Marathon goal pace
5:30 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 5:30:00, hold 12:35 per mile (7:49 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:45:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 5:30 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 12:35 |
| 2 mi | 25:10 |
| 3 mi | 37:46 |
| 4 mi | 50:21 |
| 5 mi | 1:02:56 |
| 6 mi | 1:15:31 |
| 7 mi | 1:28:06 |
| 8 mi | 1:40:41 |
| 9 mi | 1:53:17 |
| 10 mi | 2:05:52 |
| 11 mi | 2:18:27 |
| 12 mi | 2:31:02 |
| 13 mi | 2:43:37 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:45:00 |
| 14 mi | 2:56:13 |
| 15 mi | 3:08:48 |
| 16 mi | 3:21:23 |
| 17 mi | 3:33:58 |
| 18 mi | 3:46:33 |
| 19 mi | 3:59:09 |
| 20 mi | 4:11:44 |
| 21 mi | 4:24:19 |
| 22 mi | 4:36:54 |
| 23 mi | 4:49:29 |
| 24 mi | 5:02:04 |
| 25 mi | 5:14:40 |
| 26 mi | 5:27:15 |
| Finish | 5:30:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 39:06 |
| 10 km | 1:18:12 |
| 15 km | 1:57:19 |
| 20 km | 2:36:25 |
| 25 km | 3:15:31 |
| 30 km | 3:54:37 |
| 35 km | 4:33:44 |
| 40 km | 5:12:50 |
| Finish | 5:30:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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