Pace (running)
In running , pace is used to determine the time in which a runner covers a certain distance. The determined value is the reciprocal of the speed . The unit used is minutes per kilometer or minutes per mile.
Many training plans use the pace as a control variable for the different loads of the training units and specify length and pace.
Some paces in min / km (average)
| World record 1000 meter run | 2:12 min / km |
| World record 1 mile run | 2:19 min / km |
| World record 5,000 meter run | 2:31 min / km |
| World record 10,000 meter run (track) | 2:38 min / km |
| World record half marathon | 2:43 min / km |
| World record marathon | 2:53 min / km |
| World record 100 km run | 3:44 min / km |
| Marathon run in 2:59:59 h | 4:16 min / km |
Web links
- Pace in the Runner's World directory