Pace charts by race distance
10 distances, each with a full pace chart, a split table and a note on what limits performance there. Marathon and half marathon lengths are the ones fixed by World Athletics.
- 100 metres0.1 km
The 100 metres is a pure sprint, over in seconds, and effectively unpaced — the race is run at maximum from the first stride.
- 400 metres0.4 km
The 400 metres sits between a sprint and a middle-distance event, and is widely considered the most painful race on the track.
- 1 mile1.6093 km
The mile is the classic middle-distance race, and the one distance where the imperial unit has outlived metrication in common use.
- 3 kilometres3 km
The 3,000 metres is a middle-distance track race, often used as a fitness test and as a stepping stone to the 5k.
- 5 kilometres5 km
The 5k is the most widely run race distance in the world, largely because of parkrun and because it is achievable on modest training.
- 10 kilometres10 km
The 10k is the standard road racing distance above the 5k, and a common benchmark for general endurance fitness.
- 15 kilometres15 km
The 15k is a less common road distance that sits between the 10k and the half marathon, and is often used as a half marathon tune-up.
- Half marathon21.0975 km
The half marathon is 21.0975 km, a distance fixed by World Athletics, and the most popular long road race.
- Marathon42.195 km
The marathon is 42.195 km — a distance fixed by World Athletics, and the reason the last 195 metres exist as a separate split.
- 50 kilometres50 km
The 50k is the shortest standard ultramarathon distance, and the point at which racing strategy stops resembling road running.