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Sub-55:00 10K is 5:30 per km

Pace needed for sub-55:00 10k

5:30 / km

Per mile
8:51 / mi
Finish time
55:00
Distance
10 km (6.21 mi)

To run sub-55:00 10k you need 5:30 per kilometre, or 8:51 per mile, held across the full 10 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.

Split times for sub-55:00 10k
DistanceElapsed time
1 km5:30
2 km11:00
3 km16:30
4 km22:00
5 km27:30
6 km33:00
7 km38:30
8 km44:00
9 km49:30
10 km55:00
Even-pace splits. Most runners deliberately run the first kilometre a few seconds slower than target.

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