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Sub-40 10K pace

To finish a 10k in under 40 minutes, you need to average 4:00 per kilometre, or 6:26 per mile, for the full 10 km.

Required pace
4:00 /km
6:26 per mile · finish 40:00
Threshold effort

Even-paced splits

Elapsed time you should see at each marker if you run the whole thing at one effort.

DistanceElapsed
1 km4:00
2 km8:00
3 km12:00
4 km16:00
5 km20:00
6 km24:00
7 km28:00
8 km32:00
9 km36:00
10 km40:00
DistanceElapsed
1 mi6:26
2 mi12:52
3 mi19:19
4 mi25:45
5 mi32:11
6 mi38:37
6.21 mi40:00

Pacing it in practice

These splits assume even effort on a flat course. Most personal bests are actually run slightly negative. That means a touch slower than target for the first half, then faster once you know the effort is sustainable. Going out fast and hanging on is the most common way to miss a time goal.

Open this target in the calculator to adjust it, switch units, or model a negative split.

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