Marathon goal pace
4:30 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 4:30:00, hold 10:18 per mile (6:24 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:15:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 4:30 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 10:18 |
| 2 mi | 20:36 |
| 3 mi | 30:54 |
| 4 mi | 41:12 |
| 5 mi | 51:29 |
| 6 mi | 1:01:47 |
| 7 mi | 1:12:05 |
| 8 mi | 1:22:23 |
| 9 mi | 1:32:41 |
| 10 mi | 1:42:59 |
| 11 mi | 1:53:17 |
| 12 mi | 2:03:35 |
| 13 mi | 2:13:52 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:15:00 |
| 14 mi | 2:24:10 |
| 15 mi | 2:34:28 |
| 16 mi | 2:44:46 |
| 17 mi | 2:55:04 |
| 18 mi | 3:05:22 |
| 19 mi | 3:15:40 |
| 20 mi | 3:25:58 |
| 21 mi | 3:36:15 |
| 22 mi | 3:46:33 |
| 23 mi | 3:56:51 |
| 24 mi | 4:07:09 |
| 25 mi | 4:17:27 |
| 26 mi | 4:27:45 |
| Finish | 4:30:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 32:00 |
| 10 km | 1:03:59 |
| 15 km | 1:35:59 |
| 20 km | 2:07:59 |
| 25 km | 2:39:58 |
| 30 km | 3:11:58 |
| 35 km | 3:43:58 |
| 40 km | 4:15:57 |
| Finish | 4:30:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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