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29:00 5K pace

Hold 9:20 per mile (5:48 per km) to run a 29:00 5K, a time that's top 24% of US finishers.
Pace per mile
9:20
Pace per km
5:48
Per 400 m
2:19
Finish
29:00

Mile splits

Mile 19:20
Mile 218:40
Mile 328:00
Finish29:00

Kilometer splits

1 km5:48
2 km11:36
3 km17:24
4 km23:12
Finish29:00

Even splits. Courses, hills and heat change the right pace on the day: check the heat pace calculator for a warm race.

Where 29:00 places in the 5K

Among US finishers in the race results we track, by age and gender. See all 5K times.

Where a 29:00 5K places among US finishers by age and gender
AgeWomenMen
Under 20Top 21%Top 45%
20–29Top 17%Top 47%
30–39Top 15%Top 41%
40–49Top 13%Top 37%
50–59Top 9%Top 31%
60–69Top 5%Top 24%
70+Top 2%Top 11%
All agesTop 14%Top 38%
The same effort at other distances
  • 10K
    1:00:28
    9:44/mi
  • Half marathon
    2:13:24
    10:11/mi
  • Marathon
    4:38:09
    10:37/mi

Predicted with Riegel's formula. Try the race time predictor.

Common questions

What pace is a 29:00 5K?

9:20 per mile, or 5:48 per kilometer, held evenly from start to finish.

Is 29:00 a good 5K time?

A 29:00 5K is top 24% of US finishers in the race results we track. How good it is depends on your age and gender: the table on this page shows where it places in each group.

What times at other distances match a 29:00 5K?

By Riegel's formula, a 29:00 5K is about the same performance as 1:00:28 for the 10K, 2:13:24 for the half marathon, 4:38:09 for the marathon. Longer predictions assume you've trained for the distance.

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