Marathon goal pace
5:50 Marathon Pace
To finish a marathon in 5:50:00, hold 13:21 per mile (8:18 per kilometer) from start to finish. At that even pace you’ll reach halfway in 2:55:00.
Mile-by-mile splits
Elapsed time at every mile marker for a 5:50 marathon, at even pace.
| Mile | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 13:21 |
| 2 mi | 26:42 |
| 3 mi | 40:03 |
| 4 mi | 53:24 |
| 5 mi | 1:06:45 |
| 6 mi | 1:20:06 |
| 7 mi | 1:33:27 |
| 8 mi | 1:46:48 |
| 9 mi | 2:00:09 |
| 10 mi | 2:13:30 |
| 11 mi | 2:26:50 |
| 12 mi | 2:40:11 |
| 13 mi | 2:53:32 |
| 13.1 mi (halfway) | 2:55:00 |
| 14 mi | 3:06:53 |
| 15 mi | 3:20:14 |
| 16 mi | 3:33:35 |
| 17 mi | 3:46:56 |
| 18 mi | 4:00:17 |
| 19 mi | 4:13:38 |
| 20 mi | 4:26:59 |
| 21 mi | 4:40:20 |
| 22 mi | 4:53:41 |
| 23 mi | 5:07:02 |
| 24 mi | 5:20:23 |
| 25 mi | 5:33:44 |
| 26 mi | 5:47:05 |
| Finish | 5:50:00 |
5K splits
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 41:28 |
| 10 km | 1:22:57 |
| 15 km | 2:04:25 |
| 20 km | 2:45:54 |
| 25 km | 3:27:22 |
| 30 km | 4:08:51 |
| 35 km | 4:50:19 |
| 40 km | 5:31:48 |
| Finish | 5:50:00 |
Even pacing, rounded to the nearest second. A reference for race day, not a prediction of what you can run.
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