5K pace chart

The pace you need for every 5K goal time, per mile and per kilometer, and where that time places among US finishers. Pick a time for its full splits.

Goal	Per mile	Per km	Per 400 m	US finishers
15:00	4:50	3:00	1:12	Top 1%
16:00	5:09	3:12	1:17	Top 1%
17:00	5:28	3:24	1:22	Top 1%
18:00	5:48	3:36	1:26	Top 1%
19:00	6:07	3:48	1:31	Top 1%
20:00	6:26	4:00	1:36	Top 2%
21:00	6:46	4:12	1:41	Top 3%
22:00	7:05	4:24	1:46	Top 4%
23:00	7:24	4:36	1:50	Top 6%
24:00	7:43	4:48	1:55	Top 8%
25:00	8:03	5:00	2:00	Top 11%
26:00	8:22	5:12	2:05	Top 14%
27:00	8:41	5:24	2:10	Top 17%
28:00	9:01	5:36	2:14	Top 21%
29:00	9:20	5:48	2:19	Top 24%
30:00	9:39	6:00	2:24	Top 28%
31:00	9:59	6:12	2:29	Top 32%
32:00	10:18	6:24	2:34	Top 36%
33:00	10:37	6:36	2:38	Top 40%
34:00	10:57	6:48	2:43	Top 43%
35:00	11:16	7:00	2:48	Top 47%
36:00	11:35	7:12	2:53	Top 50%
37:00	11:55	7:24	2:58	Faster than 47%
38:00	12:14	7:36	3:02	Faster than 44%
39:00	12:33	7:48	3:07	Faster than 42%
40:00	12:52	8:00	3:12	Faster than 39%
41:00	13:12	8:12	3:17	Faster than 37%
42:00	13:31	8:24	3:22	Faster than 35%
43:00	13:50	8:36	3:26	Faster than 33%
44:00	14:10	8:48	3:31	Faster than 31%
45:00	14:29	9:00	3:36	Faster than 29%

Common questions

Divide your goal time by the distance: 5 km, or 3.11 miles. A 30:00 5K is 9:39 per mile. Find your goal in the chart for the pace and full splits.

The median US 5K finisher in our results runs 36:02, about 11:36 per mile.

Know your pace? See where it would place you. raceIQ ranks upcoming races by where you'd finish in your age group, using each race's past results.