10.00 km · 6.21 miles

How Long Does It Take to Run A 10K?

At an easy-to-moderate 6:00 per km (9:39 per mile), a 10K takes 1:00:00. Here is your time at every pace from 4:00 to 9:00 per km.

At 5:00 /km
50:00
8:03 /mile · 12 km/h
At 6:00 /km
1:00:00
9:39 /mile · 10 km/h
At 7:00 /km
1:10:00
11:16 /mile · 8.6 km/h
Walking
2:04:16
at 3 mph

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Time to run a 10K by pace

Pace /kmPace /mileSpeedFinish time
4:006:2615.0 km/h · 9.3 mph40:00
4:307:1513.3 km/h · 8.3 mph45:00
5:008:0312.0 km/h · 7.5 mph50:00
5:308:5110.9 km/h · 6.8 mph55:00
6:009:3910.0 km/h · 6.2 mph1:00:00
6:3010:289.2 km/h · 5.7 mph1:05:00
7:0011:168.6 km/h · 5.3 mph1:10:00
7:3012:048.0 km/h · 5.0 mph1:15:00
8:0012:527.5 km/h · 4.7 mph1:20:00
8:3013:417.1 km/h · 4.4 mph1:25:00
9:0014:296.7 km/h · 4.1 mph1:30:00
Finish time for a 10K 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 a 10K: questions

At a 6:00 per km (9:39 per mile) pace, a 10K takes 1:00:00. At 5:00 per km it takes 50:00 and at 7:00 per km 1:10:00.

A 10K is 10.000 km (6.21 miles).

About 2:04:16 at an average walking speed of 3 mph.