Running Pace Chart: Mile and Kilometer Breakdowns

Pace charts are old‑school, but they still work. Whether you’re racing by feel or trying to hit a specific finish time, having a cheat sheet for common paces and race distances is incredibly useful.

The Pace calculator and Weight & Pace calculator handle the math for you, but sometimes it’s nice to see everything laid out.

How to Read a Pace Chart

A standard pace chart answers questions like:

• “If I run 8:00 per mile, what’s my 5K or 10K time?”
• “What pace do I need for a sub‑2:00 half?”
• “How fast is 5:00 per kilometer in min/mile?”

Use it to sanity‑check the goals you plug into the calculators and to keep your race‑day expectations honest.

Quick Pace Landmarks

• 9:00/mile ≈ 5:35/km
• 8:00/mile ≈ 4:58/km
• 7:30/mile ≈ 4:40/km
• 7:00/mile ≈ 4:21/km

You don’t need to memorize every conversion – use charts to build intuition over time.

Use Pace Charts with Calculators

Once you’ve circled a goal time using a chart, plug it into the Race predictor to see if it lines up with your recent race history. If your predicted marathon from a 10K suggests 3:45, but the pace chart you picked requires a 3:20, you’ve probably overshot.