Marathon goal pace
4:00 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 4:00:00, hold 9:09 per mile (5:41 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:00:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 4:00 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 9:09 |
| 2 mi | 18:18 |
| 3 mi | 27:28 |
| 4 mi | 36:37 |
| 5 mi | 45:46 |
| 6 mi | 54:55 |
| 7 mi | 1:04:05 |
| 8 mi | 1:13:14 |
| 9 mi | 1:22:23 |
| 10 mi | 1:31:32 |
| 11 mi | 1:40:41 |
| 12 mi | 1:49:51 |
| 13 mi | 1:59:00 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:00:00 |
| 14 mi | 2:08:09 |
| 15 mi | 2:17:18 |
| 16 mi | 2:26:28 |
| 17 mi | 2:35:37 |
| 18 mi | 2:44:46 |
| 19 mi | 2:53:55 |
| 20 mi | 3:03:05 |
| 21 mi | 3:12:14 |
| 22 mi | 3:21:23 |
| 23 mi | 3:30:32 |
| 24 mi | 3:39:41 |
| 25 mi | 3:48:51 |
| 26 mi | 3:58:00 |
| Finish | 4:00:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 28:26 |
| 10 km | 56:53 |
| 15 km | 1:25:19 |
| 20 km | 1:53:45 |
| 25 km | 2:22:12 |
| 30 km | 2:50:38 |
| 35 km | 3:19:05 |
| 40 km | 3:47:31 |
| Finish | 4:00:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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