40:00 10K: pace, race predictions & training paces

A 10K in 40:00 is an average pace of 6:26 per mi, or 9.3 mi/h. That result suggests a VO2max of about 51.9 (Advanced).

Unit: km mi

Pace

6:26/mi

4:00 per km

Speed

9.3 mi/h

Race predictions

What this result projects to at the other distances, if you trained for each.

5K
18:51 6:04/mi
Half Marathon
1:24:33 6:27/mi
Marathon
2:49:07 6:27/mi

Fitness

Estimated VO2max

51.9 ml/kg/min

Advanced
Training paces

The paces this fitness supports, from easy runs to short repetitions.

Easy
7:38–9:10/mi
Marathon
6:54–7:33/mi
Threshold
6:38–6:58/mi
Interval
5:59–6:15/mi
Repetition
5:33–5:45/mi
Splits to run this time

Your time at each mark, at an even pace or with a negative split (second half faster).

mi Even Negative split
1 6:26 6:42
2 12:52 13:23
3 19:19 20:05
4 25:45 26:19
5 32:11 32:30
6 38:37 38:41
6.21 40:00 40:00

400 m lap on a track: 1:36

In the heat

What the same effort as a 40:00 10K costs on a warmer day.

77 °F
41:09 6:37/mi
86 °F
41:44 6:43/mi

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