Marathon goal pace
5:40 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 5:40:00, hold 12:58 per mile (8:03 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:50:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 5:40 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 12:58 |
| 2 mi | 25:56 |
| 3 mi | 38:54 |
| 4 mi | 51:52 |
| 5 mi | 1:04:50 |
| 6 mi | 1:17:48 |
| 7 mi | 1:30:46 |
| 8 mi | 1:43:45 |
| 9 mi | 1:56:43 |
| 10 mi | 2:09:41 |
| 11 mi | 2:22:39 |
| 12 mi | 2:35:37 |
| 13 mi | 2:48:35 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:50:00 |
| 14 mi | 3:01:33 |
| 15 mi | 3:14:31 |
| 16 mi | 3:27:29 |
| 17 mi | 3:40:27 |
| 18 mi | 3:53:25 |
| 19 mi | 4:06:23 |
| 20 mi | 4:19:21 |
| 21 mi | 4:32:19 |
| 22 mi | 4:45:18 |
| 23 mi | 4:58:16 |
| 24 mi | 5:11:14 |
| 25 mi | 5:24:12 |
| 26 mi | 5:37:10 |
| Finish | 5:40:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 40:17 |
| 10 km | 1:20:35 |
| 15 km | 2:00:52 |
| 20 km | 2:41:09 |
| 25 km | 3:21:27 |
| 30 km | 4:01:44 |
| 35 km | 4:42:01 |
| 40 km | 5:22:19 |
| Finish | 5:40:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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