 |
| 0:04:12 | 0:06:45 | 0:33:45 | 0:41:57 | 1:07:30 | 1:28:30 | 1:41:15 | 2:15:00 | 2:48:45 | 2:56:59 |
| 0:04:15 | 0:06:50 | 0:34:10 | 0:42:28 | 1:08:20 | 1:29:35 | 1:42:30 | 2:16:40 | 2:50:50 | 2:59:10 |
| 0:04:18 | 0:06:55 | 0:34:35 | 0:42:59 | 1:09:10 | 1:30:41 | 1:43:45 | 2:18:20 | 2:52:55 | 3:01:21 |
| 0:04:21 | 0:07:00 | 0:35:00 | 0:43:30 | 1:10:00 | 1:31:46 | 1:45:00 | 2:20:00 | 2:55:00 | 3:03:33 |
| 0:04:24 | 0:07:05 | 0:35:25 | 0:44:01 | 1:10:50 | 1:32:52 | 1:46:15 | 2:21:40 | 2:57:05 | 3:05:44 |
| 0:04:27 | 0:07:10 | 0:35:50 | 0:44:32 | 1:11:40 | 1:33:57 | 1:47:30 | 2:23:20 | 2:59:10 | 3:07:55 |
| 0:04:30 | 0:07:15 | 0:36:15 | 0:45:03 | 1:12:30 | 1:35:03 | 1:48:45 | 2:25:00 | 3:01:15 | 3:10:06 |
| 0:04:33 | 0:07:20 | 0:36:40 | 0:45:34 | 1:13:20 | 1:36:08 | 1:50:00 | 2:26:40 | 3:03:20 | 3:12:17 |
| 0:04:37 | 0:07:25 | 0:37:05 | 0:46:05 | 1:14:10 | 1:37:14 | 1:51:15 | 2:28:20 | 3:05:25 | 3:14:28 |
| 0:04:40 | 0:07:30 | 0:37:30 | 0:46:36 | 1:15:00 | 1:38:20 | 1:52:30 | 2:30:00 | 3:07:30 | 3:16:39 |
| 0:04:43 | 0:07:35 | 0:37:55 | 0:47:07 | 1:15:50 | 1:39:25 | 1:53:45 | 2:31:40 | 3:09:35 | 3:18:50 |
| 0:04:46 | 0:07:40 | 0:38:20 | 0:47:38 | 1:16:40 | 1:40:31 | 1:55:00 | 2:33:20 | 3:11:40 | 3:21:01 |
| 0:04:49 | 0:07:45 | 0:38:45 | 0:48:10 | 1:17:30 | 1:41:36 | 1:56:15 | 2:35:00 | 3:13:45 | 3:23:12 |
| 0:04:52 | 0:07:50 | 0:39:10 | 0:48:41 | 1:18:20 | 1:42:42 | 1:57:30 | 2:36:40 | 3:15:50 | 3:25:24 |
| 0:04:55 | 0:07:55 | 0:39:35 | 0:49:12 | 1:19:10 | 1:43:47 | 1:58:45 | 2:38:20 | 3:17:55 | 3:27:35 |
| 0:04:58 | 0:08:00 | 0:40:00 | 0:49:43 | 1:20:00 | 1:44:53 | 2:00:00 | 2:40:00 | 3:20:00 | 3:29:46 |
| 0:05:04 | 0:08:1 0 |
0:40:50 | 0:50:45 | 1:21:40 | 1:47:04 | 2:02:30 | 2:43:20 | 3:24:10 | 3:34:08 |
| 0:05:08 | 0:08:15 | 0:41:15 | 0:51:16 | 1:22:30 | 1:48:10 | 2:03:45 | 2:45:00 | 3:26:15 | 3:36:19 |
| 0:05:11 | 0:08:20 | 0:41:40 | 0:51:47 | 1:23:20 | 1:49:15 | 2:05:00 | 2:46:40 | 3:28:20 | 3:38:30 |
| 0:05:17 | 0:08:30 | 0:42:30 | 0:52:49 | 1:25:00 | 1:51:26 | 2:07:30 | 2:50:00 | 3:32:30 | 3:42:52 |
| 0:05:23 | 0:08:40 | 0:43:20 | 0:53:51 | 1:26:40 | 1:53:37 | 2:10:00 | 2:53:20 | 3:36:40 | 3:47:15 |
| 0:05:26 | 0:08:45 | 0:43:45 | 0:54:22 | 1:27:30 | 1:54:43 | 2:11:15 | 2:55:00 | 3:38:45 | 3:49:26 |
| 0:05:29 | 0:08:50 | 0:44:10 | 0:54:53 | 1:28:20 | 1:55:48 | 2:12:30 | 2:56:40 | 3:40:50 | 3:51:37 |
| 0:05:36 | 0:09:00 | 0:45:00 | 0:55:56 | 1:30:00 | 1:58:00 | 2:15:00 | 3:00:00 | 3:45:00 | 3:55:59 |
| 0:05:42 | 0:09:10 | 0:45:50 | 0:56:58 | 1:31:40 | 2:00:11 | 2:17:30 | 3:03:20 | 3:49:10 | 4:00:21 |
| 0:05:45 | 0:09:15 | 0:46:15 | 0:57:29 | 1:32:30 | 2:01:16 | 2:18:45 | 3:05:00 | 3:51:15 | 4:02:32 |
| 0:05:48 | 0:09:20 | 0:46:40 | 0:58:00 | 1:33:20 | 2:02:22 | 2:20:00 | 3:06:40 | 3:53:20 | 4:04:43 |
| 0:05:54 | 0:09:30 | 0:47:30 | 0:59:02 | 1:35:00 | 2:04:33 | 2:22:30 | 3:10:00 | 3:57:30 | 4:09:06 |