Convert min/km to min/mile instantly — with a table, typical running paces, and a live calculator.
1 min/km equals 1.61 min/mile.
Pace (min/km, min/mile) is time per distance, while speed (km/h, mph) is distance per time — the two are reciprocals. So a smaller pace number means a faster pace: 4 min/km is faster than 6 min/km. Double the speed and the pace number halves — the pace↔speed conversion follows a hyperbola. Concretely: km/h = 60 ÷ (min/km).
| min/km | min/mile |
|---|---|
| 3 min/km | 4.83 min/mile |
| 3.5 min/km | 5.63 min/mile |
| 4 min/km | 6.44 min/mile |
| 4.5 min/km | 7.24 min/mile |
| 5 min/km | 8.05 min/mile |
| 5.5 min/km | 8.85 min/mile |
| 6 min/km | 9.66 min/mile |
| 6.5 min/km | 10.46 min/mile |
| 7 min/km | 11.27 min/mile |
| 8 min/km | 12.87 min/mile |
| 9 min/km | 14.48 min/mile |
| 10 min/km | 16.09 min/mile |
| min/mile | min/km |
|---|---|
| 5 min/mile | 3.11 min/km |
| 6 min/mile | 3.73 min/km |
| 7 min/mile | 4.35 min/km |
| 8 min/mile | 4.97 min/km |
| 9 min/mile | 5.59 min/km |
| 10 min/mile | 6.21 min/km |
| 11 min/mile | 6.84 min/km |
| 12 min/mile | 7.46 min/km |
| 13 min/mile | 8.08 min/km |
| 14 min/mile | 8.7 min/km |
| 15 min/mile | 9.32 min/km |
| 16 min/mile | 9.94 min/km |
| Runner type | min/km | min/mile |
|---|---|---|
| Easy jog (7:00/km) | 7 min/km | 11.27 min/mile |
| Recreational (6:00/km) | 6 min/km | 9.66 min/mile |
| Fit runner (5:00/km) | 5 min/km | 8.05 min/mile |
| Marathon pace (4:30/km) | 4.5 min/km | 7.24 min/mile |
| Fast amateur (4:00/km) | 4 min/km | 6.44 min/mile |
| Elite (3:00/km) | 3 min/km | 4.83 min/mile |
min/km is the standard metric running pace (minutes per kilometre); min/mile is the Anglo-American equivalent. Because a mile is 1.609344 km long, the min/mile figure is about 61% larger than the min/km figure for the same pace. km/h and mph are the matching speeds — higher is faster — with mph = km/h ÷ 1.609344. This tool shows pace as decimal minutes: 5.5 min/km means 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Because pace and speed are reciprocals, you can never turn one into the other with a fixed multiplier — you always divide by the value. For more pairs, use our running pace conversion hub.
1 min/km equals 1.61 min/mile.
5 min/km equals 8.05 min/mile.
Pace (min/km or min/mile) is time per distance, while speed (km/h, mph) is distance per time — they are reciprocals. So a smaller pace number means a faster pace: 4 min/km is faster than 6 min/km. Double the speed and the pace number halves. Concretely: km/h = 60 ÷ (min/km).
A mile is 1.609344 km long — longer than a kilometre. For the same speed, the min/mile figure is therefore about 61% larger than the min/km figure: 5 min/km is about 8.05 min/mile. Speeds work the same way — mph is km/h divided by 1.609344.
This tool shows pace as decimal minutes, not MM:SS. So 5.5 min/km means 5 minutes and 30 seconds per kilometre (0.5 minutes = 30 seconds). Decimals are easier to keep calculating with; for your watch, just convert the fractional part to seconds.
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