3 minute km pace
A 3 minute km is 4:50 per mile, or 12.43 mph and 20 km/h.
Held evenly from start to finish, that pace gets you:
- 5K in 15:00 · Sub 15 minute 5K pace
- 10K in 30:00 · Split breakdown
- Half marathon in 1:03:18 · Split breakdown
- Marathon in 2:06:35 · Split breakdown
Your potential
The same pace means different things depending on the effort it is for you.
Find the row that matches how 3:00 min/km feels in training and read across for the race times a runner at that level can expect.
| If 3:00 min/km is… | 5K | 10K | Half marathon | Marathon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| your marathon paceVDOT 81 – 90 | 11:59 – 13:13 | 25:01 – 27:31 | 54:57 – 1:00:33 | 1:55:09 – 2:06:54 |
| your threshold (tempo) paceVDOT 77 – 80 | 13:21 – 13:45 | 27:48 – 28:38 | 1:01:10 – 1:03:01 | 2:08:12 – 2:12:04 |
| your interval paceVDOT 68 – 71 | 14:42 – 15:22 | 30:33 – 31:54 | 1:07:19 – 1:10:22 | 2:21:01 – 2:27:21 |
| your mile race pace (repetition pace)VDOT 62 | 16:37 | 34:29 | 1:16:10 | 2:39:19 |
From the Daniels VDOT model behind the race time predictor, which assumes you are trained for each distance.
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Nearby paces: 3:30 min/km · 4:00 min/km
Convert another pace with the pace converter, or see a whole range on the pace conversion chart.
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