Convert mph to min/mile instantly — with a table, typical running paces, and a live calculator.
1 mph equals 60 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).
| mph | min/mile |
|---|---|
| 4 mph | 15 min/mile |
| 5 mph | 12 min/mile |
| 6 mph | 10 min/mile |
| 7 mph | 8.57 min/mile |
| 8 mph | 7.5 min/mile |
| 9 mph | 6.67 min/mile |
| 10 mph | 6 min/mile |
| 11 mph | 5.45 min/mile |
| 12 mph | 5 min/mile |
| 13 mph | 4.62 min/mile |
| 14 mph | 4.29 min/mile |
| 15 mph | 4 min/mile |
| min/mile | mph |
|---|---|
| 5 min/mile | 12 mph |
| 6 min/mile | 10 mph |
| 7 min/mile | 8.57 mph |
| 8 min/mile | 7.5 mph |
| 9 min/mile | 6.67 mph |
| 10 min/mile | 6 mph |
| 11 min/mile | 5.45 mph |
| 12 min/mile | 5 mph |
| 13 min/mile | 4.62 mph |
| 14 min/mile | 4.29 mph |
| 15 min/mile | 4 mph |
| 16 min/mile | 3.75 mph |
| Runner type | mph | min/mile |
|---|---|---|
| Easy jog (7:00/km) | 5.33 mph | 11.27 min/mile |
| Recreational (6:00/km) | 6.21 mph | 9.66 min/mile |
| Fit runner (5:00/km) | 7.46 mph | 8.05 min/mile |
| Marathon pace (4:30/km) | 8.28 mph | 7.24 min/mile |
| Fast amateur (4:00/km) | 9.32 mph | 6.44 min/mile |
| Elite (3:00/km) | 12.43 mph | 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 mph equals 60 min/mile.
7.5 mph equals 8 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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