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Marathon goal pace

3:55 Marathon Pace

To finish a marathon in 3:55:00, hold 8:58 per mile (5:34 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 1:57:30.

Mile-by-mile splits

Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 3:55 marathon, at even pace.

MileElapsed time
1 mi8:58
2 mi17:56
3 mi26:53
4 mi35:51
5 mi44:49
6 mi53:47
7 mi1:02:44
8 mi1:11:42
9 mi1:20:40
10 mi1:29:38
11 mi1:38:36
12 mi1:47:33
13 mi1:56:31
13.1 mi (halfway)1:57:30
14 mi2:05:29
15 mi2:14:27
16 mi2:23:25
17 mi2:32:22
18 mi2:41:20
19 mi2:50:18
20 mi2:59:16
21 mi3:08:13
22 mi3:17:11
23 mi3:26:09
24 mi3:35:07
25 mi3:44:05
26 mi3:53:02
Finish3:55:00

5K splits

DistanceElapsed time
5 km27:51
10 km55:42
15 km1:23:32
20 km1:51:23
25 km2:19:14
30 km2:47:05
35 km3:14:56
40 km3:42:47
Finish3:55:00

Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.

3:55 marathon race plan: 8:58 per mile, 5:34 per kilometer, halfway in 1:57:30. Checkpoints every 3 miles plus halfway.

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Checkpoints every 3 miles plus halfway, sized for your phone’s lock screen or a race-day printout.

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