Marathon goal pace
4:45 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 4:45:00, hold 10:52 per mile (6:45 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:22:30.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 4:45 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 10:52 |
| 2 mi | 21:44 |
| 3 mi | 32:37 |
| 4 mi | 43:29 |
| 5 mi | 54:21 |
| 6 mi | 1:05:13 |
| 7 mi | 1:16:05 |
| 8 mi | 1:26:58 |
| 9 mi | 1:37:50 |
| 10 mi | 1:48:42 |
| 11 mi | 1:59:34 |
| 12 mi | 2:10:26 |
| 13 mi | 2:21:19 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:22:30 |
| 14 mi | 2:32:11 |
| 15 mi | 2:43:03 |
| 16 mi | 2:53:55 |
| 17 mi | 3:04:47 |
| 18 mi | 3:15:40 |
| 19 mi | 3:26:32 |
| 20 mi | 3:37:24 |
| 21 mi | 3:48:16 |
| 22 mi | 3:59:09 |
| 23 mi | 4:10:01 |
| 24 mi | 4:20:53 |
| 25 mi | 4:31:45 |
| 26 mi | 4:42:37 |
| Finish | 4:45:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 33:46 |
| 10 km | 1:07:33 |
| 15 km | 1:41:19 |
| 20 km | 2:15:05 |
| 25 km | 2:48:52 |
| 30 km | 3:22:38 |
| 35 km | 3:56:24 |
| 40 km | 4:30:10 |
| Finish | 4:45:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.

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