5k Pace Chart

Use this 5k pace chart to see what pace you need to average to reach your goal time, or use it to predict what time you might be able to run based on your training paces.
Paces are time per mile and per kilometre, so 8:03 per mile means eight minutes and three seconds for each mile. That’s the average pace you need to run for the whole race.
If you want to calculate your own time then this is a good pace calculator which could also help with understanding training paces.
We also have pace calculators for 10k, half marathon and marathon.
We’ve got 10 great workouts to try to improve your 5k time and here are five more workouts to help you get a 5k PB!
5k PACE CHART RUNNING
TIME | PACE PER MILE | PACE PER KM |
15:00 | 4:50 | 3:00 |
15:30 | 4:59 | 3:06 |
16:00 | 5:09 | 3:12 |
16:30 | 5:19 | 3:18 |
17:00 | 5:28 | 3:24 |
17:30 | 5:38 | 3:30 |
18:00 | 5:48 | 3:36 |
18:30 | 5:57 | 3:42 |
19:00 | 6:07 | 3:48 |
19:30 | 6:17 | 3:54 |
20:00 | 6:26 | 4:00 |
20:30 | 6:36 | 4:06 |
21:00 | 6:46 | 4:12 |
21:30 | 6:55 | 4:18 |
22:00 | 7:05 | 4:24 |
22:30 | 7:15 | 4:30 |
23:00 | 7:24 | 4:36 |
23:30 | 7:34 | 4:42 |
24:00 | 7:43 | 4:48 |
24:30 | 7:53 | 4:54 |
25:00 | 8:03 | 5:00 |
25:30 | 8:12 | 5:06 |
26:00 | 8:22 | 5:12 |
26:30 | 8:32 | 5:18 |
27:00 | 8:41 | 5:24 |
27:30 | 8:51 | 5:30 |
28:00 | 9:01 | 5:36 |
28:30 | 9:10 | 5:42 |
29:00 | 9:20 | 5:48 |
29:30 | 9:30 | 5:54 |
30:00 | 9:39 | 6:00 |
30:30 | 9:49 | 6:06 |
31:00 | 9:59 | 6:12 |
31:30 | 10:08 | 6:18 |
32:00 | 10:18 | 6:24 |
32:30 | 10:28 | 6:30 |
33:00 | 10:37 | 6:36 |
33:30 | 10:47 | 6:42 |
34:00 | 10:57 | 6:48 |
34:30 | 11:06 | 6:54 |
35:00 | 11:16 | 7:00 |
35:30 | 11:26 | 7:06 |
36:00 | 11:35 | 7:12 |
36:30 | 11:45 | 7:18 |
37:00 | 11:55 | 7:24 |
37:30 | 12:04 | 7:30 |
38:00 | 12:14 | 7:36 |
38:30 | 12:24 | 7:42 |
39:00 | 12:33 | 7:48 |
39:30 | 12:43 | 7:54 |
40:00 | 12:52 | 8:00 |
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Here’s Andy pacing Jess to a fast 5k and you can follow the run in real time, with top tips from Olympian Andy.

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