Marathon goal pace
3:00 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 3:00:00, hold 6:52 per mile (4:16 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 1:30:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 3:00 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 6:52 |
| 2 mi | 13:44 |
| 3 mi | 20:36 |
| 4 mi | 27:28 |
| 5 mi | 34:20 |
| 6 mi | 41:12 |
| 7 mi | 48:03 |
| 8 mi | 54:55 |
| 9 mi | 1:01:47 |
| 10 mi | 1:08:39 |
| 11 mi | 1:15:31 |
| 12 mi | 1:22:23 |
| 13 mi | 1:29:15 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 1:30:00 |
| 14 mi | 1:36:07 |
| 15 mi | 1:42:59 |
| 16 mi | 1:49:51 |
| 17 mi | 1:56:43 |
| 18 mi | 2:03:35 |
| 19 mi | 2:10:26 |
| 20 mi | 2:17:18 |
| 21 mi | 2:24:10 |
| 22 mi | 2:31:02 |
| 23 mi | 2:37:54 |
| 24 mi | 2:44:46 |
| 25 mi | 2:51:38 |
| 26 mi | 2:58:30 |
| Finish | 3:00:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 21:20 |
| 10 km | 42:40 |
| 15 km | 1:03:59 |
| 20 km | 1:25:19 |
| 25 km | 1:46:39 |
| 30 km | 2:07:59 |
| 35 km | 2:29:18 |
| 40 km | 2:50:38 |
| Finish | 3:00:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.

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