parkrun pace calculator

Type your parkrun and the time you're aiming for. You'll get the split you need for every kilometre and every mile. If we have a course guide for your event, the splits allow for its hills, busy starts and fast downhill stretches, so you're not chasing an even pace up a climb.

How the course splits work

Most pacing tools assume every kilometre is the same. At a lot of parkruns they aren't. At Trentham Gardens, for example, kilometre 3 has the only real climb on the course, so the calculator gives you more time there and asks for a little back on the flat gravel afterwards. The total always adds up to your target.

The adjustments come from our course guides, written by runners who know each event. They're a sensible estimate, not GPS data, so treat them as a guide and run to feel on the day. Some courses, like Lancaster, have their hills spread through every lap, so even splits are still the right plan there. If your parkrun isn't one of the 26 courses below, you'll get even splits.

Courses with adjusted splits: Alvaston, Auldcathie District, Ben's Yard, Congleton, Crewe, Cyclopark, Dunfermline, Elder Park, Fleetwood Promenade, Hanley, Homewood, Markeaton, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Wammy, Trentham Gardens, Vale Park, Walsall Arboretum, Whinlatter Forest, Wolverhampton.

Courses where even splits suit the course: Abbey Park, Birchall Playing Fields, East Park, Halifax, Isabel Trail, Lancaster, Letchworth.

parkrun pace chart

Even pace for common 5k target times:

Finish time	Pace per km	Pace per mile
18 minutes	3:36 per km	5:48 per mile
20 minutes	4:00 per km	6:26 per mile
22 minutes	4:24 per km	7:05 per mile
25 minutes	5:00 per km	8:03 per mile
28 minutes	5:36 per km	9:01 per mile
30 minutes	6:00 per km	9:39 per mile
33 minutes	6:36 per km	10:37 per mile
35 minutes	7:00 per km	11:16 per mile
40 minutes	8:00 per km	12:52 per mile
45 minutes	9:00 per km	14:29 per mile

Common questions

What pace do I need for a 25 minute parkrun?

5:00 per km, or about 8:03 per mile, held for the whole 5k.

What pace is a 30 minute parkrun?

6:00 per km, or about 9:39 per mile.

What pace do I need to run a sub-20 parkrun?

Just under 4:00 per km, or about 6:26 per mile. On a hilly course you will need to run the flat sections faster than that.

How are the course splits worked out?

From the course guide on SaturdayOff, written by runners who know the event. Kilometres with hills, busy starts or downhill stretches are given a bit more or less time, and the total still adds up to your target. They are an estimate, not GPS data.