1.61 km · 1.00 miles

How Long Does It Take to Run 1 mile?

At an easy-to-moderate 6:00 per km (9:39 per mile), 1 mile takes 9:39. Here is your time at every pace from 4:00 to 9:00 per km.

At 5:00 /km
8:03
8:03 /mile · 12 km/h
At 6:00 /km
9:39
9:39 /mile · 10 km/h
At 7:00 /km
11:16
11:16 /mile · 8.6 km/h
Walking
0:20:00
at 3 mph

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Time to run 1 mile by pace

Pace /kmPace /mileSpeedFinish time
4:006:2615.0 km/h · 9.3 mph6:26
4:307:1513.3 km/h · 8.3 mph7:15
5:008:0312.0 km/h · 7.5 mph8:03
5:308:5110.9 km/h · 6.8 mph8:51
6:009:3910.0 km/h · 6.2 mph9:39
6:3010:289.2 km/h · 5.7 mph10:28
7:0011:168.6 km/h · 5.3 mph11:16
7:3012:048.0 km/h · 5.0 mph12:04
8:0012:527.5 km/h · 4.7 mph12:52
8:3013:417.1 km/h · 4.4 mph13:41
9:0014:296.7 km/h · 4.1 mph14:29
Finish time for 1 mile by pace

What is a good time?

“Good” depends on age, sex and experience. Beginners are usually well served by finishing comfortably; regular runners can compare themselves using age grading. See good running times by age and the age grading calculator, or predict your time from another race with the race time predictor.

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Last reviewed: October 2026 · Health disclaimer

FAQ

Running 1 mile: questions

At a 6:00 per km (9:39 per mile) pace, 1 mile takes 9:39. At 5:00 per km it takes 8:03 and at 7:00 per km 11:16.

1 mile is 1.609 km (1.00 miles).

About 0:20:00 at an average walking speed of 3 mph.