40:00 5K: pace, race predictions & training paces

A 5K in 40:00 is an average pace of 12:52 per mi, or 4.7 mi/h. That result suggests a VO2max of about 21.7 (Active).

Unit: km mi

Pace

12:52/mi

8:00 per km

Speed

4.7 mi/h

Race predictions

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

10K
1:23:23 13:25/mi
Half Marathon
3:04:00 14:02/mi
Marathon
6:23:38 14:38/mi

Fitness

Estimated VO2max

21.7 ml/kg/min

Active
Training paces

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

Easy
15:04–17:44/mi
Marathon
13:43–14:55/mi
Threshold
13:14–13:50/mi
Interval
12:00–12:29/mi
Repetition
11:09–11:34/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 12:52 13:23
2 25:45 26:19
3 38:37 38:41
3.11 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.

77 °F
41:09 13:15/mi
86 °F
41:44 13:26/mi

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