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Sub-20:00 5K is 4:00 per km

Pace needed for sub-20:00 5k

4:00 / km

Per mile
6:26 / mi
Finish time
20:00
Distance
5 km (3.11 mi)

To run sub-20:00 5k you need 4:00 per kilometre, or 6:26 per mile, held across the full 5 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.

Split times for sub-20:00 5k
DistanceElapsed time
1 km4:00
2 km8:00
3 km12:00
4 km16:00
5 km20:00
Even-pace splits. Most runners deliberately run the first kilometre a few seconds slower than target.

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