Marathon goal pace
3:30 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 3:30:00, hold 8:01 per mile (4:59 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 1:45:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 3:30 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 8:01 |
| 2 mi | 16:01 |
| 3 mi | 24:02 |
| 4 mi | 32:02 |
| 5 mi | 40:03 |
| 6 mi | 48:03 |
| 7 mi | 56:04 |
| 8 mi | 1:04:05 |
| 9 mi | 1:12:05 |
| 10 mi | 1:20:06 |
| 11 mi | 1:28:06 |
| 12 mi | 1:36:07 |
| 13 mi | 1:44:07 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 1:45:00 |
| 14 mi | 1:52:08 |
| 15 mi | 2:00:09 |
| 16 mi | 2:08:09 |
| 17 mi | 2:16:10 |
| 18 mi | 2:24:10 |
| 19 mi | 2:32:11 |
| 20 mi | 2:40:11 |
| 21 mi | 2:48:12 |
| 22 mi | 2:56:13 |
| 23 mi | 3:04:13 |
| 24 mi | 3:12:14 |
| 25 mi | 3:20:14 |
| 26 mi | 3:28:15 |
| Finish | 3:30:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 24:53 |
| 10 km | 49:46 |
| 15 km | 1:14:39 |
| 20 km | 1:39:32 |
| 25 km | 2:04:25 |
| 30 km | 2:29:18 |
| 35 km | 2:54:11 |
| 40 km | 3:19:05 |
| Finish | 3:30:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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