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Sub-50:00 10K is 5:00 per km

Pace needed for sub-50:00 10k

5:00 / km

Per mile
8:03 / mi
Finish time
50:00
Distance
10 km (6.21 mi)

To run sub-50:00 10k you need 5:00 per kilometre, or 8:03 per mile, held across the full 10 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.

Split times for sub-50:00 10k
DistanceElapsed time
1 km5:00
2 km10:00
3 km15:00
4 km20:00
5 km25:00
6 km30:00
7 km35:00
8 km40:00
9 km45:00
10 km50:00
Even-pace splits. Most runners deliberately run the first kilometre a few seconds slower than target.

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