MHMW

Sub-30:00 5K is 6:00 per km

Pace needed for sub-30:00 5k

6:00 / km

Per mile
9:39 / mi
Finish time
30:00
Distance
5 km (3.11 mi)

To run sub-30:00 5k you need 6:00 per kilometre, or 9:39 per mile, held across the full 5 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.

Split times for sub-30:00 5k
DistanceElapsed time
1 km6:00
2 km12:00
3 km18:00
4 km24:00
5 km30:00
Even-pace splits. Most runners deliberately run the first kilometre a few seconds slower than target.

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