What speed do I need to run to complete 5k in 30 mins?

[Tintin501]

This is my goal. At the moment it takes me 40 mins to cover 5k and 10 mins of that is the warm up and warm down walks. I really want to aim to do the 5k in the running time so need to progressively increase my speed.

[notbad Graduate]

If you're running on a treadmill or have a Garmin you would need to run at 6 minutes per km or under, over the running period some kms can be just over and some under to average out. I'd say it was simpler to just measure the period when you were running and not count the walks, but that's personal preference.

[Beads Graduate]

I'd just measure the time taken running and disregard the walks as well if you want to track how long for the 5k.

The 6 minutes per km translates as 10k per hour (or in imperial measurements that 6 miles per hour or 10 minutes per mile). Lovely numbers, all the same, just the other way round. (Sorry, number geekiness coming out there, will learn to control it one day!)

[Tintin501 Graduate in reply to Beads]

Took your advice and disregarded the walks. Much easier that way! Thanks!