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10K pace chart
Compare 10K finish times with pace per kilometre, pace per mile and the 5K halfway split. Choose a target from 30 minutes to two hours, or enter your own time for a complete split plan.
A 1:00:00 10k means an average pace of 6:00 per km or 9:39 per mile, over 10 km.
10K finish times and average pace
Every row assumes even pace. Select a finish time for the full split plan. The table covers 30:00 to 2:00:00; use the custom planner for other targets.
| Finish | Pace / km | Pace / mile | Halfway |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30:00 | 3:00 | 4:50 | 15:00 |
| 32:00 | 3:12 | 5:09 | 16:00 |
| 34:00 | 3:24 | 5:28 | 17:00 |
| 36:00 | 3:36 | 5:48 | 18:00 |
| 38:00 | 3:48 | 6:07 | 19:00 |
| 40:00 | 4:00 | 6:26 | 20:00 |
| 42:00 | 4:12 | 6:46 | 21:00 |
| 44:00 | 4:24 | 7:05 | 22:00 |
| 46:00 | 4:36 | 7:24 | 23:00 |
| 48:00 | 4:48 | 7:43 | 24:00 |
| 50:00 | 5:00 | 8:03 | 25:00 |
| 52:00 | 5:12 | 8:22 | 26:00 |
| 54:00 | 5:24 | 8:41 | 27:00 |
| 56:00 | 5:36 | 9:01 | 28:00 |
| 58:00 | 5:48 | 9:20 | 29:00 |
| 1:00:00 | 6:00 | 9:39 | 30:00 |
| 1:02:00 | 6:12 | 9:59 | 31:00 |
| 1:04:00 | 6:24 | 10:18 | 32:00 |
| 1:06:00 | 6:36 | 10:37 | 33:00 |
| 1:08:00 | 6:48 | 10:57 | 34:00 |
| 1:10:00 | 7:00 | 11:16 | 35:00 |
| 1:12:00 | 7:12 | 11:35 | 36:00 |
| 1:14:00 | 7:24 | 11:55 | 37:00 |
| 1:16:00 | 7:36 | 12:14 | 38:00 |
| 1:18:00 | 7:48 | 12:33 | 39:00 |
| 1:20:00 | 8:00 | 12:52 | 40:00 |
| 1:22:00 | 8:12 | 13:12 | 41:00 |
| 1:24:00 | 8:24 | 13:31 | 42:00 |
| 1:26:00 | 8:36 | 13:50 | 43:00 |
| 1:28:00 | 8:48 | 14:10 | 44:00 |
| 1:30:00 | 9:00 | 14:29 | 45:00 |
| 1:32:00 | 9:12 | 14:48 | 46:00 |
| 1:34:00 | 9:24 | 15:08 | 47:00 |
| 1:36:00 | 9:36 | 15:27 | 48:00 |
| 1:38:00 | 9:48 | 15:46 | 49:00 |
| 1:40:00 | 10:00 | 16:06 | 50:00 |
| 1:42:00 | 10:12 | 16:25 | 51:00 |
| 1:44:00 | 10:24 | 16:44 | 52:00 |
| 1:46:00 | 10:36 | 17:04 | 53:00 |
| 1:48:00 | 10:48 | 17:23 | 54:00 |
| 1:50:00 | 11:00 | 17:42 | 55:00 |
| 1:52:00 | 11:12 | 18:01 | 56:00 |
| 1:54:00 | 11:24 | 18:21 | 57:00 |
| 1:56:00 | 11:36 | 18:40 | 58:00 |
| 1:58:00 | 11:48 | 18:59 | 59:00 |
| 2:00:00 | 12:00 | 19:19 | 1:00:00 |
Halfway is 5 km. These are target examples, not finish-time benchmarks or race cutoff limits.
Custom target
Build your 10K split plan
Set a target finish time, then read every kilometre or mile checkpoint through the exact finish.
Displayed pace and split times are rounded to the nearest second. The calculations use the unrounded pace from your target finish time.
| Checkpoint | Segment | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 6:00 | 6:00 |
| 2 km | 6:00 | 12:00 |
| 3 km | 6:00 | 18:00 |
| 4 km | 6:00 | 24:00 |
| 5 km | 6:00 | 30:00 |
| 6 km | 6:00 | 36:00 |
| 7 km | 6:00 | 42:00 |
| 8 km | 6:00 | 48:00 |
| 9 km | 6:00 | 54:00 |
| Finish — 10K | 6:00 | 1:00:00 |
Build the row from ten equal kilometres
A 1:00:00 target contains 3,600 seconds. Dividing by 10 gives exactly 6:00 per kilometre, so the even checkpoints are 12:00 at 2K, 30:00 at 5K and 48:00 at 8K. Halfway is a particularly clean check: under an even plan, it is always half the finish target.
The static chart moves in two-minute finish-time steps for fast comparison. A target such as 54:45 belongs in the custom planner, where every split is calculated from the entered total instead of being borrowed from the 54:00 or 56:00 row.
Read mile pace as a conversion
Ten kilometres is about 6.213712 international miles because NIST defines a mile as exactly 1.609344 kilometres. A 60-minute target is therefore about 9:39.4 per mile. Five miles arrives at 48:16.8 under that even plan, after the 8K checkpoint because five miles equals 8.04672 kilometres.
Per-mile pace is useful for comparison, but it does not turn a 10K into a six-mile race. Keep the final 0.213712 miles in the calculation and use official 10K course markers for the cleanest cumulative checks.
Choose chip or gun time deliberately
World Athletics distinguishes the official gun time, measured from the starting signal, from the net or chip time between crossing the start and finish lines. In a crowded race those clocks can differ. A personal pace plan commonly starts at the start-line mat, while placing, awards or a race cutoff may use gun time.
Check the organiser's rules before comparing your plan with a cutoff. Stops still count in whichever elapsed clock you choose: a 30-second pause inside a 60-minute chip-time goal leaves 59:30 for forward movement.
Keep arithmetic separate from prediction
Even pace is a baseline for comparing cumulative progress. Wind, gradients, corners, crowding and GPS error can change the shape of the race without changing the target arithmetic. Use course information to decide where effort may vary, then judge the day by reliable markers rather than expecting every watch kilometre to be identical.
The chart never infers a 10K outcome from a 5K or half-marathon result. That is a prediction problem with assumptions and uncertainty. Choose or model the target elsewhere; use this chart to turn the chosen number into an auditable set of splits.
How this pace chart is calculated
Average pace is target time divided by distance. For 10 km, pace per kilometre is target seconds ÷ 10. Pace per mile multiplies the seconds-per-metre value by 1609.344 metres. Each elapsed checkpoint is calculated directly from that unrounded value.
The finish row retains the exact distance, including any partial kilometre or mile. Segment time covers the distance since the previous checkpoint. Rounding happens only for display; adding displayed segment times can differ slightly from the displayed finish. CSV includes unrounded seconds as well as readable times.
This is an even-pace calculation. It does not forecast fitness, adjust for hills or weather, or determine whether an event permits walking. Use the PB predictor to explore performance estimates, and the cutoff guide to interpret official checkpoint rules.
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Sources and review
RaceIndex calculations and editorial guidance, prepared with AI assistance. Arithmetic and references checked .