3:20 per km pace
3:20 min/km is genuinely elite territory — the pointy end of national-class racing. Here’s what it does over every distance, in plain maths — then the harder question of when to run it.
Even splits at 3:20 /km
| 1 km | 3:20 |
| 2 kms | 6:40 |
| 3 kms | 10:00 |
| 4 kms | 13:20 |
| 5 kms | 16:40 |
| 6 kms | 20:00 |
| 7 kms | 23:20 |
| 8 kms | 26:40 |
| 9 kms | 30:00 |
| 10 kms | 33:20 |
Race times at 3:20 per km
Every finish below assumes you hold 3:20 /km evenly the whole way — a useful yardstick, not a prediction. Real races fade; the pace calculator does the Riegel-adjusted version from a race you’ve actually run.
| Distance | Finish time | Pace /mi |
|---|---|---|
| Mile | 5:22 | 5:22 |
| 5K | 16:40 | 5:22 |
| 10K | 33:20 | 5:22 |
| 15K | 50:00 | 5:22 |
| Half marathon | 1:10:20 | 5:22 |
| Marathon | 2:20:39 | 5:22 |
Is 3:20 per km a good pace?
Honestly, the number matters less than the day it lands on. 3:20 /km is genuinely elite territory — the pointy end of national-class racing. If it’s your goal-race pace, most of your training should happen slower than this — the fastest way to a faster race is a pile of easy kilometres and a handful of hard ones, run on the right days. If it already feels easy, it’s a fine cruising pace to build your base on.
A pace chart can tell you the maths. It can’t tell you whether today is a day to hit it — that depends on your sleep, your legs, and the runs already behind you. That gap is exactly what Liftrun was built to close.