1500m pace chart

The metric mile: three and three-quarter laps of a 400m track, run close to flat out.

Your 1500m pace

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Pace

Finish time

Goal time

min

Pace

3:20/km

Pace per mile

5:22 /mi

Speed

18.0 km/h

Finish time

5:00

Splits

Even

Negative

Km	Split	Pace	Elapsed
1	3:20	3:20 /km	3:20
+500m	1:40	3:20 /km	5:00

Finish times and paces

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Even pace for each 1500m finish time from 3:30 to 8:00, with the elapsed time at each split.
Finish time	Pace /km	Pace /mi	400m	800m	1200m
	2:20	3:45	0:56	1:52	2:48
	2:23	3:51	0:57	1:55	2:52
	2:27	3:56	0:59	1:57	2:56
	2:30	4:01	1:00	2:00	3:00
	2:33	4:07	1:01	2:03	3:04
	2:37	4:12	1:03	2:05	3:08
Sub-4	2:40	4:17	1:04	2:08	3:12
	2:43	4:23	1:05	2:11	3:16
	2:47	4:28	1:07	2:13	3:20
	2:50	4:34	1:08	2:16	3:24
	2:53	4:39	1:09	2:19	3:28
	2:57	4:44	1:11	2:21	3:32
	3:00	4:50	1:12	2:24	3:36
	3:03	4:55	1:13	2:27	3:40
	3:07	5:00	1:15	2:29	3:44
	3:10	5:06	1:16	2:32	3:48
	3:13	5:11	1:17	2:35	3:52
	3:17	5:17	1:19	2:37	3:56
Sub-5	3:20	5:22	1:20	2:40	4:00
	3:23	5:27	1:21	2:43	4:04
	3:27	5:33	1:23	2:45	4:08
	3:30	5:38	1:24	2:48	4:12
	3:33	5:43	1:25	2:51	4:16
	3:37	5:49	1:27	2:53	4:20
	3:40	5:54	1:28	2:56	4:24
	3:43	5:59	1:29	2:59	4:28
	3:47	6:05	1:31	3:01	4:32
	3:50	6:10	1:32	3:04	4:36
	3:53	6:16	1:33	3:07	4:40
	3:57	6:21	1:35	3:09	4:44
Sub-6	4:00	6:26	1:36	3:12	4:48
	4:03	6:32	1:37	3:15	4:52
	4:07	6:37	1:39	3:17	4:56
	4:10	6:42	1:40	3:20	5:00
	4:13	6:48	1:41	3:23	5:04
	4:17	6:53	1:43	3:25	5:08
	4:20	6:58	1:44	3:28	5:12
	4:23	7:04	1:45	3:31	5:16
	4:27	7:09	1:47	3:33	5:20
	4:30	7:15	1:48	3:36	5:24
	4:33	7:20	1:49	3:39	5:28
	4:37	7:25	1:51	3:41	5:32
	4:40	7:31	1:52	3:44	5:36
	4:43	7:36	1:53	3:47	5:40
	4:47	7:41	1:55	3:49	5:44
	4:50	7:47	1:56	3:52	5:48
	4:53	7:52	1:57	3:55	5:52
	4:57	7:57	1:59	3:57	5:56
	5:00	8:03	2:00	4:00	6:00
	5:03	8:08	2:01	4:03	6:04
	5:07	8:14	2:03	4:05	6:08
	5:10	8:19	2:04	4:08	6:12
	5:13	8:24	2:05	4:11	6:16
	5:17	8:30	2:07	4:13	6:20
	5:20	8:35	2:08	4:16	6:24

Reading this chart

Each row is the even pace that finishes the 1500m in that time, and the split columns show where the clock should read at each point along the way. Paces are rounded to the nearest second.

Race courses are measured along the shortest route a runner could take. Most runners cover a little more than that, and GPS watches tend to read slightly long, so expect your watch to show a slightly quicker average pace than the chart for the same finish time.

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