Marathon pace chart

The pace you need for every marathon goal time, per mile and per kilometer, and where that time places among US finishers. Pick a time for its full splits.

Goal	Per mile	Per km	Halfway	US finishers
2:30	5:43	3:33	1:15:00	Top 2%
2:40	6:06	3:48	1:20:00	Top 3%
2:45	6:18	3:55	1:22:30	Top 3%
2:50	6:29	4:02	1:25:00	Top 4%
2:55	6:40	4:09	1:27:30	Top 5%
3:00	6:52	4:16	1:30:00	Top 7%
3:05	7:03	4:23	1:32:30	Top 8%
3:10	7:15	4:30	1:35:00	Top 10%
3:15	7:26	4:37	1:37:30	Top 12%
3:20	7:38	4:44	1:40:00	Top 14%
3:25	7:49	4:52	1:42:30	Top 16%
3:30	8:01	4:59	1:45:00	Top 19%
3:35	8:12	5:06	1:47:30	Top 21%
3:40	8:23	5:13	1:50:00	Top 24%
3:45	8:35	5:20	1:52:30	Top 27%
3:50	8:46	5:27	1:55:00	Top 30%
3:55	8:58	5:34	1:57:30	Top 33%
4:00	9:09	5:41	2:00:00	Top 37%
4:05	9:21	5:48	2:02:30	Top 40%
4:10	9:32	5:55	2:05:00	Top 43%
4:15	9:44	6:03	2:07:30	Top 46%
4:20	9:55	6:10	2:10:00	Top 49%
4:25	10:06	6:17	2:12:30	Faster than 48%
4:30	10:18	6:24	2:15:00	Faster than 45%
4:35	10:29	6:31	2:17:30	Faster than 42%
4:40	10:41	6:38	2:20:00	Faster than 40%
4:45	10:52	6:45	2:22:30	Faster than 37%
4:50	11:04	6:52	2:25:00	Faster than 34%
4:55	11:15	6:59	2:27:30	Faster than 32%
5:00	11:27	7:07	2:30:00	Faster than 29%
5:15	12:01	7:28	2:37:30	Faster than 23%
5:30	12:35	7:49	2:45:00	Faster than 18%
5:45	13:10	8:11	2:52:30	Faster than 14%
6:00	13:44	8:32	3:00:00	Faster than 10%
6:30	14:52	9:15	3:15:00	Faster than 6%

Common questions

How do I work out my marathon pace?

Divide your goal time by the distance: 42.195 km, or 26.22 miles. A 4:00 marathon is 9:09 per mile. Find your goal in the chart for the pace and full splits.

What is the average marathon pace?

The median US marathon finisher in our results runs 4:21:53, about 9:59 per mile.

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