Marathon goal pace
4:50 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 4:50:00, hold 11:04 per mile (6:52 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:25:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 4:50 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 11:04 |
| 2 mi | 22:07 |
| 3 mi | 33:11 |
| 4 mi | 44:15 |
| 5 mi | 55:18 |
| 6 mi | 1:06:22 |
| 7 mi | 1:17:26 |
| 8 mi | 1:28:29 |
| 9 mi | 1:39:33 |
| 10 mi | 1:50:36 |
| 11 mi | 2:01:40 |
| 12 mi | 2:12:44 |
| 13 mi | 2:23:47 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:25:00 |
| 14 mi | 2:34:51 |
| 15 mi | 2:45:55 |
| 16 mi | 2:56:58 |
| 17 mi | 3:08:02 |
| 18 mi | 3:19:06 |
| 19 mi | 3:30:09 |
| 20 mi | 3:41:13 |
| 21 mi | 3:52:17 |
| 22 mi | 4:03:20 |
| 23 mi | 4:14:24 |
| 24 mi | 4:25:28 |
| 25 mi | 4:36:31 |
| 26 mi | 4:47:35 |
| Finish | 4:50:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 34:22 |
| 10 km | 1:08:44 |
| 15 km | 1:43:06 |
| 20 km | 2:17:27 |
| 25 km | 2:51:49 |
| 30 km | 3:26:11 |
| 35 km | 4:00:33 |
| 40 km | 4:34:55 |
| Finish | 4:50:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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