Free 5K pace calculator

Turn one fast goal into five controlled kilometres.

Calculate the mile pace, kilometre pace and elapsed split behind your 5K finish-time target.

5K finish-time inputs

Goal finish time

Change the target until the first kilometre or mile feels credible—not merely ambitious.

Target pace

per mile
per kilometre
finish time

Checkpoint splits

DistanceElapsed time

Training for a mixed run/work event?

Keep running, work stations and transitions on separate clocks.

Build a hybrid split plan →

Do not spend the whole race in kilometre one.

A five-second opening error can feel small on the clock and expensive late in the race. Use the calculator to compare an even plan with a modest negative split, then test it in a comparable session.

Build a negative split →