Marathon goal pace
5:00 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 5:00:00, hold 11:27 per mile (7:07 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:30:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 5:00 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 11:27 |
| 2 mi | 22:53 |
| 3 mi | 34:20 |
| 4 mi | 45:46 |
| 5 mi | 57:13 |
| 6 mi | 1:08:39 |
| 7 mi | 1:20:06 |
| 8 mi | 1:31:32 |
| 9 mi | 1:42:59 |
| 10 mi | 1:54:25 |
| 11 mi | 2:05:52 |
| 12 mi | 2:17:18 |
| 13 mi | 2:28:45 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:30:00 |
| 14 mi | 2:40:11 |
| 15 mi | 2:51:38 |
| 16 mi | 3:03:05 |
| 17 mi | 3:14:31 |
| 18 mi | 3:25:58 |
| 19 mi | 3:37:24 |
| 20 mi | 3:48:51 |
| 21 mi | 4:00:17 |
| 22 mi | 4:11:44 |
| 23 mi | 4:23:10 |
| 24 mi | 4:34:37 |
| 25 mi | 4:46:03 |
| 26 mi | 4:57:30 |
| Finish | 5:00:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 35:33 |
| 10 km | 1:11:06 |
| 15 km | 1:46:39 |
| 20 km | 2:22:12 |
| 25 km | 2:57:45 |
| 30 km | 3:33:18 |
| 35 km | 4:08:51 |
| 40 km | 4:44:24 |
| Finish | 5:00:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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