Convert mph to min/km instantly — with a table, typical running paces, and a live calculator.
1 mph equals 37.28 min/km.
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).
| mph | min/km |
|---|---|
| 4 mph | 9.32 min/km |
| 5 mph | 7.46 min/km |
| 6 mph | 6.21 min/km |
| 7 mph | 5.33 min/km |
| 8 mph | 4.66 min/km |
| 9 mph | 4.14 min/km |
| 10 mph | 3.73 min/km |
| 11 mph | 3.39 min/km |
| 12 mph | 3.11 min/km |
| 13 mph | 2.87 min/km |
| 14 mph | 2.66 min/km |
| 15 mph | 2.49 min/km |
| min/km | mph |
|---|---|
| 3 min/km | 12.43 mph |
| 3.5 min/km | 10.65 mph |
| 4 min/km | 9.32 mph |
| 4.5 min/km | 8.28 mph |
| 5 min/km | 7.46 mph |
| 5.5 min/km | 6.78 mph |
| 6 min/km | 6.21 mph |
| 6.5 min/km | 5.74 mph |
| 7 min/km | 5.33 mph |
| 8 min/km | 4.66 mph |
| 9 min/km | 4.14 mph |
| 10 min/km | 3.73 mph |
| Runner type | mph | min/km |
|---|---|---|
| Easy jog (7:00/km) | 5.33 mph | 7 min/km |
| Recreational (6:00/km) | 6.21 mph | 6 min/km |
| Fit runner (5:00/km) | 7.46 mph | 5 min/km |
| Marathon pace (4:30/km) | 8.28 mph | 4.5 min/km |
| Fast amateur (4:00/km) | 9.32 mph | 4 min/km |
| Elite (3:00/km) | 12.43 mph | 3 min/km |
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 mph equals 37.28 min/km.
7.5 mph equals 4.97 min/km.
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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