40:00 5K: pace, race predictions & training paces
A 5K in 40:00 is an average pace of 8:00 per km, or 7.5 km/h. That result suggests a VO2max of about 21.7 (Active).
Pace
8:00/km
12:52 per mi
Speed
7.5 km/h
Race predictions
What this result projects to at the other distances, if you trained for each.
- 10K
- 1:23:23 8:20/km
- Half Marathon
- 3:04:00 8:43/km
- Marathon
- 6:23:38 9:06/km
Training paces
The paces this fitness supports, from easy runs to short repetitions.
- Easy
- 9:22–11:01/km
- Marathon
- 8:31–9:16/km
- Threshold
- 8:14–8:36/km
- Interval
- 7:28–7:46/km
- Repetition
- 6:56–7:11/km
Splits to run this time
Your time at each mark, at an even pace or with a negative split (second half faster).
| km | Even | Negative split |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:00 | 8:19 |
| 2 | 16:00 | 16:38 |
| 3 | 24:00 | 24:38 |
| 4 | 32:00 | 32:19 |
| 5 | 40:00 | 40:00 |
400 m lap on a track: 3:12
In the heat
What the same effort as a 40:00 5K costs on a warmer day.
- 25 °C
- 41:09 8:14/km
- 30 °C
- 41:44 8:21/km
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